tag: 3D printing

3D Printing: Can You Imagine the Possibilities?
By Adrienne Downey - 02 Jul, 2014 - Comments: 0

3D printing is being used in many more applications than most people realize. But the most exciting applications for 3D printing are the ones that haven’t even been conceived of yet. It’s exciting to realize we are on the cusp of a manufacturing revolution that affects so many different industries already. If you have been to the movies lately, you’ve likely seen 3D printing in action.... » read more

3D Printing Revolution Ahead
By Adrienne Downey - 15 May, 2014 - Comments: 0

The 3D printing industry has been getting loads of press recently. It has captured the imagination of many, with the possibility of starting a manufacturing revolution. New applications and materials are announced on a (very) frequent basis. ColorFabb will beta test two new filament materials, one based on bronze and the other bamboo, in the coming months. NASA and Tethers Unlimited are deve... » read more

Week In Review: Manufacturing, Design, Test
By Mark LaPedus - 31 Jan, 2014 - Comments: 0

The technology of 3D "bioprinting" (the medical application of 3D printing to produce living tissue and organs) is advancing so quickly that it will spark a major ethical debate on its use by 2016, according to Gartner. At the same time, 3D printing of non-living medical devices such as prosthetic limbs, combined with a burgeoning population and insufficient levels of healthcare in emerging mar... » read more

Blog Review: Nov. 20
By Ed Sperling - 20 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

Can you really heat your home office with just four candles? It all depends on where you put those candles, as Mentor’s Robin Bornoff shows in part one of this series. And make sure you check out the video, particularly if you’ve had a tough day. Synopsys’ Karen Bartleson interviews ST’s Oleg Logvinov on camera about the IoT, which may be the biggest change since the Industrial Revol... » read more

More 3D Printing Applications
By Michael Watts - 14 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

There is enough news about 3D printing that the Guardian newspaper’s Web site even has a special section on it. The list of demonstrated applications runs the gamut from guns to panties via custom bobble head dolls and organs. It's interesting to look at all these ideas and try and work out which really has potential. There are 3 categories for potential: Practical. Possible with inv... » read more

System Bits: Nov. 12
By Brian Bailey - 12 Nov, 2013 - Comments: 0

3D Printers When thinking about 3D printers, most people probably think about creating small plastic parts or prototypes. 3D printing now can be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields from medicine to communications, including many that have lingered on lab benches for lack of a batt... » read more

Manufacturing Bits: Aug. 20
By Ed Sperling - 20 Aug, 2013 - Comments: 0

Child’s Play MIT has created lightweight composite building blocks that can be snapped together like Legos to create complex shapes. MIT says those structures can be used to assemble everything from airplanes to dikes. The new material is used to create identical interlocking parts, according to the university. The parts are 10 times stiffer than other ultralight materials, though. And ev... » read more

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