To many people, the term 3D printing means that a product is built by squirting out blobs of plastic or by laying down successive layers of material to be fused or bonded together into a product. The fact is that 3D printing technology has advanced beyond the developmental stage and is now being used on … Read more
A year ago, we blogged about how CAD triggered a new wave of interest among the dental community across the globe. Most of the benefits that CAD/CAM and 3D printing technologies have thus delivered within the past decade are so well known that the benefits are taken for granted. For example, these are well-known benefits … Read more
If you type the phrase “Online 3D printing software” into an online search engine such as Google® or Yahoo®, a myriad of responses will come up. Without a doubt, 3D printing has become very popular within the CAD-driven community as well as in the non-technical community. Previously, the market for 3D printers belonged to 3D … Read more
Unquestionably, Additive Manufacturing, known as 3D printing, has made an amazing inroad or encroachment on traditional manufacturing methods. 3D printing has several advantages over traditional manufacturing, such as reduced cost, reduced transport costs, shorter time to market, and rapid prototyping during the product development cycle. The following list highlights products that have been manufactured with … Read more
On the 2nd of May, the first 3D printed gun was developed and tested by Cody Wilson and while others focused on the more negative aspect of this milestone event, such as: the possibility of questionable characters developing actual weapons from the comfort of their homes and how it affects gun control policies, the CAD … Read more