In aerospace additive manufacturing, you expect the story to start with rockets. This one starts with an ink cartridge.

However, with today’s CAD technology, most manufacturers anticipate that eventually some appropriate tooling will need to be commissioned in order to produce production components, irrespective of ...

As the day passes, customers continue to value their uniqueness. It, then, becomes even more crucial to design products to meet the unique needs of every individual. As the development of technology, ...

Norman Noble announced recently that it plans to open a new rapid prototype manufacturing facility in Irvine, California.

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 ...

Last year, a new technology was unveiled that could potentially enable clinicians to detect real-time chemical changes in the body. A proof-of-concept sensor array incorporating three types of sensors ...

Manufacturers looking to shorten supply chains, eliminate shipping costs and reduce lead times can benefit from additive technologies. One of the top events is coming up this month: RAPID 2012 is an ...

Prototyping: With the use of CAD and massive amounts of digital simulation software available, it can often seem superfluous to make early appearance models, or even undertake early testing of new ...

Ever shorter lead times from design to production are a fact of life for manufacturers. Only 10 years ago, for example, the auto industry standard for getting a new car model through engineering and ...

Rapid manufacturing will be the driving force behind the growth of the rapid prototyping equipment markets, according to Frost & Sullivan. In 2006 this market earned $300 million and should reach $859 ...