3D Printing / Additive Mfg

reposted from www.deskeng.com Color 3D printing showed its promise years ago. But there was a gap between promise and bloom. Early color 3D prints had color, sure, yet they lacked the vibrancy of a Cassius Marcellus Coolidge oil. Often parts were paint-by-numbers garish or dreary like the piping on a frozen cake. Objet multi-material, multi-color 3D printers from Stratasys changed that for the better with bright, deep colors. Today’s Pick of the Week, however, is [...]

There are many unique advantages of the Stratasys PolyJet Rigur 3D Printing Material and when it is combined with Tango rubber-like materials they make a powerful combo. Watch the video below to see Sam Green from Stratasys Materials explain the unique advantages. Together, these materials can produce a range of versatile prototyping options that can satisfy all prototyping requirements from concept modeling to advanced functional prototyping. Special Promotion From now until the end of March [...]

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 a world where top-tier consumer electronics companies delivered their [...]

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 of a 3D-printed brace he was ready to take on the tackles and last [...]

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 for launch this year, the COSMIC-2 mission marks the first time [...]

Stratasys has taken color 3D printing to a new level of realism and accessibility with the release of Stratasys Creative Colors Software, powered by the Adobe 3D Color Print Engine, for its Objet Connex3 3D Printing solutions. The new software solution combines advanced color management with a direct design-to-3D print workflow, and is an important step in Stratasys and Adobe’s shared vision of making 3D printing more accessible and easier to use while increasing creativity. [...]

Let’s take a look at how 3D printing is being used to produce fully functional prosthetic hands for children in need. Brent Chanin from a company called Mediprint, reached out to Cimquest to let us know about a not for profit company who aims at equipping disabled children with 3D printed prosthetic hands. He asked if Cimquest would be interested in participating in their program and naturally, our answer was a resounding yes! You may [...]