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
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With 3D printing materials, knowledge is power
The more you know about available materials, the easier it will be to get the final build results you seek. By Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor The key to a thriving 3D printing / additive manufacturing (3DP/AM) industry will be materials. For … [Read more...] about With 3D printing materials, knowledge is power
3D printing improves exoskeleton, helping paraplegics walk
More than 20 years ago, Amanda Boxtel suffered a devastating spinal cord injury on a snowy Colorado ski slope. Since then she’s primarily used a wheel chair to get around, and occasionally used a special exoskeleton designed by Ekso Bionics. “The … [Read more...] about 3D printing improves exoskeleton, helping paraplegics walk
Explore 3D printing at Staples with 3D Systems
If you are having challenges convincing your upper management to invest in 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies, you might want to send them to Staples, where they can explore some of the technology first hand. 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) … [Read more...] about Explore 3D printing at Staples with 3D Systems
3D Systems ProJet 1200 Micro-SLA 3D printer now available
3D Systems announced the immediate availability of its previously announced ProJet 1200 micro-SLA printer and commencement of customer shipments. This affordable, safe micro-SLA 3D printer is capable of producing small, precise, detail-rich parts and … [Read more...] about 3D Systems ProJet 1200 Micro-SLA 3D printer now available
Can lower cost 3D scanners benefit you?
The 3D printing industry is helping to grow the market for 3D scanners, especially with the introduction of a number of low cost scanners. Are these scanners an alternative to more professional versions for your application? Leslie Langnau, … [Read more...] about Can lower cost 3D scanners benefit you?
3D Systems Founder Chuck Hull to be Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Chuck Hull, the inventor of stereolithography 3D printing and founder of 3D Systems, will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) for his globally impactful and transformative work inventing and pioneering 3D printing. With this … [Read more...] about 3D Systems Founder Chuck Hull to be Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Innovations in 3D printers: meter-sized build tables
“They” say that bigger is better. And in the case of 3D printing systems, engineers have long wanted to move beyond the 12” x 12” x 18” average build size of many 3D printers. At the recent ATX West show in Anaheim CA, PBC Linear introduced a 3D … [Read more...] about Innovations in 3D printers: meter-sized build tables
DSM wins patent opposition appeal impacting stereolithography development
Interesting news for those interested in 3D printing. This ruling will help the market and those who wish to continue to explore the development of materials for 3D printing. Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company, has … [Read more...] about DSM wins patent opposition appeal impacting stereolithography development
Another desktop SLA 3D printer, this one from 3D Systems
One of the more intriguing product introductions from 3D Systems at the Euromold show is the ProJet® 1200, a micro SLA 3D printer. Many industry watchers surmised that 3D Systems would introduce a small SLA 3D printer after the company initiated a … [Read more...] about Another desktop SLA 3D printer, this one from 3D Systems