This guest blog is by Tyler Reid, Manufacturing Application Manager, GoEngineer The idea of iterative design – the cyclic process of prototyping, testing, analyzing, and refining a product – existed long before additive manufacturing, but was … [Read more...] about Forget about the cool factor – 3D printing saves time and money
Celebrate 25 years of 3D printing / additive manufacturing at RAPID 2015
For almost a quarter of a century, the RAPID Conference & Exposition, produced by SME, has helped define the crucial role of additive manufacturing and empowered the establishment of an industry that continues to conceive, test, improve and … [Read more...] about Celebrate 25 years of 3D printing / additive manufacturing at RAPID 2015
Formlabs announces new suite of functional resins
Formlabs, the makers of the Form 1+ SLA 3D Printer, announced a new family of high-performance functional resins. The new resins, Castable and Flexible, add capabilities to the Form 1+ 3D Printer, allowing for the investment casting of metal parts, … [Read more...] about Formlabs announces new suite of functional resins
How 3D printing in color works
Color can be an important design element. In addition to matching a customer’s expectation of what a design will look like, color also highlights important features or helps show aspects of a design that need further examination. Several 3D … [Read more...] about How 3D printing in color works
How to ensure your 3D design will 3D print
3D models that fail to print are one of the more frustrating issues for designers, engineers, jewellers and 3D service bureaus. Despite all the discussion about how easy it is to 3D print your design, the fact is that there are gaps among software … [Read more...] about How to ensure your 3D design will 3D print
3D printing used to develop advanced nanoimaging microscope
High throughput imaging of complex materials can be challenging, especially in situations that require the capture of repeatable topography maps and automatically interpreting features in the 3D image. To address this challenge, Nanotronics Imaging, … [Read more...] about 3D printing used to develop advanced nanoimaging microscope
3D printed electronics for the Internet of Things
Here is a guest blog from my colleague, Lee Teschler, Executive Editor, Design World magazine 3D-printing techniques can be optimized to create integrated circuits. The possible result: Printed electronics that make the IoT ubiquitous and put an … [Read more...] about 3D printed electronics for the Internet of Things
Wearable power charger gets to market faster with injection molding
Young innovators are discovering interesting ways to power wearable devices. This latest invention, AMPY, is a winner of Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award. Not only can it give your smart wearable tech a power boost when batteries run low, it can help … [Read more...] about Wearable power charger gets to market faster with injection molding
Is Spark the answer to faster, easier 3D printing?
When Local Motors announced it was going to 3D print a car at the recent IMTS show, a number of tasks had to happen first. One was the engineers needed a 3D printer big enough to print whole sections of a car, even if the car itself is small. Another … [Read more...] about Is Spark the answer to faster, easier 3D printing?
Century-old machine tool builder offers industrial-sized 3D printer
For many, 3D printing needs to handle bigger parts and produce them more quickly. Cincinnati Incorporated, a 116-year old company, proved that you can build a bigger, faster 3D printer. The company débuted its industrial-sized 3D printing technology … [Read more...] about Century-old machine tool builder offers industrial-sized 3D printer