Sacrificial ink-writing technique developed at Harvard allows 3D printed organs to include large, vascularized building blocks.
Soft pneumatic actuators could get smaller with high-res 3D printing process
Researchers in Singapore and China have proposed a process flow to guide 3D printing of miniature soft pneumatic actuators. Robots with integrated prints could have applications in jet-engine maintenance and minimally invasive surgery.
Automated system from MIT generates robotic actuators for novel tasks
When designing actuators involves too many variables for humans to test by hand, this system can step in.
How 3D Printing Helps Jabil Slash Production Costs & Times
A steady pace of innovations underscore Jabil‘s mission to be the most technologically advanced manufacturing solutions provider in the world. To that end, the company continually weaves a digital thread across its 100 facilities in 29 countries to connect people, processes and plants with suppliers, partners and customers in new and powerful ways. At Jabil’s…
3D Printing Soft Robotics with Embedded Sensors
One of the major challenges in the robotics industry is creating robots that are inspired by nature. This is no easy task, of course, and many of the major challenges associate with creating bio-inspired robots haven’t changed in years. Materials that couple sensing, actuation, computation, and communication must be developed before bio-inspired robots take off. And…
Robots will build spacecraft in orbit
Lee Teschler Executive Editor @dw_LeeTeschler The days of launching complete satellites and similar extraterrestrial objects into orbit may be numbered. Instead, orbiting robots will construct them in space. The basic principles of this concept are being perfected by a company called Tethers Unlimited Inc. in Bothell Wash. under a NASA contract. Tethers’ SpiderFab: Architecture for…
Outsourcing options for 3D printing
Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor You don’t have to own a 3D printer to obtain prototypes or finished parts. The 3D printing service industry is vibrant, with interesting innovations to help you make your parts fast. Most service bureaus are local, small shops that handle your prototypes relatively quickly. Today, they have competition. The major vendors […]
3D Printing: Past, Present, & Future
Join us for an all-encompassing look at industrial 3D printing – where the technology is today, how it got there, and where it’s heading. Early adopters are using 3D printing to improve product design, streamline manufacturing processes, and lean out their supply chains. Cutting-edge software is being used alongside 3D printing to design previously “impossible,”…
Create Radically Better Products with Design Optimization and 3D Printing
Designing for additive manufacturing requires a new mindset. Simply designing traditional parts and producing with additive manufacturing will likely result in more costly, slower to produce results. In order to truly benefit from the advantages of the additive process, designers must think differently when designing parts. Topology optimization is a technology that generated ideal structural…
Innovate in new and exciting optical sensing applications in industrial markets with award-winning DLP® technology
This webinar gives an overview of many new industrial applications enabled by award-winning DLP ® technology across industrial and factory automation applications. DLP technology is a high-value TI content in a given system and has strong pull-through impact for rest of the electronics – analog and embedded processors. DLP fundamentally is an advanced MEMS devices…
What do you know about the eight additive manufacturing processes?
When it’s time to print your part, which additive manufacturing/3D printing (AM / 3DP) process will work the best for you? In this webinar, you will learn: How each AM/3DP process works The pros and cons of each of the present additive manufacturing/3D printing processes. Surface finish expectations and other dimensional information Who offers which…
On Demand Webinar: 3D Printing: Multi-Materials and Vibrant Color
This on-demand webinar will be available from Feb. 24-27. Connex 3D Printing was the first technology to offer multi-material 3D printing. With the Objet500 Connex3, Stratasys launched another first: a color, multi-material 3D printer. Combining three base materials dramatically extends the possibilities — rich, vibrant colors and unprecedented material versatility. In this webinar, Jon Cobb,…
How to ensure your design is 3D printable
Programs like Magics, Rhinoceros 3D, and Spark can help you check out your CAD design for any issues that might not 3D print well. In this webinar, an engineer from each of these companies will go over a feature of their program that resolves a potential 3D printing problem. Watch this webinar to learn: The basics…
3D Printing for Machine Design
Metals and plastics have long been used for machine parts. Their durability, strength, and reliability in machines that operate continuously for millions of cycles makes them the standard in automated machinery. However, for these same reasons, the use of 3D printed parts has been questioned and not widely adopted by manufacturers. This view should be…
Will we 3D-print electric motors?
Yes, it could happen thanks to research into the additive manufacturing of electrical steel, copper conductors, and motor dielectrics. Leland Teschler, Executive Editor, Design World Examine the inside…
3D Scan to 3D Print: Design Innovations with FARO and 3D Systems
3D printing is revolutionizing design and production. Scanners like the FARO Edge ScanArm play a vital role in this process with their ability to acquire super-accurate 3D data of physical objects and quickly export it to design software for production. Learn how to use Rapidform XOR to unlock the power of 3D scanning and see…