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John Newman · December 11, 2014 · The dawning of the digital age has threatened a number of institutions that people once assumed were unassailable. Newspaper circulation has plummeted, resulting in an adapt-or-die situation, where the papers either learn to adjust their content for online coverage, or risk being shut down.Traditional post is another potential…
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John Newman · December 10, 2014 · …those changes even further. Additive manufacturing (AM) offers New Balance the chance to quickly and efficiently produce customized shoes for its team of elite athletes. The spike plate for this pair of New Balance track shoes was built using AM. Courtesy of EOS.For those unfamiliar with track shoes,…
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DE Editors · December 4, 2014 · …worldwide for careers involving additive manufacturing.The materials are free to educators and include a curriculum guide, supporting presentations, 3D models and grading tools. The beginner course, titled Introduction to 3D Printing: From Design to Fabrication, explores 3D printing’s history, applications, trends and economic impacts.Completion of the course, according…
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John Newman · December 4, 2014 · …on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I’ve come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.First up, we’ll start with the announcement that Formlabs and…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · December 3, 2014 · …extended capabilities for their design-to-manufacturing activities.The new 3D production-level systems announced are the ProX 800, the ProX 500 Plus and the ProX 400. The ProX 800 is available immediately. The ProX 500 Plus will be available in early 2015, while the ProX 400 release date is yet to…
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John Newman · December 3, 2014 · …a method of rapidly manufacturing a super thin light source that can be stuck on objects like a sticker. Rohinni has developed the next wave of LED lighting. Courtesy of Rohinni.The founders of the company, Cody Peterson and Andrew Huska, previously worked on other high-tech projects. From a…
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John Newman · December 1, 2014 · To hear some people talk about it, you’d think no one in the world was interested in STEM-related studies any longer. To help combat the problem, individuals and organizations alike have founded programs dedicated to increasing interest in STEM studies. Most of these programs attempt to combine learning…
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DE Guest · December 1, 2014 · Additive OptimizedDesktop engineering is gradually being transformed into desktop manufacturing (or almost desktop) with Renishaw additive systems that can laser melt titanium, Inconel and aluminum powders to create fully dense, custom orthopaedic implants and complex parts that could only be imagined a few years ago. And that’s just…
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DE Editors · November 27, 2014 · …displaying the EOS M 290 additive manufacturing (AM) system. It is designed for tool-free production of high-quality serial components and prototypes. It has a build envelope of 250 x 250 x 325 mm and permits manufacturing of metal components. The EOS M 290 has a 400 watt laser…
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John Newman · November 26, 2014 · …International Space Station (ISS)? Additive manufacturing (AM) may well be one of the vital keys to future manned and unmanned space exploration. The power to create new tools, spare parts and even food from base components would make AM systems one of the most flexible tools possible for…
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DE Editors · November 26, 2014 · …is developing for production manufacturing. Titled the EVO Project, it is the first additive manufacturing system designed and engineered in-house at Renishaw.The machine, according to the company, is created for single material industrial production. It is developed with a strong emphasis on automation, monitoring technologies and reduced operator…
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Brian Albright · November 26, 2014 · Over at Benzinga, writer Rakesh Sharma has put together a nice piece that helps outline Adobe’s overall 3D printing strategy.Some of those activities have included the ability to import and edit animations developed by Mixamo into the company’s COLLADA file format for Photoshop. Adobe’s PDF readers can also…
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Brian Albright · November 26, 2014 · …a 3D printing solution that could potentially enable home manufacturing of medicines.You can see the UCLan solution in action in the video below:” frameborder=“0” allowfullscreen=“yes”>Source: Medical News Today
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DE Editors · November 25, 2014 · …of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has joined the PTC PartnerAdvantage program to create integrated, collaborative solutions.According to a company press release, Stratasys and PTC share a vision of enabling optimized design for additive manufacturing and helping enterprise customers gain the benefits of production with 3D printing.…
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John Newman · November 25, 2014 · …for its desktop SLA additive manufacturing (AM) system, the ProJet 1200. The new materials include FTX Cast, which is a wax/resin hybrid meant to be useful for a number of casting methods, and FTX Silver and FTX Gold, which can provide realistic jewelry samples or prototypes. Other materials…
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Brian Albright · November 21, 2014 · …provides confidence in the additive manufacturing process and paves the way for full scale development,” said Tyler Hickman, lead engineer for the test at Glenn.In August, NASA tested 3D-printed injectors at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The rocket engines in those tests included what NASA says are the…
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John Newman · November 20, 2014 · …on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.Today we’ll start off with some information from Germany that…
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Brian Albright · November 20, 2014 · …printing can enable, home manufacturing has always been the most intriguing to me, so I was pleased to see that someone has combined 3D printing with the ultra-versatile Raspberry Pi platform to create a DIY laptop kit. Customers who purchase the Pi-Top pack can use a template to…
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John Newman · November 19, 2014 · …money into a new additive manufacturing (AM) system. From November 25 – 28, EuroMold 2014 will be one of the best places to learn about AM from nearly every point of view.Today we have more news about what attendees can expect to see at EuroMold. Joining announcements from…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · November 18, 2014 · …North American design and manufacturing milieu, these are interesting times in a good way. It seems that North American manufacturing is on the rebound. And why is that? Today’s Check it Out link takes you to a white paper that studies this question. Simply put, this is an…
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