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John Newman · May 15, 2012 · As the days before RAPID 2012 grow short, we have a steady stream of new 3D printers to talk about. Last week we had a look at Stratasys’ new printer, Mojo, and previous to that we examined 3D Systems’ new printers, the ProJet 3500 Series and the ZPrinter…
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John Newman · May 11, 2012 · …interested to know that additive manufacturing (AM) is helping you make fewer trips to the tooth doctor.3D printing is transforming the dental industry. While rapid technologies won’t help you keep your teeth clean, they do assist dentists in creating crowns, bridges, stone models, and any number of useful…
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John Newman · May 10, 2012 · …provide useful information on additive manufacturing (AM) in general and conferences are part of that coverage.amerimold, a tool, moldmaking, injection molding and additive manufacturing conference, will be held on June 13 and 14 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI. Featured presenters will include Harry Moser, founder,…
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John Newman · May 9, 2012 · …on the state of additive manufacturing, I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up once every few weeks and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.We’ll start up this Roundup with a look at recent…
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Jamie Gooch · May 8, 2012 · …including its RedEye digital manufacturing service customers — independently surveyed to come up with that data.During his presentation, Grimm said he accepts that conclusion. He expects Mojo to increase marketshare for Stratasys.The size of that market is impressive. According to Cobb, there are 5 to 7 million commercial…
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John Newman · May 4, 2012 · …the road we can expect to see complete hobbyist additive manufacturing packages that include a 3D printer, 3D scanner and an easy-to-use CAD program for under $1,000.Below you’ll find a video of the Matterport 3D scanner in action.” frameborder=“0” allowfullscreen=“yes”>Sources: Matterport, Singularity Hub, VentureBeat
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John Newman · May 3, 2012 · I am a giant fan of the idea of 3D printers becoming the next common household appliance. More and better open source software and open source printable designs are appearing all the time, along with more reasonably priced 3D printers for use at home. Even the iPad is…
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John Newman · May 2, 2012 · The fine people at 3D Systems have been busy, busy, busy. It wasn’t all that long ago we covered the launch of the ZPrinter 850. Tripping on the heels of that news is another new system, the ProJet 3500 Series.The ProJet 3500 series uses 3D Systems patented Multi-Jet…
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Kenneth Wong · May 1, 2012 · Normally, I write about technology, but earlier this month, I had a chance to deliver a technology—a uPrint 3D Print Pack from Stratasys—to the lucky winner of DE’s Rapid Ready Sweepstakes. The winner was Maegan Spencer, a R&D engineer at Avinger Inc. Her work is saving limbs and…
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John Newman · May 1, 2012 · Way back here, Desktop Engineering announced its Cubicle Design Contest, hoping to lure folks into creating fun designs to turn against their co-workers. The bait used to draw hungry designers out of the woods was a Dell Precision Workstation with professional AMD FirePro graphics. The eventual winner of…
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DE Editors · May 1, 2012 · By Susan SmithSince additive manufacturing (AM) has been on the scene, the technology has grown in its capabilities—including expanding into the realm of mold making. The AM market itself is growing by leaps and bounds, according to the Wohlers Report 2011. Wohlers Associates predicts that by 2016, the…
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John Newman · April 27, 2012 · …of day.“Isn’t this an additive manufacturing (AM) blog?” is what you may be asking right about now. I’m getting to that. Kickstarter innovations are touching on AM in a number of ways. You have people trying to sell various types of hobbyist 3D printer models, while other folks…
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John Newman · April 26, 2012 · …growing maturity of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry is that it can start to give back to the global community. Regular readers may remember us reporting on the use of 3D printing for the FIRST Robotics Competition (you can find the story here). That’s one example of how…
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John Newman · April 25, 2012 · …into the development of additive manufacturing (AM) in general. New systems will, of course, offer features like faster build times, more colors or a larger build envelope, but how these features are put together suggests what sort of feedback manufacturers have received from their customers. After all, it…
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John Newman · April 23, 2012 · …on the state of additive manufacturing, I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up once every few weeks and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.3D Systems has added another company to its vast portfolio…
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John Newman · April 19, 2012 · …Objet into a single additive manufacturing (AM) juggernaut. You can see the basics of our coverage here. Today we’re going to update the story with some new information provided by Stratasys.To begin, if you missed it in the other post, the new company will retain the Stratasys name.…
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John Newman · April 18, 2012 · …sort of democratization of manufacturing that is the ideal for the future of additive manufacturing (AM).“It’s long been possible to have lab materials custom-made to include windows or electrodes, for example, but it’s been expensive and time-consuming,” says Professor Lee Cronin, Gardiner Chair of Chemistry. “We can fabricate…
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Kenneth Wong · April 18, 2012 · What Stratasys CEO Scott Crump called “an exciting day for Stratasys and Objet” began around 7:30 AM Central Time this Monday, April 16. It was the day the two companies announced their handshakes to come together and form a 3D printing powerhouse, estimated to be valued at $1.4…
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John Newman · April 16, 2012 · Two of the largest additive manufacturing (AM) companies in the world have agreed to a merger. For an overview of what each company offers, check out the Stratasys and Objet company profiles. The boards of both companies have approved the deal, which will see the combined stock hit…
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John Newman · April 13, 2012 · …and occasional cleaning. What additive manufacturing (AM) lacks is the ability to print in bulk. While some small objects can be printed in batches, often a 3D printer only creates a single object at a time.Voxeljet has developed an inkjet 3D printer intended for continuous printing. The printer…
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