3D Systems unveiled its CubeX® desktop 3D printer, with claims that it has the largest print volume in its category and triple-color printing. It suits tech enthusiasts, serious hobbyists, educators and entrepreneurs. The CubeX offers an … [Read more...] about 3D printer for the “prosumer”
LUXeXceL Partners with FX64 Software Solutions for Optics Design Software
LUXeXceL Group B.V., manufacturer of optics for the LED lighting industry, has partnered with FX64 Software Solutions of Arzberg, Germany for development of custom optics design tools to facilitate use of LUXeXceL’s patented Printoptical fabrication … [Read more...] about LUXeXceL Partners with FX64 Software Solutions for Optics Design Software
3D Systems to acquire Geomagic
And the buying continues. 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Geomagic, Inc., a leading global provider of 3D authoring solutions including design, sculpt and scan software tools that are used to … [Read more...] about 3D Systems to acquire Geomagic
Bend Not Break – a new book by Geomagic CEO, Ping Fu
CEO and co-founder of Geomagic, Ping Fu, is releasing her “Bend Not Break” (Penguin). It is a story of personal resilience and of business success by someone who is almost an accidental entrepreneur. Ping Fu lived through Mao’s cultural … [Read more...] about Bend Not Break – a new book by Geomagic CEO, Ping Fu
Ford Motor Co., exploring the usefulness of 3D printing
Ford Motor Company bought many of its engineers a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic. On the one hand, this is a great development, for the company and the engineers will discover just how useful 3D printing technology can be. On the other hand, a Thing-O-Matic? … [Read more...] about Ford Motor Co., exploring the usefulness of 3D printing
3D printing and micro manufacturing
Potomac Photonics, Lanham, MD, is a contract manufacturer of very small parts; the engineers there can help you prototype and produce parts as small as 1 to 2 microns. They have experience in applications in medical, biotech, electronics, aerospace, … [Read more...] about 3D printing and micro manufacturing
3D printers and Digital Rights Management
In my humble opinion, too many bloggers state that you can “simply print whole products” from your maker-style 3D printer. The video below takes a little too much license with such statements. As an engineer who covers this industry, I know such … [Read more...] about 3D printers and Digital Rights Management
Top 5 things you can learn from prototypes
Quickparts recently interviewed three engineers from mechanical, electrical, and industrial fields and asked them what they learn from prototyping. From these interviews, Quickparts compiled the following list: 1) Prototypes test FIT AND … [Read more...] about Top 5 things you can learn from prototypes
A brief review of the 3D printers of 2012
The avalanche of popular news stories has propelled 3D printing into the minds of consumers. However, the major manufacturers of 3D printers have released a number of systems for professional uses. Here’s a quick look at what became available this … [Read more...] about A brief review of the 3D printers of 2012
Choose from more than 1 million colors for your 3D printed parts
The two professional level 3D printers that build parts in color are the Zprinter from 3D Systems and the Iris from Mcor Technologies. Earlier this year, Mcor Technologies announced its Iris full color 3D printer at the Rapid show and recently at … [Read more...] about Choose from more than 1 million colors for your 3D printed parts
