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5 Reasons Why Metal 3d Printing Is Big And Getting Bigger

5 Reasons Why Metal 3d Printing Is Big And Getting Bigger

People ask me if and when 3D printing will become a method of mass production. As far as plastics go, I don’t know. For metals, though, it is a whole different story: it is already happening. Metal 3D printing technologies are evolving at breakneck speed, constantly increasing their size and velocity capabilities. One of the [...]Read More »
3D Printing Gives Precious Memories To The Blind

3D Printing Gives Precious Memories To The Blind

A visually impaired couple in Italy have turned to 3D printing to help bring the precious memories of their childhood back to life and effectively create a photo for the visually impaired. Most of us can simply look at old photos for a wave of nostalgia, but the visually impaired and the blind simply have [...]Read More »
3D Printing Set to Grow 25% Every Year

3D Printing Set to Grow 25% Every Year

The 3D printing market will continue its stratospheric rise and the market will expand by 25% each and every year until 2020, according to EY’s Global 3D Printing Report 2016. To compile the report, the company surveyed more than 900 decision makers in 12 countries and nine industries, covering both mature and emerging markets. It also [...]Read More »
Bushnell Verifies High Detail Optics Designs with 3D Systems ProJet MJP 2500

Bushnell Verifies High Detail Optics Designs with 3D Systems ProJet MJP 2500

When it comes to optics, looks can be deceiving. Hours upon hours of design, development and trial and error are poured into the final products Bushnell offers in the sporting goods aisle, from binoculars and rifle scopes to any of the other high quality visual aids the company produces. As a category leader for over 70 years, [...]Read More »
Sagrada Familia: Color Jet Printing (CJP) Helps Architects at Sagrada Familia Follow Gaudi’s Method While Saving Time and Money

Sagrada Familia: Color Jet Printing (CJP) Helps Architects at Sagrada Familia Follow Gaudi’s Method While Saving Time and Money

"Due to the complexity of surfaces and forms, working with Gaudi's designs in 2D does not make sense from an architectural point of view. If Gaudi was alive today, he would have brought 3D technology to its maximum exponent, since much of his work was already conceived tri-dimensionally." - Jordi Coll, Chief Architect At the [...]Read More »
Comparing Cost and Quality of a Complex Pump Impeller Casting Made from Wax and QuickCast Patterns

Comparing Cost and Quality of a Complex Pump Impeller Casting Made from Wax and QuickCast Patterns

Tech Cast LLC is a leading supplier of high quality investment castings. One of their specialties is large complex pump impeller castings weighing up to 350 pounds and measuring up to 30 inches in diameter. Designing a pump impeller that performs well is a challenge. The fluids being pumped are often multicomponent and the flow [...]Read More »
Fujikon Takes Fast-Moving World of Headset Products to New Heights with 3D Systems’ SLA 3D Printing Technology

Fujikon Takes Fast-Moving World of Headset Products to New Heights with 3D Systems’ SLA 3D Printing Technology

In 2013 Apple® sold more than 170 million iPads® worldwide. With a reported 500 million iPhones® in use along with millions of Samsung® Galaxy phones and a variety of other mobile devices, it goes without saying this market is hot. Likewise, the ensuing demand for peripheral devices, such as headsets are exploding. Fujikon, an award-winning [...]Read More »