by Bill Decker | Feb 4, 2014 | Legal, Product Review
See how Rapidform XOR creates CAD models from 3D scan data. This short intro shows how you can convert a 3D scan of an impeller into a parametric CAD model, which is then transferred into CAD software as a native, editable model. Will reverse engineering seem wrong or...
by Bill Decker | Jan 29, 2014 | Ideas, Manufacturing
Ever since the world’s very first guitar was strung up, the folks that build everyone’s favorite instrument have continued the never-ending quest to deliver the next greatest thing in guitar design. Though significant changes to the tried-and-true foundation don’t...
by Bill Decker | Jan 26, 2014 | Engineering, Industry Statistics
Additive manufacturing is also used prominently in the medical and dental industries—about 80,000 hip implants have been made to date using 3D printers, and every day some 15,000 tooth crowns and fillings are made with parts from 3D printers, said Terry Wohlers, an...
by Bill Decker | Jan 20, 2014 | Industry Statistics, Rapid Prototyping
A Brief History and Snapshot of 3D Printing #1. How Did 3D Printing Begin? A 3D printer is similar to a normal printer, however a normal printer produces ink on paper. 3D printers, on the other hand, layer atoms on top of each other to create, or print, actual 3D...
by Bill Decker | Jan 15, 2014 | Business, Celebrities
3D Systems Appoints will.i.am as Its Chief Creative Officer Popular culture shaper will.i.am to mainstream 3D printing ROCK HILL, South Carolina –January 8, 2014 – 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced that will.i.am, global entertainer, entrepreneur and...
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