According to Chris Anderson, “Makers” will be the next, or third, industrial revolution. (Anderson recently published his third book: Makers: The New Industrial Revolution.) Lots of pundits and bloggers have forecast that manufacturing, as we know … [Read more...] about 3D printing and the “next industrial revolution”
Aerospace
3D printing news in Ohio
The University of Dayton is reporting that it recently received about $3 million in Ohio Third Frontier Program funds that will be used to advance the aerospace industry in Ohio. What’s significant about this funding is that the money will be put to … [Read more...] about 3D printing news in Ohio
3D Scanning helps turn F-104 fuselage into a high-speed land car
You may have read about the Bloodhound Project out of Europe. The Bloodhound is an initiative focused on developing a land vehicle that will break the 1,000 mph World Land Speed Record. The specially designed land car uses a jet engine to power it to … [Read more...] about 3D Scanning helps turn F-104 fuselage into a high-speed land car
Engineering tips on injection molding an RC Drone
Jeff Gibboney's design, the QuadShot remote controlled drone plane, won Proto Labs Cool Idea Award. Jeff discusses some of the things he learned from his experience using injection molding to prototype his drone. Jeff has more research experience … [Read more...] about Engineering tips on injection molding an RC Drone
Which resin produces fast, inexpensive parts for FDM in aerospace applications?
SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced that its strong, lightweight, flame-retardant ULTEM 9085 resin now helps to address one of the biggest challenges for aerospace OEMs – the ability to produce small volume parts quickly and … [Read more...] about Which resin produces fast, inexpensive parts for FDM in aerospace applications?
Another choice for 3D printing in metal laser sintering: Renishaw
Directed Manufacturing, Inc. (DMI), Pflugerville, TX, is a leading 3D printing, rapid manufacturing company that produces plastic and metal parts, components, and assemblies. It recently purchased a Renishaw AM 250. Noted Alex, Fima, president of … [Read more...] about Another choice for 3D printing in metal laser sintering: Renishaw
Software and hardware suite enable higher quality 3D printing of metal parts
Sigma Labs, Inc. (SGLB) recently announced PrintRite3D™ – a cutting-edge software and hardware suite of products that enables production of higher quality 3D printing of metal parts for critical applications in the aerospace, defense, oil and gas, … [Read more...] about Software and hardware suite enable higher quality 3D printing of metal parts
Rapidform XOV adds probe-based measurement, speeds up inspection
INUS Technology, Inc. announced the next major release of its CAD-intelligent inspection software, Rapidform XOV3. With this release, Rapidform XOV becomes a full-fledged contact inspection platform, with support for every major portable CMM device … [Read more...] about Rapidform XOV adds probe-based measurement, speeds up inspection
More 3D printing in metals—Ex One introduces the M-Flex 3D Printing System
The Ex One Company (ExOne), North Huntingdon, Pa., is another 3d printing, additive manufacturing company for the industrial sector. It introduced its newest state-of-the-art 3D printer at the recent 2012 International Machine Technology Show in … [Read more...] about More 3D printing in metals—Ex One introduces the M-Flex 3D Printing System
Faster 3D scanning
The enhanced ROMER Absolute Arm with integrated laser scanner is faster than previous versions, offering an acquisition speed of up to 50,000 points per second. This lets you move the 3d scanner over the measurement object more quickly, even on … [Read more...] about Faster 3D scanning