America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute is proud to announce two awardees of a Directed Project Opportunity on Conformal Heat Exchangers (HEXs) funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Driven by the National … [Read more...] about America Makes announces awardees of Directed Project Opportunity
Another way to slice CAD data for 3d printing
A third file format to convert CAD data into useful 3D printing data has been introduced into the market. It will be interesting to see if this one succeeds any better than the AMF file format, which appears to be orphaned. Why do we need another … [Read more...] about Another way to slice CAD data for 3d printing
A step towards cloud-based 3D printing
3DPrinterOS is a cloud-based operating system developed to reduce many of the hassles associated with consumer-based 3D printing, particularly the hassle of interoperability among various 3D printers. As a single platform, 3DPrinterOS software will … [Read more...] about A step towards cloud-based 3D printing
3D printing and fluid power; refreshing a mature industry
Would you have thought that 3D printing could have an effect on the fluid power industry? I didn’t think so until recently. First, my colleague, Paul Heney, returned from an NFPA Annual Conference in San Diego all enthused about a keynote speaker’s … [Read more...] about 3D printing and fluid power; refreshing a mature industry
Lease one of the largest 3D printers
3DP Unlimited (3DP), manufacturer of professional-grade, large-format 3D printers, has partnered with Lease Corporation of America (LCA) to make its 3D printers available to organizations of all sizes at a low monthly price. Effective immediately, … [Read more...] about Lease one of the largest 3D printers
Trends to watch in additive manufacturing
By the morning of the second day at the AMUG conference, the meme “Cool sh...t” was in full use. And after listening to Dr. Lonnie Love of Oak Ridge National Laboratories and all the #cool sh..t going on there, and Graham Trohman and Stefan Ritt and … [Read more...] about Trends to watch in additive manufacturing
A wake up call for consumer based 3D printing?
The news that MakerBot missed its financial targets (only 7% revenue growth in 2014 versus the projected 25%) and had to lay off about one-fifth (120) of its employees may be big news within the media. But here at the 2015 Additive Manufacturers … [Read more...] about A wake up call for consumer based 3D printing?
New software helps fix 3D printing files
The CAD file has been loaded into the 3D printer. Plenty of material is ready for 3D printing your object. You hit “Go,” and the printer begins building your design one layer at a time. After a couple of minutes, you know the print has failed. … [Read more...] about New software helps fix 3D printing files
3D printing package for more than 16 days of unattended run time
Stratasys Ltd., a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, introduced Xtend 500 Fortus Plus, a high-volume filament package for Fortus 3D Production Systems. For reliable and unattended high-volume use, each … [Read more...] about 3D printing package for more than 16 days of unattended run time
3D printing is helping engineers create a smart earplug sleep aid
The wearable device market is exploding. One type of wearable product focuses on collecting data on your sleep, but that’s about all it does--collect data. Thus, there’s a gap between gathering data and then using that information to improve your … [Read more...] about 3D printing is helping engineers create a smart earplug sleep aid