3D printing is gaining wider use in the automotive sector. A new case study shows how Local Motors, an autonomous and open source vehicle manufacturer, is using 3D printing to save time and money. The Phoenix, Arizona based company has…
Once the world’s longest driverless transit rail network (until 2016 when it was surpassed by the Vancouver SkyTrain) the Dubai Metro transports over 160 million passengers each year. To keep trains running, and passengers happy, the city’s Roads and Transport…
From HuffPost: […] 3D Printing: Seventy-one percent of U.S. manufacturers are currently using 3D printing in one way or another, according to a recent Manufacturing Institute study. Most use it to develop product prototypes, while 7 percent of companies use it…
This is a good white paper from UL on one of the main wider implications of 3D printing. The UL AM white paper, “Managing Safety in Additive Manufacturing Facilities,” is now available. In speaking with Norm Lowe, UL’s manager…
3D printed drone technology has been an emerging area over the past year, with military surveillance use seeing a particular boom. To add to the recent developments in drone delivery systems and swarming dronespurpose built to be air dropped, U.S. Marine TOW gunner Cpl. Rhet…
HP have been threatening to change the dynamics of the 3D printing market following their announcement a few years back that this was a space they were interested in. The reality, however, hasn’t lived up to the hype – yet.…
Moving PCB production in-house can save over 60% in prototyping time, produce better products, and have an impact on the supply chain. More companies and universities are integrating 3D printing with their electronic design. The non-traditional process was well-received as…
While it may seem that nearly every type of industry today is making use of 3D printing, this applies to the US military also. And while they may employ creativity while making new parts just like everyone else, most US…
Before inserting and expanding a pen-sized stent into someone’s aorta, the hose-like artery that carries our blood away from the heart, surgeon Jason Chuen likes to practice on the patient first. Not for real of course, but in plastic. Which…
The commercial success of affordable, three dimensional (3D) printed plastic products and parts for science, industry and medicine has spurred similar innovations in 3D metal printing. Already, early adopters in manufacturing are using 3D metal printers to create everything from…