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John Newman · September 25, 2013 · …of the talk surrounding additive manufacturing (AM) focuses on processes similar to Stratasys’ Fused Deposition Modeling, stereolithography or some form of laser sintering. Despite those processes being some of the most popular in use, there are other ways to build 3D objects. EnvisionTEC’s Digital Light Processing (DLP) is…
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John Newman · September 24, 2013 · …the evolution of the additive manufacturing (AM) market the challenge isn’t finding a 3D printer to buy, it’s finding a worthwhile printer to buy. With AM systems popping up on Amazon, and with brick-and-mortar stores the likes of Staples putting 3D printers on the shelves, buying an AM…
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John Newman · September 23, 2013 · The flexibility offered by additive manufacturing (AM) is ably demonstrated by the number of applications, or even planned applications, for the technology. Building construction is among the most interesting potential uses of 3D printing. Adding AM to the building of structures offers a chance to reduce construction times,…
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John Newman · September 20, 2013 · …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.As might be gathered from the header, today’s Roundup is…
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John Newman · September 19, 2013 · The design constraints of additive manufacturing (AM) are mainly centered on build space, rather than complexity. People can (and do) design all kinds of crazy geometries to be produced via AM, but larger parts or prototypes require the object be built in multiple parts for later construction, or…
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John Newman · September 18, 2013 · …The lack of an additive manufacturing (AM) system in the home doesn’t necessarily mean that people are uninterested in what the technology has to offer, only that they are unwilling to invest in a machine they aren’t certain will get a lot of use. These are the sort…
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John Newman · September 17, 2013 · …within objects built with additive manufacturing (AM). The system is called InfraStructs, and is the brainchild of Karl Willis, from Carnegie Mellon University, and Andrew Wilson, from Microsoft. The basic premise of InfraStructs is to use the capability of AM to build complex internal geometries to self-embed three…
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John Newman · September 16, 2013 · …team plans to use additive manufacturing to customize each pump for a specific patient, based on information gathered from an MRI scan. The entire 3D printed design will include the battery, and pump architecture, and could theoretically be recharged using wireless methods.Below you’ll find a short video about…
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John Newman · September 13, 2013 · …mainstream media coverage of additive manufacturing (AM). It appears as though people are bored with writing about the capabilities of 3D printing and the pendulum has swung to focus on the shortcomings of the technology. Words like “overhyped” and “limited” have begun to pop up with some regularity.Obviously…
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John Newman · September 12, 2013 · The food in science fiction seems to go one of two routes. Either people have all the resources they desire and can cook or produce whatever they like, or they have nutrient-rich foodstuffs that don’t look very appetizing, but include everything you need to fuel your body. In…
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John Newman · September 11, 2013 · …3D design aspect of additive manufacturing (AM) remains the greatest stumbling block to wider spread adoption of the technology. Assuming basic technical skills, nearly anyone can run an AM system, but the same isn’t true for creating 3D models. Lower priced 3D scanners are only part of the…
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John Newman · September 10, 2013 · Along with explosions and villainous schemes, Iron Man presented popular media with an updated example of what future gesture-based technology might look. Like a modern day magician, Tony Stark waved his hands, pinched, pulled and grasped information to design his suits. In a visual medium like the movies,…
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John Newman · September 9, 2013 · …nature of prosthetics makes additive manufacturing (AM) a natural choice for building prosthetics. Creating one-off prosthetics with more traditional methods of manufacturing would be much more expensive than simply using an AM system to build the same end product.In addition, AM offers advantages in flexible design that are…
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Kenneth Wong · September 6, 2013 · If you’re a successful designer or engineer, you probably have more than enough mojo, chutzpah, or gumption to pitch and propose bold ideas. We wouldn’t presume to think we can supply you with that kind of mojo.The Mojo we’re giving away is Mojo with a capital M—a desktop…
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John Newman · September 6, 2013 · …different ways in which additive manufacturing (AM) could be a positive force for change.The contest has come to a close with John Van Tuyl, a master’s student in mechanical engineering at McMaster University, winning the top prize for VaxBeads. Tuyl’s design is a series of 3D printed beads…
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John Newman · September 5, 2013 · …a way to use additive manufacturing (AM) to build near perfect reproductions of the master artist’s works. The process is called Reliefography, and uses 3D scanning along with AM, and the help of museum experts to build reproductions with the same texture and colors of the original paintings.…
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John Newman · September 4, 2013 · …use and importance of additive manufacturing (AM) continues to grow, so does the value of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII). In the year since NAMII opened its doors in Youngstown, OH, the institute has added 80 members to its roster, and continues to foster innovation in…
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John Newman · September 3, 2013 · I’m a pretty big additive manufacturing (AM) cheerleader. How can you not be a fan of technology that can produce everything from new ears to airplane wings? I also tend to believe that most of the limitations with current generation 3D printers can and will be solved by…
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Jamie Gooch · September 3, 2013 · …design engineering for both additive and subtractive rapid prototyping technologies. To have a little fun pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of both technologies, we decided to pit Todd Grimm (representing additive) against Anthony Graves (representing subtractive) in this point-counterpoint arena. While both Grimm and Graves see the…
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