With the help of a National Geographic Innovation Fellow, a team of engineering students from Colorado State University and additive manufacturing technologies from Solid Concepts build an Underwater…
Shooting a 3D printed gun
3D printed guns continues to be a hot topic. This video from Solid Concepts, though, shows a more professional build. Using “a half-million dollar” machine to print the…
3D Printed pH Probe Measures Fermentation Acidity for the Best Flavor Coffee
When Stanford University graduate students Kristen Dobson and Calder Hughes studied how coffee moves from harvest to our coffee mugs, their research into the process of harvesting and preparing coffee beans revealed that small farmers lack data on a crucial step in the fermentation process that affects quality. Coffee beans are derived from coffee cherries…
Choosing a finishing method for additive manufacturing
Eight options for improving your 3D printed part’s look and performance. By Michael Jermann • Assistant Editor 3D printing is taking the manufacturing industry by storm these days….
Solid Concepts manufactures first 3D printed metal gun
Solid Concepts, one of the world leaders in 3D printing services, has manufactured the world’s first 3D printed metal gun using a laser sintering process and powdered metals….
Additive manufacturing helps NASA develop the Do Everything Space Suit
Terry Persun, Technology Journalist The US Space Agency has been working on their new Z1 space suit, and recently introduced some of the early prototypes now under test….
Eye Hospital takes flight with air duct made from ULTEM on a 3D printer
Aerospace company teams with additive manufacturing to further construction on airplane turned hospital seeking to heal blindness around the world. Orbis is an airborne ophthalmic training facility called…
3D Printing and the paradigm shift in design
By Chuck Alexander, additive manufacturing product and design, Solid Concepts 3D Printing has been getting a lot of press lately and naturally we all want to know if…
A Closer Look At Solid Concepts
Solid Concepts is a service bureau providing additive manufacturing, composites, cast urethanes, and tooling and injection molding services to companies worldwide. As a service provider it continuously evolves…