One issue with 3D printing for potential users is justifying the expense. Tooling (jigs and fixtures) are often an expensive, time involved, but highly necessary aspect of manufacturing. By using 3D printers to speed up the development of … [Read more...] about Tips on using 3D printing for tooling
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3D printing helps molders change inserts fast
3D printing is a highly useful tool for making molds for injection molding applications. For example, worldwide moldmaker, HASCO, recently developed a rapid, cost-efficient method to produce small volumes of injection molded prototypes by integrating … [Read more...] about 3D printing helps molders change inserts fast
How to produce functional prototypes fast with 3D printing
The goal--design a better cooler; a cooler that will be the world’s most diverse, multi-purpose cooler. For UK start-up Nipi Smart Cooler, they may have succeeded. Nipi is a solar-panel-powered cooler offering ice retention for up to six days and … [Read more...] about How to produce functional prototypes fast with 3D printing
Get ready for the 2016 Extreme Redesign 3D printing challenge
The 12th annual annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge is underway. Sponsored by Stratasys Ltd, this annual 3D printing challenge invites students in engineering, design and art or architecture to design a new product that improves how a task … [Read more...] about Get ready for the 2016 Extreme Redesign 3D printing challenge
3D printer helps small dental labs compete
Small but powerful 3D printers are coming to small businesses. The latest example is a printer that enables smaller labs to produce a range of dental and orthodontic appliances in-house – changing the economies for these smaller dental labs by … [Read more...] about 3D printer helps small dental labs compete
Tips on using 3D printing to create molds for injection molding
3D printing experts and forecasters have frequently said that using 3D printing for molding can be a "killer" app. It's just not spoken about much in the media. But 3D printing offers an excellent way to test and validate a mold before you commit … [Read more...] about Tips on using 3D printing to create molds for injection molding
How to use 3D printing to build a CubeSat
Stratasys Ltd., a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, along with its subsidiaries GrabCAD and MakerBot, announced the winners of the CubeSat Challenge after a month-long, highly competitive engineering … [Read more...] about How to use 3D printing to build a CubeSat
We have a winner!
Did you enter the recent Stratasys Ltd contest to win a Mojo 3D printer? Held earlier in the summer, readers of Design World were given a chance to enter and potentially win a Mojo printer. The Mojo is a desktop printer that uses Fused Deposition … [Read more...] about We have a winner!
Stratasys and Creaform announce joint marketing agreement
Stratasys Ltd., a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, announced a joint marketing partnership in North America with Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions. This new partnership … [Read more...] about Stratasys and Creaform announce joint marketing agreement
Orthodontic developer expands capacity by 30% with 3D printers
Stratasys Ltd., a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, announced that ClearCorrect LLC, a leading manufacturer of clear aligners, has incorporated an additional batch of Objet Eden500V 3D Printers to its fleet … [Read more...] about Orthodontic developer expands capacity by 30% with 3D printers