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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

Designing it right to make it right

January 9, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Machining?  Injection molding? Additive manufacturing? Sheet metal fabrication? Engineers and product designers have several manufacturing choices to consider these days during the design and prototyping stages of making a part. Machining and … [Read more...] about Designing it right to make it right

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Injection Molding Production, Machining / Milling Tagged With: protolabs

Proto Labs agrees to Acquire RAPID Manufacturing Group, expanding services with sheet metal fabrication

November 21, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB), a global leader in technology-enabled manufacturing, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held company Rapid Manufacturing Group, LLC (“RAPID”). RAPID is a New Hampshire-based custom parts supplier … [Read more...] about Proto Labs agrees to Acquire RAPID Manufacturing Group, expanding services with sheet metal fabrication

Filed Under: Machining / Milling, Service Bureau News Tagged With: protolabs

Proto Labs offers on-demand manufacturing for low-volume custom molded parts and opens a metrology lab

July 17, 2017 By Leslie Langnau 2 Comments

Digital manufacturing company Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB) has added a suite of capabilities designed specifically to address the on-demand manufacturing needs of the low-volume, high-mix product segment. For years, there has been a gap in … [Read more...] about Proto Labs offers on-demand manufacturing for low-volume custom molded parts and opens a metrology lab

Filed Under: Injection Molding Production, Machining / Milling, Rapid Injection Molding, Service Bureau News Tagged With: protolabs

How to efficiently move from 3D printing to injection molding

March 10, 2017 By Leslie Langnau 5 Comments

Designers in medical device and health industries can benefit from integrating 3D printing, machining, and injection molding from prototyping to production and even during the post-launch phase of products. Todd Nelson, Proto Labs Using … [Read more...] about How to efficiently move from 3D printing to injection molding

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, CNC Milling Machines, Featured, Injection Molding Production, Machining / Milling, Medical, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Vat Photopolymerization Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

How do you compare with your fellow engineers in design and development challenges?

March 6, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Online manufacturing platform Fictiv released its second-annual State of Hardware report. The report is a snapshot of the goals and challenges engineers face in product design and development. The 2017 report surveyed more than 340 engineers and … [Read more...] about How do you compare with your fellow engineers in design and development challenges?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Industrial, Machining / Milling, Medical, Subtractive Fabrication Tagged With: fictiv

Roland DGA launches the MDX-50 automated 3D milling machine

September 28, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The new MODELA MDX-50 Benchtop CNC Mill, from Roland DGA Corp., is offered as a complete system. It comes with CAM software and features several enhancements over the MDX-40A mill, including a larger workspace, an automatic tool changer (ATC), and … [Read more...] about Roland DGA launches the MDX-50 automated 3D milling machine

Filed Under: CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Industrial, Machining / Milling, News, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Roland DGA

Subtractive and additive technologies help design a better exoskeleton

September 20, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Custom-machined joints, brain-controlled exoskeleton combine to enable paraplegics to walk. “Enabling people with lower-limb paralysis to walk again is an endeavor with a “high social impact,” says Jose Contreras-Vidal, director, University of … [Read more...] about Subtractive and additive technologies help design a better exoskeleton

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, CNC Milling Machines, Featured, Machining / Milling, Medical, Service Bureau News Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

Fictiv streamlines communications to its online interface

September 19, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

With Fictiv’s recently added Live Annotations feature, users get immediate manufacturing feedback from Fictiv engineers, which helps in the production of better user products. “Often valuable design for manufacturing feedback is only available … [Read more...] about Fictiv streamlines communications to its online interface

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Industries, Machining / Milling, News, Service Bureau News, Software Tagged With: fictiv

Devising devious designs

July 13, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

By Angelo Gentile, Proto Labs Network television may seem like an unlikely source for manufacturing innovation, but don’t say that to the designers of the robots competing in season two of ABC’s BattleBots (a 10-episode run started Thursday, June … [Read more...] about Devising devious designs

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Machining / Milling, Materials, Podcasts, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Service Bureaus, Subtractive Machines Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

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