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John Newman · August 10, 2012 · …in life. When I talk to people in the additive manufacturing field, I hear the same story over and over. There aren’t nearly enough qualified workers to fill all the jobs. Perhaps Stanford’s success will spark similar projects elsewhere.Below you’ll find a video that discusses the SparkTruck.” frameborder=“0”…
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Jamie Gooch · August 8, 2012 · …the perfect industry for additive manufacturing. Planes are expensive to produce via injection molding and machining methods, and relatively few are made, so traditional manufacturing’s economies of scale don’t apply. Additive manufacturing can affordably produce custom parts on the scale aerospace needs, often without bolts and welds that…
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John Newman · August 7, 2012 · …a lot about how additive manufacturing (AM) can improve the development cycle for new parts or products. But how does that happen, exactly? Applied Technology Integration (ATI) was kind enough to meet with me, answer questions and provide me with insight into how AM fits into its product…
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John Newman · August 3, 2012 · Additive manufacturing (AM) is growing rapidly (no pun intended). According to Wohlers Associates the industry had a compound annual growth rate of 24.1% last year and is expected to hit $5.2 billion by 2020. As far as worldwide sales go, that’s still small change. By way of comparison,…
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John Newman · August 2, 2012 · Medical use of additive manufacturing (AM) continues to grow and expand. Stories about 3D printers used to create a new jawbone, prosthetics and possibly even medicine demonstrate the flexibility of the technology. Even better, it can be used to put a smile on a child’s face.Emma Lavelle was…
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John Newman · August 1, 2012 · When I was a kid, my neighbor had an enormous collection of Star Wars actions figures, and not just the little stuff either. He had an AT-AT, a sandcrawler and spaceships of all kinds. I wasn’t completely bereft myself, with my Millennium Falcon and Death Star sets (I…
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Pamela Waterman · August 1, 2012 · …by service bureaus operating additive manufacturing (AM) equipment, as the percentage of their projects now involving direct digital manufacturing (DDM).Distinct from rapid prototyping, DDM creates real parts for real end-use products. The term encompasses single-use models for lost-wax casting, multiple-use molds and tools for casting or injection molding,…
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John Newman · July 31, 2012 · …on the state of additive manufacturing, 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.If you follow additive manufacturing (AM) with any regularity you probably…
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John Newman · July 27, 2012 · …the good news. Combining additive manufacturing (AM) with printed electronics is turning into a field all its own. Optomec and Stratasys already proved the merging of technologies is feasible and other companies have begun to develop it as well.Xerox has been experimenting with using trace amounts of silver…
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John Newman · July 27, 2012 · By DE Editors3D Systems has launched Cubify Invent, the company’s 3D design tool that was developed specifically for 3D printing. Cubify Invent combines professional design software with free tutorials. According to the company, users familiar with basic CAD tools like SketchUp, and new users alike, can quickly advance…
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John Newman · July 26, 2012 · …of conventional CAD – and produce them using new additive fabrication methods, or just as easily import them into traditional CAD/CAM formats when needed. – Joan Lockhart, vice president of sales and marketing, Geomagic Sensable GroupBelow you’ll find a video that demonstrates Claytools.” frameborder=“0” allowfullscreen=“yes”>Source: Geomagic
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John Newman · July 24, 2012 · …on the state of additive manufacturing, 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.Just when I think I’ve seen nearly every possible use for…
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John Newman · July 20, 2012 · …Ready is based on additive manufacturing (AM) technology, but that doesn’t mean we don’t try to keep an eye on the subtractive field as well. We covered one possible contender in the subtractive field here and today we present another possibility.The name of the game in prototyping these…
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John Newman · July 19, 2012 · I’m old enough that I’ve done research for work and school both before and after the internet was widely available as a tool. The difference between scurrying around to various libraries for information and being able to find almost anything you need online is enormous. It’s that sort…
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John Newman · July 18, 2012 · Nearly every product with an appeal to the public has some form of peripheral. I remember seeing the first neon lights that people strapped underneath their cars just to add distinction and draw attention to their vehicles. Computers have loads of peripherals. Everything from light-up towers to USB-connected…
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John Newman · July 13, 2012 · Additive manufacturing (AM) runs on materials, both figuratively and literally. A machine could have the fastest build times and largest build envelopes ever, but if it isn’t capable of producing objects from materials relevant to customers, no one cares. Nearly as much effort is put into researching AM…
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Kenneth Wong · July 13, 2012 · It’s been a little more than a month since executive editor Steve Robbins and I journeyed to Redwood City, California, and delivered a 3D printer to DE Rapid Ready Sweepstakes winner Maegan Spencer, a R&D engineer at Avinger Inc. So last week, I returned to find out how…
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John Newman · July 12, 2012 · …on the state of additive manufacturing, 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.I recently took a look at how additive manufacturing (AM) and…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · July 12, 2012 · …you want to do” manufacturing system that you can build a business around. It can handle printing out concept models, functional prototypes, end-use parts, and even tooling fixtures. It builds parts out of all sorts of thermoplastic materials, including ABS, a translucent ABS, some polycarbonates, and some poly-plastics.…
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John Newman · July 11, 2012 · …a fresh approach to additive manufacturing (AM) or an improved iteration of an already existing process.Solidscape, a Stratasys company, has announced the release of its newest 3D printer, the 3Z Pro. This particular system continues the use of Solidscape’s drop-on-demand (DOD) thermoplastic ink-jetting technology, along with precision milling…
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