3D Scanning

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  ProJet MJP Wax Investment Casting Patterns Let Turbine Technologies Soar

  In addition, with traditional techniques iterative design and testing become virtually impossible. Turbine blades especially may require several tests, as they have to be twisted precisely. Even a few degrees off and they won’t function. But when one part costs upwards of $20,000, it’s not feasible to produce several parts for testing alone.

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  Realize Inc. and Outdoor Ukulele Hit the Right Notes With 3D Printed Musical Instruments

  A staple in Hawaiian music, the ukulele’s name roughly translates as “jumping flea,” a tribute to the player’s fluttering fingers as they play the small, traditionally wooden instrument. It goes to say that given the busy, flea-like strumming involved, you can’t just make a “uke” out of anything. It’s got to be durable, and it’s got to s…

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  On the Road to Success Using GibbsCAM

  The average run of a part at Precimax is between one and ten. “If we get a run of 100, we’re pretty excited. And we do get those – you have to get that mix or you’d burn your guys out running nothing but Inconel for weeks on end.”

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  Multi Jet 3D Printing Set to Support SISSA's Research Needs

  The arrival of a new 3D printer from 3D Systems marks the start of a “mechatronic” age at SISSA, the International School for Advanced Studies based in Trieste, Italy. The School is focused on conducting leading-edge scientific research and educating post-graduate students in new research programs.

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  POWERADE Sprints To Finish at FIFA 2014 with 3D Printing

  The first was a carrier from the 2012 UEFA European Championship, and the second was a carrier from a U.S. tournament. The client’s goal for the design of the new World Cup carrier was to combine the ergonomics of the US carrier’s design with the overall size and shape of the UEFA carrier. The team needed to start the design from scratch.

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