3D printing News – December 21 2011

3D printers: Almost mainstream Computerworld He then sent the design file for each component to a 3D printer, which sliced the objects into sections less than 1/100th of an inch thick by printing it, one layer at a time, using molten ABS plastic as the "ink." As a 3D printer begins fabricating an … See all stories on this topic » Computerworld

3D printers compared: A sampling Computerworld By Robert L. Mitchell Builds 3D object by alternating layers of ordinary printer paper and adhesive; tungsten carbide blade automatically cuts away excess material that is removed using fingers or tweezers; waste material also supports the object as … See all stories on this topic »

3D Systems Adds Potomac Photonics to Its Reseller Network MarketWatch (press release) "The Potomac Photonics team is highly qualified to deliver our 3D printing products to their growing customer base." "We are very pleased to represent 3D Systems’ comprehensive design to manufacturing solutions," stated Mike Adelstein, President of … See all stories on this topic »

Exclusive: Inside Microsoft’s model shop, where prototypes are printed in 3D The Verge Karsten Aagaard, user experience designer, says that the team tries to print 3D prototypes in "real-time" so that designers can work rapidly. If a prototype design is submitted at 5PM, the team endeavors to have them printed by the time the designers … See all stories on this topic »

How to deck the halls, 3D printer style Greenbang Additive manufacturing — also known as 3D printing — has a long way to go before we all have 3D printers in our homes. But it’s already been able to do some pretty amazing things: “print” a playable flute, an ultra-efficient car, even a glass bowl … See all stories on this topic » Greenbang

Tech gifts: Adventures, sound and more USA TODAY In the tech world, arts and crafts comes in the form of 3D printing, a manufacturing technology that has enabled people to "print" clothing, jewelry, home decorations and even a jet engine prototype. While these machines can cost tens of thousands of … See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

3D TV might be a thing of the past, QD TV the future Good 3D TV News He boasted that they have also been working on the rolls of the wallpaper or curtains that would also be made out of quantum dots printing. As a result seeing the sun rising over a beach as soon as you wake up would no longer remain a distant dream. … See all stories on this topic »

5 Incredible Technologies That Will Shape Our Future International Business Times AU Imagine replacing your sick organs with a 3D print. Over the last few years 3D printing has been gaining ground in different industries because of the speed and efficiency in which parts can be manufactured. 3D prints can be used in medicine to replace … See all stories on this topic » International Business Times AU

Electro Image LLC takes business card printing to the next level. STLtoday.com The business card backing can also be printed in normal four color process. Lenticular cards are very durable and substantial; total thickness with plastic and 4D viewer combined is .21pt. However, the 3D effect appears solely on the front, … See all stories on this topic »

Shapeways | blog: Your Holiday 3D Printing Heading Your Way By blog (Duann) Yesterday was the biggest single day for shipping with 594 packages of your 3D printed goodness heading out the door yesterday. Our friends at UPS had to bring two vans to handle the load and the very last box only just squeezed in. … Shapeways Blog

MAKE | Best of MAKE: 3D–Printed Objects By John Baichtal Best of MAKE: 3D–Printed Objects. Hi makers! This is my unscientific list of favorite printable projects we’ve blogged about over the past year. What cool projects did I miss? Post in the comments. … MAKE

Cisco Blog » Blog Archive » Additive Manufacturing: Is 3D Printing … It seems like something out of Star Trek. A “replicator” – something that can create any complex object from generic raw materials, such as powdered. blogs.cisco.com/…/additive-manufacturing-is-3d-printing-the-…

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