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June 2015
Is 3D Printing Worth the Hype?
This is an excerpt from an article by Chad Sansing posted on SLJ.com
If you’ve ever seen a 3-D printer at work, you know how mesmerizing it can be. LEDs flicker to life, fans and motors spin up to speed, and then, the print head (or nozzle) begins its dance back and forth along X- and Y-axis belt drives (and up and down the Z-axis), extruding its […]
Ten-motor Electric Plane Takes Off
The GL-10 prototype takes off in hover mode like a helicopter (Photo: NASA Langley/David C. Bowman)
In seeking a compromise between helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, engineers in recent years have opted for tilt rotors, but NASA has dusted off and improved on a tilt wing aircraft design that takes off and […]
Cimquest Customer Success – Gil Machine & Tool
Gil Machine is a Cimquest customer in Eastern PA and their owner, Al Gil, often recommends Mastercam to other shops. He finds it invaluable to his business and couldn’t imagine operating without it. Mastercam helps him visualize his entire project so that the toolpaths are perfect every time allowing him to make superior products, quickly.
The day we visited, Al performed a roughing test with some GW Shultz end mills to measure the speeds of how […]
Chinese Space Program Builds 3D Printed Suit Connectors
This article is a repost from 3Dprint.com.
The Feitian is a Chinese spacesuit developed for the Shenzhou 7 mission, and astronaut Zhai Zhigang wore it during China’s first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) on September 27, 2008.
The suit was modeled after the Orlan-M spacesuit developed by the Russian space program, designed to meet the requirements of spacewalks of up to seven hours by […]
May 2015
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing’s Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Services
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is one of the only professional 3D printing technologies that uses production-grade thermoplastics. Design and manufacturing engineers, design and engineering services as well as aerospace, automotive, medical and energy companies are using FDM.
“With the broadest selection of engineering thermoplastic materials from ABS to ULTEM small, Stratasys Direct Manufacturing has helped customers apply the FDM process to a […]
Navy Uses 3D Printing Technology in Weapons Systems
The Navy has been using 3D printed parts on the Osprey tilt-rotor craft and plans to expand the uses of the technology. (Photo : Allen Onstott / U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
The U.S. Navy […]