When you are looking for a way to make very functional FDM parts look closer to being traditionally manufactured parts there are few methods out there. Some of these require manual working of the part, some mechanical, while others require almost no work at all. One of the major concerns that comes up regularly is the dimensional stability of the parts after the finishing process. When tumbling parts or sanding them you are typically removing [...]
You can’t solve an 80-year-old problem with 80-year-old technology. Take stereo speakers, for example. Conventionally designed and manufactured speakers almost universally suffer from some level of “back wave” distortion; this occurs when the audio signals fired to the back of the speaker bounce off the cabinet walls and interfere with the signals sent to the front of the speaker. In the 3D printed Aleph1 speaker design, sound travels in a perpetual self-feeding loop, preventing [...]
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 [...]
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, greater ease [...]
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 trusted worldwide by leading manufacturers and groundbreaking designers and Cimquest couldn’t be prouder to win this [...]
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 [...]
