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Trends to watch in additive manufacturing

April 23, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Architecture, Automotive, Binder Jetting, Consumer Products, Directed Energy Deposition, Entertainment, Extrusion, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, Materials, Medical, Powder Bed Fusion, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid MFG, Sheet Lamination, Vat Photopolymerization

Underwriters Laboratories offers a resource for 3D printing info needs

February 24, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Underwriters Laboratories is working to address the short-term and long-term performance and safety concerns of 3D printers and additive manufacturing systems. Recently, UL initiated a number of initiatives that will help designers confidently … [Read more...] about Underwriters Laboratories offers a resource for 3D printing info needs

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Architecture, Automotive, Binder Jetting, Consumer Products, Directed Energy Deposition, Entertainment, Extrusion, Industrial, Industries, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, Materials, Medical, Packaging, Podcasts, Powder Bed Fusion, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Sheet Lamination, Software, Vat Photopolymerization

Tips for improving 3D printing workflows

February 19, 2015 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

Recently we held a webinar on three of the main software programs available that help prepare a CAD design for 3D printing / additive manufacturing (Magics, Rhino3DPRINT, and Spark). Our presenters* offered a number of suggestions, which are … [Read more...] about Tips for improving 3D printing workflows

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3D printing software handles additive and subtractive needs

February 11, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Attention is on 3D printing software and how it can be made better to help you take greater advantage of 3D printing capabilities. One new program is VisualCAD/CAM/3DPRINT 2015, a standalone additive and subtractive manufacturing software suite … [Read more...] about 3D printing software handles additive and subtractive needs

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Architecture, Automotive, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Medical, News, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Software, Subtractive Machines Tagged With: mecsoft

Get the latest 3D printing developments at the AMUG and RAPID Conferencess

January 22, 2015 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

For the professional user of additive manufacturing systems, there are two key conferences. This year, the first one up is The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Education & Training Conference, which will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, … [Read more...] about Get the latest 3D printing developments at the AMUG and RAPID Conferencess

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Architecture, Automotive, Binder Jetting, Consumer Products, Directed Energy Deposition, Entertainment, Extrusion, Industrial, Industries, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, Materials, Medical, Powder Bed Fusion, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Service Bureaus, Sheet Lamination, Vat Photopolymerization

Should you 3D print in house or not?

December 30, 2014 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

The prices of some 3D printers are coming down, making it more affordable to own one of your own, even a desktop version. Still, it can be better to outsource your 3D printer. When do you stay in house, and when do you outsource? These tips will help … [Read more...] about Should you 3D print in house or not?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Aerospace, Architecture, Automotive, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Extrusion, Industrial, Industries, Material Jetting, Materials, Medical, Packaging, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Service Bureaus Tagged With: redeye

Stratasys and PTC Creo work together to streamline 3D printing

November 26, 2014 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that there is a gap between design software programs and additive manufacturing systems that challenges design engineers on printing the part they really designed. This issue is also one reason for the somewhat slow adoption of … [Read more...] about Stratasys and PTC Creo work together to streamline 3D printing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Architecture, Automotive, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Extrusion, Industrial, Industries, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, Medical, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Software Tagged With: Stratasys Ltd.

Better color 3D printing

October 1, 2014 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, Mcor Technologies announced that its Mcor IRIS 3D printer included the International Color Consortium (ICC) profile, ensuring that colors specified in a design will be exactly what the designer wants, rather than a close … [Read more...] about Better color 3D printing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Architecture, Automotive, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Materials, News, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Rapid Prototyping, Sheet Lamination Tagged With: mcortechnologies

How to ensure a design is 3D printable

August 14, 2014 By Leslie Langnau 3 Comments

As 3D printing / additive manufacturing becomes a more accepted every day industrial tool, the focus is turning to best practices that help smooth out the kinks in preparing parts for the additive build. By Leslie Langnau, Managing … [Read more...] about How to ensure a design is 3D printable

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Stratasys completes acquisition of Solid Concepts

July 16, 2014 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Stratasys Ltd. a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, announced the completion of its previously disclosed acquisition of Solid Concepts. Stratasys announced the acquisitions of Solid Concepts and Harvest … [Read more...] about Stratasys completes acquisition of Solid Concepts

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