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The Real Threat From 3D printing and Firearms

May 19, 2014 By Michael Jermann Leave a Comment

AR-15 Lower receiver

It’s been awhile since my last blog post where I talked about how 3D printed firearms will never be a real threat. Since then several designs have popped up with improved durability, effectiveness and even the number of rounds they can hold. These … [Read more...] about The Real Threat From 3D printing and Firearms

Filed Under: Leslie's blog Tagged With: 3D Printing, firearms

MakerBot Launches Innovation Centers for Universities and Businesses

February 10, 2014 By Michael Jermann Leave a Comment

MakerBot, a global leader in desktop 3D printing, aims at helping transform universities and businesses into MakerBot Innovation Centers that empower organizations to innovate faster, collaborate better and be more competitive.  The centers are … [Read more...] about MakerBot Launches Innovation Centers for Universities and Businesses

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: 3D Printing, education, MakerBot

Additive Manufacturing Users Group Announces Keynote Speakers

January 23, 2014 By Michael Jermann Leave a Comment

AMUG Logo

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) announced its featured keynote speakers for its 2014 Education & Training Conference, which will be held in Tucson, Arizona, from April 6 – 10, 2014. Dr. Mike North, Jason Lopes and Todd Grimm will … [Read more...] about Additive Manufacturing Users Group Announces Keynote Speakers

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, AMUG

GROWit announces its first design challenge: The 12 Days of Printing

December 11, 2013 By Michael Jermann Leave a Comment

GROWit is celebrating the holiday season by announcing the 12 Days of Printing Design challenge. GROWit will be accepting submissions for their first competition now through Dec. 17, 2013. Contestants can submit their 3D Holiday designs by emailing … [Read more...] about GROWit announces its first design challenge: The 12 Days of Printing

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3D Printing, Growit

Ametek acquires Creaform for $120 million

October 30, 2013 By Michael Jermann Leave a Comment

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AMETEK Inc. announced that it has acquired Creaform Inc., a developer and manufacturer of portable 3D measurement technologies and a provider of 3D engineering services for approximately $120 million. Based near Québec City, Canada, the privately … [Read more...] about Ametek acquires Creaform for $120 million

Filed Under: 3D Scanning, News Tagged With: 3D Printing, Ametek, Creaform

LulzBot’s fifth generation 3D printer can print without computer

October 16, 2013 By Michael Jermann Leave a Comment

Lulzbot-Taz 2

On the heels of the launch of the LulzBot TAZ 1 earlier this year, Aleph Objects, Inc. announced the release of its fifth generation TAZ 3D desktop printer. New to the TAZ 2, the printer features an LCD display with an SD card reader that lets you … [Read more...] about LulzBot’s fifth generation 3D printer can print without computer

Filed Under: Out of the Box, Personal 3D printers Tagged With: 3D Printing, ABS, HIP, Lulzbot, PLA

NAMII rebrands to include more low-end machines

October 15, 2013 By Michael Jermann Leave a Comment

America Makes Namii logo

The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), announced its rebrand to America Makes to kick start a unified, U.S.-based additive manufacturing and 3D … [Read more...] about NAMII rebrands to include more low-end machines

Filed Under: 3D Printing Basics, News, Professional 3D Printers News Tagged With: 3D Printing, America Makes, NAMII

3D printing supports CNC machining

September 19, 2013 By Michael Jermann 1 Comment

James Tool Machine and Engineering designs and manufactures a variety of hydraulic workholding devices, used in aerospace, automotive and other high-precision industries.  Because of the company’s continuous custom work, the company has recently … [Read more...] about 3D printing supports CNC machining

Filed Under: News, Service Bureau News Tagged With: 3D Printing, cnc, James Tool Machine and Engineering, Stratasys, Stratasys Ltd.

Realities of a 3D printed gun

June 27, 2013 By Michael Jermann 5 Comments

It seems like the news has become dominated lately by reports of tragic school shootings and other acts of senseless gun violence. As a result, lawmakers are trying to pass tougher gun regulations to try and prevent further tragedies from occurring. … [Read more...] about Realities of a 3D printed gun

Filed Under: Consumer Products, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Materials, Personal 3D printers Tagged With: 3D Printing

Here are the 2012 winners of Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge

April 13, 2012 By Leslie Langnau 1 Comment

Art-Arch_Winner

Dimension 3D Printing, a brand of Stratasys Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) announced the winners in its eighth annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. The global contest encourages students to submit an innovative product design, a redesign of an … [Read more...] about Here are the 2012 winners of Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, FDM, Featured, News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, Stratasys

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