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Students 3D Print a 2D Printer
In the University of Virginia’s rapid prototyping lab, students’ ideas become real, smart machines. UVA’s mechanical and aerospace engineering program embraces mechatronics, which combines mechanical, electronic, computer, software...
Excerpt 3: 3D Printing & the Truth about Speed: Is the Hare Really Fastest?
3D printing has been so successful in accelerating the product development process that companies are looking at the 3D printing process itself to see how technologies compare on speed. When considering alternative methods, it’s...
FDM Technology: The Personal 3D Printing Assistant You’ve Been Waiting For
No doubt FDM Technology has come a long way from the get-go. I was 6 when Scott Crump invented FDM, but I’ve heard stories of technicians having to stop the machine and install support structures manually. I can’t even fathom doing that...
FDM Technology: The Personal 3D Printing Assistant You’ve Been Waiting For
No doubt FDM Technology has come a long way from the get-go. I was 6 when Scott Crump invented FDM, but I’ve heard stories of technicians having to stop the machine and install support structures manually. I can’t even fathom doing that...
3D Printing Question of the Week: Do you mentor engineering students?
This month, we'll share some impressive stories of how educators use 3D printing to prepare students for tomorrow's engineering and design opportunities. Even with awesome instruction, exposure to experienced engineers can give kids an advantage....
Excerpt 2: 3D Printing & the Truth about Speed: Is the Hare Really Fastest?
When comparing the speed of 3D printing processes, the build time – where the part is being built up in layers – is the most common measurement. But the build time is just one component of the time needed for part completion....
Among Test Tubes and Microscopes, a 3D Printer Helps Fight Diseases
Joseph DeRisi and his team at UCSF’s DeRisi Lab are out to save creatures great and small. In 2003, a virus-identification tool that DeRisi invented, built and programmed helped stop the SARS outbreak on the brink of pandemic. Since then, the...
Excerpt 1: 3D Printing & the Truth about Speed: Is the Hare Really Fastest?
Speed is one of the primary reasons manufacturers are rapidly adopting 3D printing. So it's natural that the speed at which they produce parts plays a role in selecting a technology. But comparing the speed of 3D printing technologies...
Obama Administration Likes 3D Printing
The NNMI has established the NAMII under the direction of the NCDMM. Wait. What? To put it more simply, Stratasys joined a team of leaders from industry and education to develop a pilot institute: the NAMII (or National Additive Manufacturing...
