Nashua, NH -- Rapid Sheet Metal, Inc.announced that they have received their official International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration from the US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. This registration documents … [Read more...] about Rapid Sheet Metal Inc Receives ITAR Registration
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Cams – They’re Not Just for Undercuts
By moving in directions perpendicular to the direction of mold opening, side action cams allow the production of parts with "undercuts" that could not be successfully made in two-part, straight-pull molds. But there are parts without undercuts that … [Read more...] about Cams – They’re Not Just for Undercuts
3D Printing Tips
Three-dimensional printers can save you a lot of time and money, but if you are unaware of some of their complexities, you may not get exactly what you expected out of the machine when you pick up your models at the end of the day. From working with … [Read more...] about 3D Printing Tips
Military Applications in Combat Support
Manufacturing by the removal of material may be among the oldest of human endeavors. As Brad Cleveland, CEO of Proto Labs likes to explain, the “Stone Age” takes its name from the process of chipping away unwanted rock to yield useful … [Read more...] about Military Applications in Combat Support
Stereolithography Helps Reduce Drag Noise on Aircraft
NASA and MIT teamed up to design and test a new method of reducing aircraft noise caused by drag. When an aircraft approaches an airport, the flaps go down and a huge amount of drag is produced. This drag causes vibration and noise inside the … [Read more...] about Stereolithography Helps Reduce Drag Noise on Aircraft
3D Scanner Copies F-15 Joystick
Once, “Reverse Engineering” was an uncomplimentary phrase that implied product copying. Today, copying a physical object or model is an indispensable step in rapid prototyping. Digitizers or digital scanners capture a model in minutes … [Read more...] about 3D Scanner Copies F-15 Joystick
The Pros and Cons of Rapid Prototyping for Medical Purposes
Rapid prototyping (RP), also referred to as layer-based additive fabrication, is in its third decade of commercial technological development. Since its introduction there have been a number of significant changes, including improvements in accuracy … [Read more...] about The Pros and Cons of Rapid Prototyping for Medical Purposes
Replicating a Dinosaur
While it’s not your average prototyping project, today’s photopolymer materials proved to be well suited for replicating the skeletal remains of a 77-million year old dinosaur. Leonardo is the mummified dinosaur in question. With the help … [Read more...] about Replicating a Dinosaur
Rapid Prototyping Will Shift to E-Manufacturing
According to EOS, e-manufacturing with such additive prototyping processes as laser-sintering will strongly compete with conventional technologies, such as casting, in the near future. E-manufacturing is one term being used to describe the process of … [Read more...] about Rapid Prototyping Will Shift to E-Manufacturing
SolidWorks 2009 Unveiled
BARCELONA, Spain — Dassault SystèmesSolidWorks Corp. unveiled SolidWorks® 2009 Premium, the newest version of the most widely adopted 3D CAD software with a documented speed increase of up to 65 percent over SolidWorks 2008. No 3D CAD software is … [Read more...] about SolidWorks 2009 Unveiled
