A news release including this commentary from Carl Bass just crossed my desk. Check it out; it's an interesting development By Carl Bass, Autodesk President and Chief Executive Officer For years, I’ve been fascinated by the promise … [Read more...] about Accelerating the Future of 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing
3D printers for digital dentistry
Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), a global leader of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions introduced what it claims are "the highest precision wax 3D printers available to the dental industry." The Stratasys CrownWorx and FrameWorx 3D … [Read more...] about 3D printers for digital dentistry
3D printing and scanning movie expert headlines RAPID keynote lineup
I've seen Jason Lopes, lead systems engineer for Legacy Effects, speak at AMUG for the past couple of years. His presentations are not to be missed. He is inspiring in the number of ways he and his team use many types of 3D printing and additive … [Read more...] about 3D printing and scanning movie expert headlines RAPID keynote lineup
With 3D printing materials, knowledge is power
The more you know about available materials, the easier it will be to get the final build results you seek. By Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor The key to a thriving 3D printing / additive manufacturing (3DP/AM) industry will be materials. For … [Read more...] about With 3D printing materials, knowledge is power
LulzBot introduces the TAZ 4 3D printer
The LulzBot™ TAZ 4 3D printer is the sixth generation of LulzBot's TAZ model 3D printers in the last year. This latest version improves robustness and capability. Notably, TAZ 4 comes wired for a quick upgrade to LulzBot's forthcoming dual extruder … [Read more...] about LulzBot introduces the TAZ 4 3D printer
Additive and subtractive machining in one setup
Additive manufacturing offers new possibilities for high complexity and individuality and the market for additive technologies is growing quickly. It will be common to see CNCs and other subtractive machines sitting side by side with various additive … [Read more...] about Additive and subtractive machining in one setup
3d printer takes on small item investment casting market
Solidscape®, Inc., a Stratasys company (NASDAQ: (SSYS), announced the introduction of the Solidscape® MAX², a high-precision 3D printer for manufacturing wax patterns. It is the newest member of the company’s popular 3Z® Series. The MAX², … [Read more...] about 3d printer takes on small item investment casting market
German RepRap offers nylon filament PA6 for robust 3d printed models
For professional 3D printed parts like gears, bearings, fittings, car parts, and so on, German RepRap offers nylon-PA6 filament. PA6 is being used to produce robust and hard wearing parts for the automotive and other industries using the OpenSource … [Read more...] about German RepRap offers nylon filament PA6 for robust 3d printed models
Charles Hull nominated for European Inventor Award
Trained as an electrical engineer, Charles Hull’s actual job involved moulding small plastic parts and developing prototypes. He worked with UV light to toughen surface coatings. In 1983, he had the idea to stack the synthetic resin used for the … [Read more...] about Charles Hull nominated for European Inventor Award
3D printing improves exoskeleton, helping paraplegics walk
More than 20 years ago, Amanda Boxtel suffered a devastating spinal cord injury on a snowy Colorado ski slope. Since then she’s primarily used a wheel chair to get around, and occasionally used a special exoskeleton designed by Ekso Bionics. “The … [Read more...] about 3D printing improves exoskeleton, helping paraplegics walk