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3D printing advances on-field protection for football players

February 1, 2019 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Riddell and Carbon have partnered to bring custom, digital design innovation to head protection through Riddell’s new Diamond helmet platform. The helmet features a 3D printed lattice liner that is digitally manufactured using Carbon’s Digital Light … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Vat Photopolymerization Tagged With: Carbon3D

Callaway Golf builds a better golf putter head with additive manufacturing

November 15, 2018 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

GE Additive is working as a consultant with Callaway Golf Company, a leading manufacturer of high-performance golf equipment. GE Additive’s AddWorks team will help Gallaway harness the potential of additive manufacturing. The first project resulting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Featured, Powder Bed Fusion, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: geadditive

How to 3D print a pirate hook for Halloween

October 16, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

by Brian Johnson, Application Engineer, GoEngineer My enthusiasm for Halloween comes from memories of my father dressing up as something scary and trying to give the kids (and sometimes parents) a little scare. Even today, I am still inclined to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Entertainment, Materials, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Goengineer

3D printing of replacement bearing proves fast and easy

October 10, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

When a Germany-based manufacturer of camera motion systems discovered the need to replace a special bearing, the company turned to igus’ which now offers 3D printing services. In this case, the service was for swift turnaround of the replacement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Entertainment, Service Bureau News Tagged With: igus

Pushing 3D printable materials to limits exposes unexpected properties

July 26, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

A project at the Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR) based at the University of the West of England, (UWE) Bristol UK is looking at 3D printing from a totally different angle - where the emphasis is placed on meaningful expression, rather than the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Extrusion, Materials Tagged With: mitsubishielectric

How to 3D print a life-size Mammoth in stereolithography

July 26, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Usually, you don’t consider using stereolithography for large objects, as most stereolithography 3D printers have a maximum build size of less than 18 in. cubed. So to used a stereolithography 3D printer to recreate a mammoth is quite a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Entertainment, Featured, Vat Photopolymerization Tagged With: Materialise

How to pick the right plastic for Additive Manufacturing

June 12, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Which material not only suits your design, but also the additive manufacturing process? Here’s a look at the attributes and requirements of popular additive manufacturing processes and guidance on selecting the right resins and compounds for each of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Featured, Industrial, Materials, Medical Tagged With: sabic

Replica Black Panther mask shows how 3D printing will alter packaging design

May 24, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

As the “Black Panther” premiere drew near, PepsiCo put the finishing touches on a special promotional kit and sent it out to hundreds of online influencers and others involved with the creation of the movie. Developed by PepsiCo and Marvel Studios, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Featured, Material Jetting, Packaging, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: protolabs

Stratasys and Team USA lunge for the Gold in the luge

February 14, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Team USA Luge has chosen additive manufacturing to help in its quest for gold in Pyeongchang, South Korea this month. The company is working with Stratasys and its FDM 3D printing technology to more rapidly and cost-effectively build and test custom … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Entertainment, Extrusion, Materials Tagged With: stratasysltd

A 3D printing love story for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The design job is not always problem solving for engineers, especially when you have a 3D printer. Sometimes, it’s just fun. According to Tyler Reid, a CAD, CAM, and a 3D printing specialist at GoEngineer and team leader on this project, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Entertainment, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Material Jetting, News, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Goengineer

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