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John Newman · May 6, 2014 · …perform similar work in additive manufacturing (AM) by driving the imagination further, and offering a wider pallete of possibilities. Cédric Kovacs-Johnson and Charles Haider, both chemical engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW), have developed a means of adding color to material extrusion process (called Fused Deposition…
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John Newman · May 5, 2014 · …the business of sports manufacturing is no different. Athletes look for every possible advantage that will improve their performance, and the engineers at sporting goods companies are eager to provide their customers with the latest improvements. For a sport like mountain biking, one of the most important elements…
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John Newman · May 2, 2014 · …wouldn’t profit from adding additive manufacturing (AM) to their toolbox, it’s harder than you’d think. Even food preparation has its own 3D printers. Even if you were somehow forced to make a list, optics probably wouldn’t be the first industry to come to mind.Demonstrating innovation has no boundaries,…
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John Newman · May 1, 2014 · Additive manufacturing (AM) offers nearly unlimited potential for improving manufacturing in a variety of fields. It improves the pace of prototyping, allows for the production of complex objects, and can help save material waste. None of that matters if people aren’t aware of what the technology can do…
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DE Guest · May 1, 2014 · …would become wedded to manufacturing. Newly minted with a bachelor’s degree in history, he thought a desk job in banking awaited him. But when his mother urged him to give his family’s custom manufacturing business a try, he honored her wishes—and never looked back.Today, he is chief operating…
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Beth Stackpole · May 1, 2014 · …of medium- to high-end additive manufacturing (AM)/3D printers from a variety of vendors, along with a computer numerically controlled (CNC) milling machine to produce more functional parts. Yet when the engineering group has a requirement to produce multiple iterations of a part or assembly, it frequently turns to…
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John Newman · April 30, 2014 · …Systems is a new company that has turned to additive manufacturing to produce its own line of orthotics. The company raised $1.75 million in seed funding last December, and will be adding an additional $6.4 million in Series A funding led by Lux Capital. So what’s all the…
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Pamela Waterman · April 30, 2014 · …is what makes the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conferences so consistently valuable to 3D-printing newcomers and old-timers alike. The word must be getting out, as attendance at this month’s program, now in its 26th year, jumped from 350 to 531 over the previous year, and more than…
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Jess Lulka · April 29, 2014 · …based businesses in the additive manufacturing and 3D printing market.The Alliance provides local businesses and startups with resources, workshops and services so manufacturers can compete with larger commercial operations. This is to ensure the Mid-Atlantic region claims its share of the additive manufacturing and 3D printing market, the…
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John Newman · April 29, 2014 · Additive manufacturing (AM) can build objects on a variety of scales, from the very small to really big. It can speed up prototyping and can help bring new products to market more quickly. All of that is good news for manufacturing, but one of the areas that holds…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · April 29, 2014 · …newly acquired FineLine Prototyping additive manufacturing service, this 10-page PDF could have been titled “Material Selection Matters.” See, it covers the A-to-Z of the material selection process beginning with the elephant in the room: The process is often an educated guessing game. And why shouldn’t it be? Your…
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John Newman · April 29, 2014 · …describe objects built using additive manufacturing (AM) in a number of ways: durable, complex, material efficient ... The one adjective you might not consider would be cuddly. Even the oft-printed Yoda bust isn’t really something you’d want to snuggle up to at night.Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University…
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DE Editors · April 28, 2014 · …the launch of its additive manufacturing service through the acquisition of privately held FineLine Prototyping, a provider of additive manufacturing services.FineLine, based in Raleigh, N.C., offers stereolithography, selective laser sintering and direct metal laser sintering services to corporate customers in a wide variety of industries, including medical, aerospace,…
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John Newman · April 25, 2014 · …number of desktop resin additive manufacturing (AM) systems have come to light, each offering a slightly different take on the stereolithography process.The newest contender is called the Stalactite 102, and is the product of a Barcelona startup named Stalactite 3D. The new 3D printer uses digital light projection…
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DE Editors · April 25, 2014 · …Assessment Evaluation” examines design, manufacturing, regulatory, market forces, resources, planning, and both client and competitor IP, then identifies associated risks and offers targeted mitigation solutions (see Fig. 4). Fig. 4. Ximedica’s proprietary Opportunity Assessment Evaluation process considers every aspect of each medical device product development project, identifies risks…
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John Newman · April 24, 2014 · Additive manufacturing (AM) may have its roots in the US, but it has spread around the globe. Nearly every country with some sort of manufacturing base has developed an AM market. China, Australia and the UK have all invested into the technology in an effort to give them…
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John Newman · April 23, 2014 · …also the product of additive manufacturing (AM) expertise, directed by Solid Concepts.From the press release:Instead of an assembly line mass produced version of those [muscle] cars, we are offering a hand crafted automobile with the finest carbon fiber and aluminum frame, a unique V8 engine engineered for maximum…
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John Newman · April 22, 2014 · It’s Earth Day, and plastic is everywhere. It’s in our cars, our computers, and our clothing. Unfortunately, plastic is also everywhere in the environment, washing up on beaches or bouncing along the highways. In some places there are mounds of plastic eating up space, or forming islands of…
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John Newman · April 21, 2014 · …up its mind about additive manufacturing (AM). Sometimes it’s the best thing since sliced bread, sometimes it’s overhyped. Regardless of the current media take on the technology, it doesn’t take much effort to find AM at work and already making an impact in industries such as automotive, medical…
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DE Editors · April 21, 2014 · …to improve 3D printing, additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping businesses.Enhancements include improved part labeling, the option to see the names of multiple parts exactly next to them on the build platform, and improved cutting with tolerances. Users can specify tolerances, round corners and multiple polygons.For more information, visit…
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