by David | Dec 24, 2019 | 3D News, People
Jeffrey Ito who helps people gain an edge with 21st Century break-through technologies wants to teach the world how to invent, design and tinker with 3D printing for profit and fun. . 3D printing which is even being experimented by Nike and fashion companies is...
by David | Dec 24, 2019 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Metal
Diatom frustules, with their diverse three-dimensional regular silica structures and nano- to micrometer dimensions, represent perfect model systems for biomimetic fabrication of materials and devices. . The structure of a frustule of the diatom Didymosphenia...
by David | Dec 23, 2019 | 3D News, Electronics
One of the enabling technologies of our 21st-century lifestyle is the lithium–ion battery. These energy packs make possible mobile phones and electric cars, laptops and health-care devices, robots and remotely operated sensors, and much more. . Perhaps...
by David | Dec 23, 2019 | 3D News, Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Metal
Die casting is a particularly harsh operation. The process involves forcing molten metal into a mold cavity at high pressure, and is commonly used to make automotive parts such as engine blocks, wheels and engine cradles. The tooling that produces these parts must be...
by David | Dec 23, 2019 | 3D News, Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, People
Sabic has been involved in 3D printing for a long time supplying materials such as their Ultem PEI material that is used extensively in aerospace. . Lately, the company has also started selling ABS and PC filaments and Polyimide , has a renewed focus on large format...
by David | Dec 23, 2019 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials
In the first part of our series on carbon fiber 3D printing, we really only just got started by providing a background on the material, some of its properties, and how it’s made. Now that that’s out of the way, we can get to the fun stuff: how carbon fiber is...
by David | Dec 21, 2019 | 3D Trends, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Now that 3D printing is so common, replicating models and creating prototypes have become so much easier compared to how things were done a couple of decades ago. However, it’s still worth our time to take a look back at the more old-fashioned methods and come up with...
by David | Dec 21, 2019 | 3D News, Medical
Radiology is currently undergoing a “big-tech transition,” and many companies are looking to tap into the specialty through new technologies, Summer Decker, PhD, told RSNA 2019 attendees at an educational session. . Decker is the director of the 3D...
by David | Dec 21, 2019 | 3D 101, 3D News, 3D Trends, Maker Movement
Have you been considering buying a 3D printer lately? Well, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve been doing some research on how useful these printers are and what exactly can you do with them. So, if you’ve ever thought that 3D printers are overrated and probably...
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