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Going from design, to testing, to market–fast

December 12, 2013 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Whether for in home use or in thousands of industrial processes, water touches almost everything we do largely because, as Mark Peterman, CEO of OndaVia, Inc. pointed out, it is the universal solvent. This characteristic is both a blessing and a … [Read more...] about Going from design, to testing, to market–fast

Filed Under: CNC Milling Machines, Industrial, Injection Molding Production, Machining / Milling, Materials, Medical, News, Rapid Injection Molding Tagged With: Proto Labs Inc.

Subtractive Rapid Prototyping, More Precise than ever before

March 8, 2013 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

There is no disputing the value of a great product prototype. Producing your design in 3-D, testing its functionality and ensuring that the required manufacturing processes will work can save considerable time and expense. While the industry is … [Read more...] about Subtractive Rapid Prototyping, More Precise than ever before

Filed Under: Aerospace, Automotive, CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Equipment, Featured, Industrial, Machining / Milling, Medical Tagged With: rolanddga

More materials available for Proto Labs Firstcut Machining Service

October 25, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE: PRLB), a leading online and technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer, announces the availability of several additional metals through its Firstcut CNC machining service. Beginning today, customers can upload their 3D CAD … [Read more...] about More materials available for Proto Labs Firstcut Machining Service

Filed Under: Aerospace, Automotive, CNC Milling Machines, Equipment, Industrial, Machining / Milling, News Tagged With: Proto Labs

Will 3D printing truly be disruptive? Not necessarily

September 6, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

If you’ve read the blogs and comments made by many who follow this industry, you are familiar with the claim that professional grade 3D printers will replace traditional manufacturing technology (CNC-based milling, machining, stamping, and so on), in … [Read more...] about Will 3D printing truly be disruptive? Not necessarily

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Architecture, CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Featured, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Machining / Milling Tagged With: 3D Systems, Voxeljet

Proto Labs’ Cool Idea! Winner SOLOSHOT lets you star in your own film

July 18, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Sports enthusiasts around the globe have long enlisted friends, family and even strangers to serve as amateur videographers. But even if you’re able to convince someone to invest the time and energy to help out, usable footage is never a guarantee. … [Read more...] about Proto Labs’ Cool Idea! Winner SOLOSHOT lets you star in your own film

Filed Under: CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Injection Molding Production, Machining / Milling, News, Rapid Prototyping

Additive “printing” of metal

November 8, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Sciaky, Inc. is a provider of an innovative form of additive manufacturing. Its Direct Manufacturing (DM) technology achieves near net-shape parts using state-of-the art electron beam welding. Its equipment produces production parts and functional … [Read more...] about Additive “printing” of metal

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Equipment, Industrial, Machining / Milling, News

Subtractive Manufacturing: What You Need to Know

October 3, 2011 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

Not everyone thinks that subtractive manufacturing has a place in the Additive Manufacturing arena. After all, subtractive manufacturing is really CNC machining—a process that removes material from a larger piece of material through standard … [Read more...] about Subtractive Manufacturing: What You Need to Know

Filed Under: Automotive, CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Featured, Industrial, Injection Molding Production, Machining / Milling, Make Parts Fast Handbook, Medical, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Subtractive Fabrication Tagged With: cnc, RIM, subtractive

Proto Labs Names Cool Idea! Honorable Mentions

September 15, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Proto Labs, a leading quick-turn manufacturer of CNC machined and injection molded custom parts for prototyping and short-run production, has announced two Honorable Mention award recipients as part of its Cool Idea! award program. The d-TSSU™, … [Read more...] about Proto Labs Names Cool Idea! Honorable Mentions

Filed Under: Aerospace, Automotive, CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Industrial, Injection Molding Production, Machining / Milling, Medical, News, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Proto Labs, rapid prototyping, Subtractive prototyping

Study Compares Subtractive and Additive Approaches

September 7, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The world of manufacturing is changing dramatically as advanced technologies continue to facilitate “better, faster and cheaper” product design and development processes. Roland DGA’s white paper looks closely at various strategies and technologies … [Read more...] about Study Compares Subtractive and Additive Approaches

Filed Under: Aerospace, Automotive, CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Featured, Industrial, Machining / Milling, Medical, Packaging, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: rapid prototyping, Roland DGA, Subtractive prototyping

Subtractive prototyping with plastic

August 15, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

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When you think of plastic materials for rapid prototyping, additive manufacturing processes probably come to mind. But subtractive prototyping can work with plastic materials too. The main benefit is that you are working with an end-use material. … [Read more...] about Subtractive prototyping with plastic

Filed Under: Automotive, CNC Milling Machines, Consumer Products, Industrial, Machining / Milling, Medical, News, Packaging, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Subtractive Fabrication Tagged With: Quickparts, Rapid injection molding, rapid prototyping, Subtractive prototyping

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