The Fortus series of 3D printers, or additive manufacturing machines, is in no way designed for the everyday consumer. Instead Stratasys has positioned each of these machines as a high end industrial solution for manufacturing. Basically these machines are competitors to full fledged machine shops and injection molding machines. If their marketing videos do not […]
Not all 3D printers are created equal. Mcor separates themselves from the pack very clearly by creating 3D parts with paper. This modern day origami machine puts down layer after layer of regular sheet paper, cutting each one into the cross section required. Because paper is so common and inexpensive Mcor boasts a lower relative
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The 3Doodler is not a 3D printer, it is however an additive manufacturing device. The difference is very clear when you look at the form factor. As a handheld device there is nothing controlling where the 3Doodler lays down material except for the user. It’s interesting that an industrious hacker could put together a small
Deltamaker is a unique take on the form factor of printers. The delta tripod opens up the build window and has the added effect of looking really cool while working. This is one of the machines that is still in the early stages but with a fully funded Kick Starter campaign the team should be
Cube one of the most prominently featured end designer focused machines on the market. The incorporation of reusable material cartridges is exciting as it removes a lot of the technical aspects of printing. Although the media would have us believe that additive manufacturing is as easy as hitting print that is not the case. Melting
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is gaining popularity. Searches for 3D printing are on the rise and even President Obama mentioned it in his State of The Union. This info graphic helps to explain a bit about what it is and how it can help people innovate. Thanks to Online Degrees for the infographic
The form factor of 3D printers, a massive machine that took up a lot of floor space, used to be very limited but recently there has been a lot of talk about desktop printing…. but is that enough. A few enterprising entrepreneurs Max Bogue and Peter Dilworth, have found a way to pack many of the
There is a lot of buzz today about 3D Printing, thanks to it’s inclusion in the President’s State of The Union Address. If you missed it here is the relevant quote Last year, we created our first manufacturing innovation institute in Youngstown, Ohio. A once-shuttered warehouse is now a state-of-the art lab where new workers
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The other day I posted about a new 3D printer that showed up on popular crowd funding website Kickstarter. The “Delta Maker” utilizes existing technology and unique design to deliver an aesthetically pleasing 3D printer that hobbyists and makers would be proud to display on their desktop.Check out the DeltaMaker campaign on KickStarter – they are now
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The recent Solidworks World surely brought an influx of new CSWPs. At least the analytics data for this site suggests people were searching for the term. The occasion allowed me to test out Fiverr.com resulting in the above infographic.
