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Design lessons from the sports world

February 23, 2021 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Designers in the sports world have been one of the quickest groups to adopt additive manufacturing technology. They’ve developed a few insights and perspectives that might be useful for engineers in other fields. David Woodlock, Application … [Read more...] about Design lessons from the sports world

Filed Under: Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: HP Inc

Trends to watch in additive manufacturing for 2021

December 15, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

2020 was an eventful year for the additive manufacturing industry that no one predicted. The coronavirus pandemic practically shut down the global supply chain. But these gaps in supply, especially for personal medical protection equipment, were … [Read more...] about Trends to watch in additive manufacturing for 2021

Filed Under: Leslie's blog, Podcasts, Service Bureau News Tagged With: shapeways

How combining subtractive and additive manufacturing makes better parts

November 23, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

When it comes to making a designed part, you have several choices: traditional machining, which covers a range of options; injection molding; and now additive manufacturing. Even more recently though, is the trend of combining metal fabrication and … [Read more...] about How combining subtractive and additive manufacturing makes better parts

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, digital manufacturing, Industries, Leslie's blog, Machining / Milling, Podcasts Tagged With: sendcutsend

How to make a car walk

November 8, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

What are the design challenges of developing a car that can walk? Hyundai Motor engineers recently set about exploring that idea and developed a prototype vehicle called the Elevate. The goal was for the car to have several types of … [Read more...] about How to make a car walk

Filed Under: Automotive, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Podcasts, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: autodesk

Design tips for metal additive manufacturing

October 12, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

A recent interview with Daniel Lazier, Strategic Application Engineer, at Markforged, covers tips on getting the most out of your additive manufacturing project. Design World · Design tips for metal additive manufacturing Here are a few points … [Read more...] about Design tips for metal additive manufacturing

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: Markforged

Meet 3D Systems new CEO, Dr. Jeffrey Graves

September 28, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D Systems has a long history in the 3D printing/additive manufacturing (3DP/AM), beginning when Chuck Hull developed stereolithography technology. Throughout the years, the company has expanded and adjusted its mission as the 3DP/AM industry has … [Read more...] about Meet 3D Systems new CEO, Dr. Jeffrey Graves

Filed Under: Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: 3dSystems

What is additive molding?

September 20, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The additive industry is dynamic, with new techniques introduced frequently.  Ethan Escowitz, CEO and founder of Arris Composites, for example, developed a technique called additive molding. This proprietary process combines additive manufacturing … [Read more...] about What is additive molding?

Filed Under: Electronics, Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: arriscomposites

How to recycle machined metal scrap into additive manufacturing powder

September 1, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Many users of 3D printing/additive manufacturing technology are concerned with its potential impact on the environment. Often the focus is on resin-based prototypes ending up in landfills and taking years to degrade. But other materials also end up … [Read more...] about How to recycle machined metal scrap into additive manufacturing powder

Filed Under: Leslie's blog, Materials, Podcasts Tagged With: 6kinc

What’s new with Ultimaker?

August 23, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

  Design World · What's new with Ultimaker   Welcome to this edition of Technology Forward. I'm here with Greg Elfering, Ultimaker's newly named president of Ultimaker Americas. We're going to discuss developments in additive … [Read more...] about What’s new with Ultimaker?

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: Ultimaker

Developments in desktop additive manufacturing

August 3, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Desktop 3D printers continue to evolve. We take a look at developments in metal desktop systems. Design World · Developments in desktop additive manufacturing   Leslie Langnau, Senior Contributing Editor Desktop 3D printers have … [Read more...] about Developments in desktop additive manufacturing

Filed Under: Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: Markforged

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