Proto Labs, Inc. announces the availability of several steel and stainless steel material options through its Firstcut CNC machining service. Customers can now upload their 3D CAD model at Firstcut.com, and select from several new metal materials … [Read more...] about Firstcut CNC Machining Service Introduces New Materials
Subtractive Fabrication
“Drawing on a napkin” reaches the 3rd dimension
Now I’ve seen it all. Who would have thought about using a pen as a 3D printer to develop 3 dimensional objects? Or, for the engineer, taking drawing on a napkin into the world of 3 dimensions. Apparently, Peter Dilworth, Co-Founder and CEO of … [Read more...] about “Drawing on a napkin” reaches the 3rd dimension
Material Matters: Aluminum
Aluminum is one of the most useful and widely used industrial metals. It is light and resistant to corrosion. It is relatively soft, ductile, and malleable and can be formed by machining, casting, drawing, extrusion, or stamping. And it can be … [Read more...] about Material Matters: Aluminum
Scale model tunneling machine wins Grand Prize at Roland DG’s 30th Anniversary Global Event
Roland DG employees, affiliates, customers and friends from all over the world gathered last week at the company’s headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan to celebrate three decades of Roland innovation and creativity. The week-long 30th anniversary event … [Read more...] about Scale model tunneling machine wins Grand Prize at Roland DG’s 30th Anniversary Global Event
Use a smart phone to share digital microscope images
This is an innovative design—a plastic mount that connects smart phones to microscopes to digitally capture and share scientific images. This is such an innovative idea, that Proto Labs made the co-founders, Andy Miller and Tess Bakke, winners of the … [Read more...] about Use a smart phone to share digital microscope images
CNC machining speeds the development of custom gearwheels
Michal Zalewski is a multitalented guy – a successful software engineer by day, and robotics hobbyist in the evening and on weekends. He became serious about robotics almost six years ago, and quickly realized that the most significant limitation is … [Read more...] about CNC machining speeds the development of custom gearwheels
Proto Labs’ latest Cool Idea! is a Rice University robotics project
Proto Labs announced the second recipient of its Cool Idea! Award Program. Rice University has been awarded prototyping and production services to help launch a group of robots designed for undergraduate engineering students. The robots, dubbed … [Read more...] about Proto Labs’ latest Cool Idea! is a Rice University robotics project
Reviving model making for architects and other GEO professionals
By: John Ahladis, 2BOT physical Modeling Technologies 3D printing is quickly gaining ground in the personal, professional, and education markets. According to Janne Kyttanen, founder of 3D manufacturing company Freedom of Creation, “two years ago, … [Read more...] about Reviving model making for architects and other GEO professionals
Subtractive Manufacturing: What You Need to Know
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
Roland DG Celebrates 30th Anniversary with the Roland Creative Awards
To celebrate the company’s worldwide 30th anniversary, Roland customers everywhere are invited to enter the company’s first ever global design contest. The ROLAND CREATIVE AWARDS are open from Sept. 21 through Dec. 31, 2011 to users of Roland … [Read more...] about Roland DG Celebrates 30th Anniversary with the Roland Creative Awards