Wohlers Associates, Inc. expects worldwide revenues from the additive manufacturing and 3D printing industry to reach $12.8 billion by 2018. According to Wohlers Report 2014, the company’s annual publication on the subject, the industry grew to an … [Read more...] about Forecast:3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing Industry to quadruple in four years
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New dimensions in 3D printing: free-form fabrication
Additive manufacturing delivers a great deal of freedom when designing and developing parts. You are not always confined to a build platform, though. Some machines and processes deliver what may be the ultimate freedom—free-form fabrication. By … [Read more...] about New dimensions in 3D printing: free-form fabrication
How much will plastics grow in the 3D printing market?
According to “Plastics In 3D Printing Markets: A Ten-Year Opportunity Forecast,” a new report from the industry analysts SmarTech Markets Publishing, the market for polymers used in 3D printing has already reached $310 million and will grow to $1.4 … [Read more...] about How much will plastics grow in the 3D printing market?
Redeye 3D printing: Custom designs for your personalized car
Automobiles are so much a part of the American life style; we race them, work in them, collect them, go for scenic drives in them—we spend so much time in our automobiles, we even give them names. Cars are definitely more than just a way to get from … [Read more...] about Redeye 3D printing: Custom designs for your personalized car
Shooting a 3D printed gun
3D printed guns continues to be a hot topic. This video from Solid Concepts, though, shows a more professional build. Using "a half-million dollar" machine to print the parts, the Solid Concepts people prove you can 3D print parts for a metal gun. … [Read more...] about Shooting a 3D printed gun
For Concept Laser, bigger is better in 3D printing
While at the recent RAPID show in Detroit, I had a chance to visit with Concept Laser. Among other subjects, one of the things we discussed was the trend of 3d printing large objects. The company was displaying one of the largest buildable parts at … [Read more...] about For Concept Laser, bigger is better in 3D printing
How to work with color in 3D printing
The design team at FATHOM decided to put the Objet500 Connex3, a multi-purpose 3D printing production system that can print in an array of colors and materials, to the test. The team created custom electronic enclosure assemblies to be built … [Read more...] about How to work with color in 3D printing
Price versus ??? What 3D printing users want now
What is the key feature your fellow engineers are looking for in their additive manufacturing / 3D printing systems? It’s no longer system purchase price. At the recent RAPID 2014 show in Detroit, most of the users I spoke with named materials … [Read more...] about Price versus ??? What 3D printing users want now
3D printing helps create first auto-follow action sports drone
When you are creating a dynamic action sports move, you want to record it. The problem has been that you do not always have a camera person available to follow you around and capture your spectacular moves. Edgars Rozentals, Co-founder and CEO of the … [Read more...] about 3D printing helps create first auto-follow action sports drone
Developing Bottle Carriers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
To meet a 30-day deadline for designing, molding, decorating and shipping more than 150 impact-resistant carriers for POWERADE® drink bottles to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, the design and build teams at American Precision Prototyping (APP) … [Read more...] about Developing Bottle Carriers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil