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A look at the latest 3D printers

July 25, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Three additive manufacturing vendors recently introduced new printers. And even though a couple of these new printers can fit on a table, they can be used for rapid manufacturing applications.   … [Read more...] about A look at the latest 3D printers

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Consumer Products, Featured, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Medical, News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, 3D Systems, Objet Geometries, rapid prototyping, Stratasys

A better file format for 3D printing–AMF–now available

June 26, 2011 By Leslie Langnau 6 Comments

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The  STL file format has been useful to translate CAD files into printable objects, but it limits design creativity.  A new file format--AMF--has just been approved by ASTM F42.  It offers more features than STL to meet the advanced capabilities of … [Read more...] about A better file format for 3D printing–AMF–now available

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Featured, Leslie's blog, Rapid Prototyping, Software

Know the risks before targeting the 3D printer “maker” market

June 15, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The "maker" market, "citizen designer" market, is hot.  For some vendors of professional Additive Manufacturing (AM) machines, it is the perfect opportunity to grow and build the AM market. Other vendors are not convinced that pursuing this market is … [Read more...] about Know the risks before targeting the 3D printer “maker” market

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Leslie's blog, Podcasts, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, Materialise, rapid prototyping, Reverse Engineering

What’s lacking when working with 3D printers in education

June 14, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Education is listed as one of the target markets by the major 3D printer vendors. The reasons for working with educators are evident--teach students early about this technology, train them for future employment.  Unfortunately for the students, … [Read more...] about What’s lacking when working with 3D printers in education

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Leslie's blog, Podcasts, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, Materialise, rapid prototyping

How do we grow the AM market?

May 30, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Based on discussions I had with various vendors at the 2011 RAPID show, I would not be surprised to see the Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry head down two paths. One path focuses on the needs of the engineer, such as getting product to market … [Read more...] about How do we grow the AM market?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Featured, Leslie's blog, Rapid Prototyping

Is convenience the killer app for additive manufacturing technologies?

May 18, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The good news is that the spotlight is definitely on additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, primarily because of the newest hobbyist systems that cost $1600 and less. The bad news is that this attention could lead to disappointment (again) for … [Read more...] about Is convenience the killer app for additive manufacturing technologies?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Products, Featured, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Medical, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping

A tale of two markets

May 13, 2011 By Leslie Langnau 3 Comments

3D Systems Corporation is getting bigger, now going from the NASDAQ Global Select Market to the New Your Stock Exchange, new ticker symbol will be DDD. This move will likely bring greater investment in the company, and greater growth opportunities. … [Read more...] about A tale of two markets

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Consumer Products, Leslie's blog, News, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, 3D Systems, rapid prototyping

Why is 3D printing for the home so hot?

May 10, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Here's an interesting video showing why so many people are so interested in 3D printing for home use. Rapid prototying of the Future … [Read more...] about Why is 3D printing for the home so hot?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Leslie's blog, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, rapid prototyping, Reverse Engineering

The killer app for 3D printing: people who just want to make things

May 5, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Everyone is wondering what will be the great application that will propel rapid prototyping/ 3D printing into a huge industry. The answer is people who just want to make things. While the 3D/DC conference in Washington recently was focused on … [Read more...] about The killer app for 3D printing: people who just want to make things

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Featured, Leslie's blog, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Software

Key question of the day: Why did 3D Systems buy Deelip Menezes’ products?

April 27, 2011 By Leslie Langnau 4 Comments

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As many of you know, 3D Systems has bought Sycode and now Print3D, both from Deelip Menezes. According to some reports, the company has also hired him to start up a 3D Systems office in India. Sycode is primarily for CAD programs; the software … [Read more...] about Key question of the day: Why did 3D Systems buy Deelip Menezes’ products?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Products, Equipment, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Medical, Packaging, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Software Tagged With: 3D Printing, 3D Systems, Objet Geometries, rapid prototyping, Stratasys, ZCorporation

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Leslie Langnau is the Managing Editor of the Design World Network. She also has more than 20 years experience as a technology editor, covering such areas as controls, mechanics, mechatronics, couplings, industrial networks, and the field now known as additive manufacturing (formerly rapid prototyping).

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