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Has the “war” among personal desktop 3D printers begun?

November 26, 2012 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

What a way to waste money; in legal fees. The dream of desktop stereolithography (SL) went on hold recently, as 3D Systems filed a lawsuit against Formlabs for its Form 1 desktop 3D printer, based on comments the Formlab executives reportedly said in … [Read more...] about Has the “war” among personal desktop 3D printers begun?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Featured, Leslie's blog, News, SLA Tagged With: 3D Systems, Formlabs, Stratasys

ProJet 3500 Max 3D printer offers Multi-Jet Modeling technology

November 26, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced its next generation ProJet® 3500 HDMax and CPXMax professional series 3D printers with features that offer greater productivity, larger high definition prints, and remote tablet controls for the production of … [Read more...] about ProJet 3500 Max 3D printer offers Multi-Jet Modeling technology

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, News, SLA Tagged With: 3D Systems

3-Dimensional Services’ Tool Keeps the Icing Flowing

November 19, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

For most of us, cupcakes are a pleasant treat, perhaps a momentary diversion. For Freed’s Bakery, though, cupcakes are serious business. And big business. That’s because Manchester, NH-based Freed’s, a division of Maplehurst Bakeries, Brownsburg, IN, … [Read more...] about 3-Dimensional Services’ Tool Keeps the Icing Flowing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Consumer Products, News, SLA, SLS Tagged With: 3-Dimensional Services Group

3D printing helps MIT develop metamaterial that focuses radio waves for invisibility

November 14, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Thanks to 3D printing, MIT has developed a supernatural metamaterial that bends electromagnetic waves to a focused point--think Star Wars Death Star. Potential use is for invisibility cloaks. by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office In many respects, … [Read more...] about 3D printing helps MIT develop metamaterial that focuses radio waves for invisibility

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Aerospace, Entertainment, Featured, Industrial, News, SLA Tagged With: MIT

Objet Launches 3D printer for Acedemia—The Objet30 Scholar

November 8, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Objet Ltd., an innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, announced the release of an accessible, attractively-priced and all-inclusive 3D printing package for schools, colleges, universities and institutes of … [Read more...] about Objet Launches 3D printer for Acedemia—The Objet30 Scholar

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Featured, News, SLA Tagged With: Objet Ltd

Additive Manufacturing Users Group Conference, Register now

October 25, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced that online registration is now available for its 2013 conference, which will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, from April 14 – 18, 2013. The users group conference, now in its 25th year, … [Read more...] about Additive Manufacturing Users Group Conference, Register now

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, FDM, Featured, Industrial, News, Rapid MFG, SLA, SLS Tagged With: AMUG

Commercial developer chooses 3D printed car models over CGI

October 24, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

by Terry Persun, Technology Journalist Recently, Edmonds.com created a new commercial that used 3D printed models to aid in the communication meant to illustrate the company’s commitment to consumers. White Room Artifacts, LLC was hired to create … [Read more...] about Commercial developer chooses 3D printed car models over CGI

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Automotive, Entertainment, Featured, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, SLA Tagged With: Solid Concepts

3D printing and the “next industrial revolution”

October 18, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

According to Chris Anderson, “Makers” will be the next, or third, industrial revolution. (Anderson recently published his third book: Makers: The New Industrial Revolution.) Lots of pundits and bloggers have forecast that manufacturing, as we know … [Read more...] about 3D printing and the “next industrial revolution”

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Products, FDM, Featured, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Medical, Rapid MFG, SLA, SLS

3D Systems’ VisiJet Jewel Automates Jewelry Manufacturing

October 17, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced immediate availability of VisiJet® Jewel, a new specialized material formulated for high volume jewelry production. Developed expressly for use with the ProJet® 6000 and 7000 professional 3D printers, VisiJet Jewel … [Read more...] about 3D Systems’ VisiJet Jewel Automates Jewelry Manufacturing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Consumer Products, Materials, News, SLA Tagged With: 3D Systems

Will 3D printers go home?

October 8, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

    Will 3D printers become the newest must-have home accessory or not? This debate has lately taken on a zealous edge. I think both sides are missing an obvious point. Take a look at the average engineering office. How many … [Read more...] about Will 3D printers go home?

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Entertainment, FDM, Featured, Industrial, Leslie's blog, Rapid Prototyping, SLA, SLS Tagged With: 3D Systems, Objet, Stratasys Inc.

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