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John Newman · April 12, 2012 · …of people in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry who don’t believe the technology is ready to take over more traditional methods of mass production. This is probably true is most cases, particularly where parts are just stamped out by the dozen. Not every part that’s made for consumer…
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Jamie Gooch · April 12, 2012 · Earlier this year, Desktop Engineering launched it’s first Rapid Ready sweepstakes, with a Stratasys uPrint SE 3D Print Pack as the prize. It included everything a design engineer would need for professional quality 3D printing: a uPrint SE 3D Printer, a WaveWash Support Cleaning System, and a start-up…
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John Newman · April 11, 2012 · …president’s administration toward increasing manufacturing based in the U.S., he has proposed creating a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation.Part of the proposal is the creation of up to 15 hubs of commerce, scattered throughout the states to help U.S. manufacturers become more competitive and bring investor cash flow…
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John Newman · April 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.To anyone who follows additive manufacturing (AM) news, it probably…
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John Newman · April 6, 2012 · …the tip of the additive manufacturing (AM) iceberg, but it still remains an important part of the field. The ability for companies to produce their own prototypes in hours (or days, at the most) rather than weeks can’t be underestimated.One example of how AM can change the commercial…
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John Newman · April 5, 2012 · …could take advantage of additive manufacturing.When the program is finished, the team hopes people will be able to shop for robots by selecting from a library of possible builds (similar to Thingiverse), and then simply order their new robot from a nearby printing service. If Thingiverse is any…
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John Newman · April 4, 2012 · …process for use in manufacturing.With the idea of what would eventually come to be called additive manufacturing (AM) in mind, Langer began work on a different process that could produce more durable parts and prototypes. The result of his work was laser sintering.Put briefly, laser sintering uses a…
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John Newman · April 2, 2012 · …it’s nice to see additive manufacturing starting to get some industry props. Each year, Aviation Week hands out awards in the aerospace and defense industries. This year the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has won the 2012 Innovation Challenge in the category of Power and Propulsion.The award…
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Pamela Waterman · April 1, 2012 · …“program” to drive a 3D-printing/additive manufacturing (AM) system. If the information supplied in the original file isn’t the best it can be, the AM equipment will either reject the STL version of the part entirely, or build something that’s exactly what you defined—but definitely not what you wanted.…
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Jamie Gooch · April 1, 2012 · …Car. Wohlers will address additive manufacturing during his State of the Industry report. The Urbee 3D-printed car was on display last year.The conference and event provides great networking opportunities, as well as a display of the latest equipment and software. You can also sit in on briefings to…
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DE Editors · March 30, 2012 · …software suite targeted for additive manufacturing, 3D printing and simulation professionals and hobbyist alike. Free 3D model viewing and verification module is accompanied with more advanced modules allowing the repair and preparation of models for any AM process. New 64-bit implementation enables the handling of large 3D data…
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John Newman · March 28, 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.Lots of announcements in this week’s Rapid Ready Roundup. First,…
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DE Editors · March 28, 2012 · …for 3D printing and additive manufacturing. Significant updates have also been made for the netfabb engine for Ultimaker. The netfabb 4.9 update is focused on bug fixes and improvements of existing functions, including: improved triangle reduction, improved smoothing, updated license dialog to warn for licensing or dongle issues,…
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John Newman · March 27, 2012 · …incorporate printed electronics into additive manufacturing (AM). This hybrid approach builds an object that isn’t required to have holes for wires or slots for chips. It is pure form follows function.The first prototype created with the new process is what the companies are calling a “smart wing” for…
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John Newman · March 26, 2012 · Frequent readers of Rapid Ready probably realize that I believe 3D printing is on the verge of changing from prototyping juggernaut to transformative technology. As 3D printers get cheaper, they come into practical reach of more consumers. One of the missing puzzle pieces so far has been an…
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John Newman · March 23, 2012 · …quite as closely are additive manufacturing (AM) service providers.A growing number of companies exist to provide AM services. Today we’ll look at how two of those companies are expanding their operations. Future AM service features will take a more in-depth look at service providers.Shapeways is a Dutch company…
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John Newman · March 22, 2012 · …use traditional methods of manufacturing don’t always consider how the process can change to reflect the use of additive manufacturing (AM).A white paper by Jim Comb, a systems engineer with Stratasys, Inc., titled “How to Design Your Part for Direct Digital Manufacturing,” makes some good points about the…
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John Newman · March 21, 2012 · All of us have probably made a paper mache something at some point or another — maybe it was in school, maybe it was helping out your kids on a project. The basic idea for using water and an adhesive to shape and create an object isn’t a…
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John Newman · March 19, 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.Let’s start this Roundup with a little bit of music.…
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John Newman · March 16, 2012 · …models. 3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM) if you prefer, is no exception. We discussed some of the potential problems in the original 3D Printing, IP and Industry editorial. Here you’ll find some updates as Rapid Ready continues to follow AM.Companies have already begun to try to use…
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