Do you have a great idea but are not sure where to begin? Then check out the Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award program. Over the past years, this program has helped innovators take their idea to manufacturing, then on to market. Make Parts Fast has covered … [Read more...]
Selecting the right materials for your parts
There are more than 85,000 commercial options for plastic materials listed in materials databases, and within those, there are 45 polymer families which can be broadly classified into two categories: thermosets and thermoplastics. Proto Labs … [Read more...]
Going from design, to testing, to market–fast
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...]
Proto Labs Cool Idea! Winner: Built-in charger for on the go phone charging
A dying phone battery and no access to a charger is no problem for carriers of the Everpurse, the latest recipient of the Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award. From the outside, Everpurse looks like a stylish purse. However, built into its inner wall is a … [Read more...]
Electric Screwdriver designed for tight spaces awarded Cool Idea! Award by Proto Labs
An electric screwdriver designed for tight spaces, the Tantrum, by Flipout Screwdrivers, has received a Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award. Proto Labs, a manufacturer of CNC machined and injection-molded parts, launched the Cool Idea! Award to help … [Read more...]
Tips on Mold-Making
The purpose of prototyping is to either confirm that your design is ready for production or to spot problems so you can correct them. If there are problems, you’re probably going to fix them and order new parts. That may require a whole new mold or … [Read more...]
Record attendance at 2013 RAPID Conference on 3D printing
More than 2,500 attendees turned out for the 2013 RAPID Conference and Exposition, almost doubling last year’s attendance and reflecting widespread excitement about 3D printing and additive manufacturing, according to event organizer … [Read more...]
Proto Labs awards Cool Idea! to new beer/wine distribution system
For those of you who love your beer and wine, but would like more attentive service, this latest Cool Idea! winner is for you. iPourIt allows patrons to pour their own draft beer and wine on tap while keeping tabs on the ounces poured. This new … [Read more...]
Engineering tips on injection molding an RC Drone
Jeff Gibboney's design, the QuadShot remote controlled drone plane, won Proto Labs Cool Idea Award. Jeff discusses some of the things he learned from his experience using injection molding to prototype his drone. Jeff has more research experience … [Read more...]
Prototyping an intelligent cane for the visually impaired
The latest product selected as a Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award recipient – the first to win the award in Europe – was designed to help the visually impaired be more independent. Télétact, created by Paris-based IN3G, is a high-tech accessory for … [Read more...]
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