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John Newman · January 24, 2014 · …story surrounding most desktop additive manufacturing (AM) systems revolves around improvements in the material extrusion process, with strata lines becoming less defined in each new generation. Formlabs altered that story somewhat with the introduction of the FORM 1, a desktop stereolithography system that offered a vast improvement on…
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John Newman · January 23, 2014 · …looking to buy an additive manufacturing (AM) system are spoiled for choice. Whether you or your business is looking for quality builds, or just something to zip out a few prototypes, odds are you can find exactly what you are looking for with a little digging. If price…
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John Newman · January 22, 2014 · …in owning a home additive manufacturing (AM) system? What if it could make your clothes? Real clothes, not like the crazy outfits you see on the catwalk.Tamicare is well on its way to bringing 3D printed textiles to the public, but other companies are hard at work on…
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John Newman · January 21, 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.We’ll start today’s Roundup with news from FIRST. If you…
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John Newman · January 20, 2014 · Most you probably remember when Amazon was just an online book company and that seemed like a crazy idea. Who wants to buy books online? Most people assumed half the joy of buying a new book lay in going to a bookstore and flipping through the pages of…
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John Newman · January 17, 2014 · …amount of support offered. Additive manufacturing (AM) might not be exactly new, but it has been propelled into the spotlight fairly recently. Companies like Autodesk have offered support for 3D printing for years, but only recently have companies immediately recognizable to the general public, such as Microsoft, begun…
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John Newman · January 16, 2014 · The narrative for additive manufacturing (AM) in 2014 seems to be centered around a change from prototyping to end-use products. That isn’t to say AM doesn’t still see plenty of use in rapid prototyping, it just means companies have begun to investigate how the technology can be turned…
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John Newman · January 15, 2014 · …shift is coming to additive manufacturing (AM). Where AM systems were previously used mainly for prototyping or small part run needs, more and more of the business of AM is turning to end-use products. Whether it’s printed aerospace parts by the thousands or print-on-demand services from service bureaus,…
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John Newman · January 14, 2014 · …a different kind of manufacturing possible. Instead of parts being built in a dozen or more locations around the globe, then shipped to a final destination to be assembled, digital information is compiled and transmitted to any location with the capability to receive the data. Not only does…
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John Newman · January 13, 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.For our first Roundup of the 2014, we’ll start by…
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John Newman · January 10, 2014 · …willing to concede that additive manufacturing (AM) is more than just a trend. Big business, defense, and the medical industry have all shown a keen interest in what 3D printing can accomplish, and growing numbers of home users are also experimenting with the technology.For most of its lifespan,…
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John Newman · January 9, 2014 · …its 2014 lineup of additive manufacturing (AM) systems and accompanying products.On display at CES were promotions for three new AM systems from MakerBot; the next generation Replicator, Replicator Mini, and Replicator Z18. Alongside the new 3D printers comes an expansion of what MakerBot calls its “Ecosystem.” Adding to…
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John Newman · January 8, 2014 · The additive manufacturing (AM) desktop market is becoming a crowded place. You’ve got MakerBot, RepRap, Formlabs, Afinia, and the dozens, if not hundreds, of smaller companies all vying for a space in your home or office. The majority of the systems offered use the material extrusion process, though…
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DE Editors · January 8, 2014 · …and parts that require additive manufacturing and high-speed milling. It has a build volume of 250 by 250 by 180mm. The company hopes to deliver 10 of the machines this year. The company said the printer could also be used for aerospace applications and in the medical industry.…
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John Newman · January 6, 2014 · …of the ability for additive manufacturing (AM) to disrupt traditional manufacturing methods. They claimed the process was too slow for most uses beyond rapid prototyping or one-off parts production. GE Aviation was the first aerospace company to prove that idea false and other companies have followed suite, finding…
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John Newman · January 6, 2014 · …picture changes. With the manufacturing capabilities of China combined with their indifference to patent law, cheap 3D printer clones built in China could become a serious threat to established US companies.Below you’ll find a video about the AM system in question, the Afinia H-Series.” frameborder=“0” allowfullscreen=“yes”>Sources: Afinia, Stratasys
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John Newman · January 2, 2014 · Additive manufacturing (AM) has been embraced by experts in nearly every field for its flexibility and speed in producing complex design. This includes research and development teams working for the US military. Entire UAV wings can be built in a single print, the Navy is interested in the…
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Kenneth Wong · January 1, 2014 · …Engineering, says he believes additive manufacturing (AM)—better known as 3D printing in mainstream discussions—is “made for the medical industry.” When Ablation Frontiers, a medical device company, urgently needed several hundred Ablation tools for a trade show, it turned to RedEye to produce them in additive manufacturing. Whereas traditional…
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John Newman · December 31, 2013 · …an interesting one for additive manufacturing (AM), with plenty of big moves inside the industry and hints of upcoming changes to the landscape from without. Medical uses for 3D printing really started to gather steam, with prosthetics being one of the largest areas of development. In 2013, we…
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John Newman · December 30, 2013 · Additive manufacturing (AM) is the driving technology behind a number of potential breakthroughs in the medical field. Everything from ears to synthetic human tissue could be produced through AM to benefit millions of people around the world. It might not be superfluous to say that the development of…
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