RedEye On Demand, a rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing service, and business unit of Stratasys, Inc. has earned AS9100C certification. Achieving this international standard in the aviation, space and defense industries signifies that … [Read more...] about Redeye On Demand earns AS9100C certification
Additive Manufacturing
3D printing functional electronics into 3D printed parts
Revolutionary "Smart Wing" created for UAV model demonstrates groundbreaking technology from Stratasys and Optomec Engineers have inquired about the possibility of printing electronics onto products. Well, Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) and Optomec Inc. … [Read more...] about 3D printing functional electronics into 3D printed parts
Turn sound into 3D printed reality
So, what can you do with a 3d printer? Well, one answer to this continual question is to create an image of your favorite sound. This is a cool little app. Known as The Vibe, it’s an iPhone case you can customize to your favorite sound using … [Read more...] about Turn sound into 3D printed reality
Scientists from Université Laval to push limits of 3D scanning
Professor Denis Laurendeau, from the Electric Engineering and Computer Engineering Department, Universite Laval, Quebec City, and his team have launched the NSERC/Creaform Industrial Research Chair on 3D Scanning: CREATION-3D—an effort to … [Read more...] about Scientists from Université Laval to push limits of 3D scanning
Architects impress clients thanks to 3D printer
Rietveld Architects, a NY-based architecture firm known for its large-scale international projects, acquired an Objet 3D Printer and now creates architectural models in just a few hours - a fraction of the two-month turnaround time it required … [Read more...] about Architects impress clients thanks to 3D printer
GPI Prototype presents additive manufacturing technologies at Design & Manufacturing Texas
GPI Prototype will showcase and present its additive manufacturing capabilities at the Design & Manufacturing Texas show in Fort Worth, Texas March 14-15, 2012. GPI employees will be available to answer questions regarding additive manufacturing … [Read more...] about GPI Prototype presents additive manufacturing technologies at Design & Manufacturing Texas
The potential nightmare of “democratizing” 3D printing
In the 3D printing world, we are in a period of thinking only good things about this technology. However, for many engineers, the idea of “democratizing” the design and manufacture of parts brings up nightmare scenarios. For example, let’s say an … [Read more...] about The potential nightmare of “democratizing” 3D printing
U2’s 360 Tour–Light and Sound by 3D printers
It takes the versatility of a 3D printer to build nearly one thousand custom fixtures for an LED display and a custom microphone for U2’s concerts. Edited by: Leslie Langnau/Managing Editor In April 2009, Tommy Voeten, President of 1212-Studio, … [Read more...] about U2’s 360 Tour–Light and Sound by 3D printers
Could you be driving an Urbee soon?
The Urbee car is the brainchild of mechanical engineer Jim Kor and could become the most energy-efficient car on the planet, reports Terry Wholers. (For those of you who attended RAPID 2011, you saw one on the show floor.) Its drag coefficient is … [Read more...] about Could you be driving an Urbee soon?
The Future of 3D printing
According to a forecast by Terry Wohlers, Wholers Associates, the sale of 3D printing machines will increase through 2020. Noted Wholers, “The increased sale of these machines over the past few years has taken additive manufacturing (AM) mainstream … [Read more...] about The Future of 3D printing