STRATASYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSYS) STRATASYS is a manufacturer of three-dimensional printers as well as rapid prototyping systems for office-based RP and direct digital manufacturing markets. This company also offers rapid prototyping and production part manufacturing services through its centers that reside in North America, Europe and Australia. Some of the industries that its printers are used […]
Once in a great while, a technology emerges that has the potential to revolutionize the world as we know it. Even less frequent is the opportunity for the general public to invest in such a technology. The advent of 3D printing brings with it an opportunity to invest in an advancement that is as monumental
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It is not just Sci-Fi movies that revolve around the world of tech toys and engineering. There are a number of great films, from documentaries to mainstream blockbusters, that have engineers as central plot characters or touch on some topic that is a part of every engineers world. Here are just a few of the
On a recent flight to Hong Kong, to review the upcoming production of the product line I helped engineer and design, the in seat entertainment offered up a documentary called “The Light Bulb Conspiracy”. As a product engineer and marketing manager for a consumer device company the primary thesis of the film struck a cord.
Lenticular has become increasingly popular in recent years. Especially with the mainstream coverage given to 3D movies and 3DTVs, many advertisers and merchandisers have seen ample opportunity to take advantage of the technology. For a theatrical film that is released in 3D it is almost required that a stunning lenticular posted is created and distributed
As noted in earlier posts, nice lenticular requires precision alignment between the lens and the printed imaged. Because of this the printing technology necessary for making a quality lenticular is rather advanced. There are some home kits available for lenticulars but they require significant knowledge of the capabilities of the printing hardware. Each lens LPI
Because lenticular images utilize a lens, there is an optimal viewing distance. For 3D images (those on vertical lenticules) a viewer significantly beyond the optimal viewing distance will not see any effect because the relative distance between the two viewing angles (the eyes) is null. For animation effects viewing beyond the viewing angle will significantly
As an alternative to printing directly on the lens interlaced images can be printing on a substrate and later adhered to a lens. The substrate must be a flat surface so that the lens is attached at a uniform distance, ensuring clean viewing. Printing on a substrate does have advantages, mainly, the ability to align
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Printing can be on a substrate that is adhered to a lens or directly on the lens itself. When printing directly on the lens, the ink is applied to the flat side of the lenses. In this printing method it is important that the printer is capable of aligning the interlaced image directly with the
