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A simple scanning tool for personal 3D printers

January 31, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Geomagic's Kinet-to-3D software for personal 3D printers

In the personal 3D printer field, one concern is whether the average user not trained in CAD will get any benefit from these devices sufficient to sustain the growth of this nascent  industry. If you’ve never designed anything in your life, how do … [Read more...] about A simple scanning tool for personal 3D printers

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Leslie's blog, Personal 3D printers, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, 3D scanners, 3D Systems, additive manufacturing, Geomagic, rapid prototyping, Reverse Engineering

DoD, Stratasys, and 3D printers–continuing to invest in students

January 19, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Stratasys and 3D printing

The Department of Defense’ (DoD) STARBASE youth program has placed a $1 million order for Stratasys uPrint SE 3D printers. This latest equipment order brings the total to more than 100 Stratasys 3D printers used as classroom technology by the … [Read more...] about DoD, Stratasys, and 3D printers–continuing to invest in students

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Industrial, News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, direct digital manufacturing, rapid prototyping, Stratasys

Konica Minolta 3D Scanning Labs Expands its Services to Include 3D Printing

January 17, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Konica Minolta 3D Scanning Labs announced its new rapid prototyping service. The company is now offering 3D printing services with the addition of 3D Systems’ Projet™ HD 3000 3D Production System. The Projet™ suits a range of applications including … [Read more...] about Konica Minolta 3D Scanning Labs Expands its Services to Include 3D Printing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, News, Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Service Bureau News Tagged With: 3D Printing, rapid prototyping, Reverse Engineering

Submit entries to the Stratasys 2012 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge

January 12, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Students and educators, you have just three weeks left to submit a design for the Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) Dimension brand’s eighth annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. Submissions are due Feb 2, 2012. This global contest encourages … [Read more...] about Submit entries to the Stratasys 2012 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge

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

UK-based service bureau highlights simultaneous multi-part 3D printing

January 10, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D printing service bureau, Objet

Industrial Plastic Fabrications (IPF) bought its first Objet 3D printer four years ago, and now the company has 360 customers. Today, IPF offers a range of machining and fabricating services using varied technologies, but all its rapid prototyping/3D … [Read more...] about UK-based service bureau highlights simultaneous multi-part 3D printing

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Industrial, News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, SLA Tagged With: 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, Objet Geometries, rapid prototyping

The 3D printer home market takes shape

January 10, 2012 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D printer for home market

It looks like the big players in the additive manufacturing market are taking the potential of the 3D printing home market seriously with the introduction of a new 3D printer from 3D Systems specifically geared to the home market, and rumors of a … [Read more...] about The 3D printer home market takes shape

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Consumer Products, Featured, Leslie's blog, Personal 3D printers, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, 3D Systems, additive manufacturing, direct digital manufacturing, rapid prototyping, Stratasys

And the winner is…

December 22, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D systems wins in 3D printing competition

For the past several years, Make Parts Fast parent magazine, Design World, has held a Leadership In Engineering competition among various companies in various industries.  Winners are chosen by you, our audience. The guidelines for your choice are … [Read more...] about And the winner is…

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Leslie's blog, News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, SLA Tagged With: 3D Printing, 3D Systems, additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping

Reality show involves 3D printing in competitive mountain bike design

December 19, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3d printing design contest

Reality Redesigned is a new reality show contest sponsored by Z Corporation that uses 3D printing technology. This student-focused design competition and online reality show will “spawn daring new mountain bike designs created by inventive … [Read more...] about Reality show involves 3D printing in competitive mountain bike design

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Entertainment, News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, ZCorporation

3D printing used to “print” blood vessels

December 19, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D printing technology used to make blood vessels

One of the more interesting aspects of 3D printing technology is how science is using it to spark a number of potential developments, for example, its use in medical application. Some scientists have “printed” non-functioning organs out of … [Read more...] about 3D printing used to “print” blood vessels

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Leslie's blog, Medical, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, direct digital manufacturing, materials, rapid prototyping

3D printing functional guitar amplification devices

December 13, 2011 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D printing with Objec's desktop 3D printer

Fishman Acoustic Amplification works with the world's top instrument builders, artists and retailers. Using its Objet desktop 3D printer, the designers can print mechanically accurate guitar amplification device prototypes that customers can't tell … [Read more...] about 3D printing functional guitar amplification devices

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Featured, Rapid Prototyping, SLA Tagged With: 3D Printing, Objet Geometries, rapid prototyping, SLA

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