Walking around the alley at Hackaday Supercon 2024, we noticed an interesting project was getting quite a bit of attention, so we got nearer for a close-up. The ‘Circuit Graver’ by [Zach Fredin] is an ...

By John Tranquili, Materials Manager When a researcher studying beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska faced equipment failure that threatened their work, Apple Rubber’s advanced manufacturing ...

Aluminum alloy cylinder head for engine or pump, showing oil channels. On the subject of rapid prototyping, 3D printing often dominates the conversation. The speed, digital flexibility, and low ...

A Unified Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem Powered by 3D Printing, CNC Machining, and Advanced Fabrication By integrating advanced 3D printing with CNC machining, injection molding, and sheet metal ...

Faster production means shorter lead times and ultimately more economic benefits for the manufacturer. The overall advantages of Rapid Prototyping seem limitless. The ...

Time to market is everything in the world of consumer products, whether it's something as seemingly basic as a tablet stand or a toothbrush, to more advanced products like electronics or musical ...

The Dimension (above) from Stratasys creates prototypes in ABS. The Dimension is used primarily in the design stage, while the FDM Maxum?also by Stratasys?is used to create higher-resolution ...

The Department of Defense (DOD) continues to grapple with its unwieldy acquisition system, even as China exploits new technologies to enable it to defeat American forces in an armed confrontation in ...

The Rapid Prototyping Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory is a bright, high-ceilinged room alive with the whir of robotic arms, the hum of 3D printers, and the gust of cooling fans. Young ...

UB biomedical engineers have acquired a rapid-prototyping machine to aid their groundbreaking efforts to manufacture living tissues and organs, and fabricate customized implants and prostheses, among ...