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February 2016
Stratasys Custom Materials Development
Custom Materials Development Enables Printed Parts for Aerospace that are Electrostatic Discharge Safe.
By Scott Sevcik, Director, Aerospace & Defense Business Development, Stratasys
Once a satellite is launched, there is no way to fix something that breaks. That drives the need for incredibly high reliability in an extreme environment. Temperatures can range from -150°C to +150°C within an hour, there is no air flow, and electrostatic charges can build up very quickly. An electrostatic discharge can damage […]
Consumer Product Innovations Driven by Stratasys
The legendary Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40 years. This year, CES hosted over 3,600 companies across 2.4 million square feet in Las Vegas.
Many of the custom accessories on the Ladybird were prototyped and tested with 3D printed parts from Stratasys.
Upon entering the Stratasys booth, visitors were immersed in […]
Stratasys Expands 3D Printing Adoption through Simplification
One of the obstacles to driving mass adoption of 3D printing has been the complex, cumbersome workflows required to take a design from CAD to 3D printer. To cross the chasm from the early adopters to the mainstream pragmatists, Stratasys has partnered with Adobe to create a new solution – Stratasys Creative Colors Software, powered by the Adobe 3D Color Print Engine. Stratasys Creative Colors Software introduces a new, simplified design-to-3D print workflow, […]
Cimquest Awarded Top Reseller Award from Stratasys, Inc.
Cimquest has been awarded the #1 North American Reseller Award for 2015 in both Customer Satisfaction and Material Knowledge Transfer for the Stratasys product line of 3D Printers. Stratasys has been at the forefront of 3D printing innovation for more than 25 years, fueling the next generation of innovation through their work in aerospace, automotive and education. Stratasys is […]
Injured Football Player Wears 3D-printed Brace in Super Bowl
Carolina Panthers All-Pro linebacker Thomas Davis suited up with a custom-printed arm brace to protect a nasty fracture during last night’s big game.
Photo: Getty Images
Davis broke his arm in the game leading up to the Super Bowl, but he was’t about to let that stop him from playing in the big game last night. With the support […]
Stratasys 3D Printing Keeps NASA Satellite On Time and Budget
There has been a new frontier in aerospace 3D printing. Last year Stratasys Direct Manufacturing partnered with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to 3D print 30 antenna array supports for the FORMOSAT-7 Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC-2) satellite mission.
A computer-generated image of the FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2, scheduled to launch in 2016. Image credit: NSPO, NOAA, NASA/JPL, UCAR, SSTL
Scheduled […]