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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TE Connectivity, a specialist in connectors and sensors, has expanded its rapid prototyping capabilities into two existing United States facilities to help medical device manufacturers get their ...

Cutting time and cost out of molding cycles is a priority for composites manufacturers in every market they serve. As molders approach the practical limits to process speed and cost efficiency, the ...

WayKen Rapid Manufacturing Limited has announced a focus on prototype manufacturing as a risk-reduction strategy to improve design validation, enhance CNC precision parts development, and support ...

The technology has evolved from a niche tool for building prototypes to one gaining wider acceptance for batch manufacturing. Greg Morris is a believer in manufacturing the unmanufacturable. His ...

Warren Buffet once astutely observed that, "the poor invest in dollars, while the rich invest in time." In manufacturing, the second often supplants the dollar as the unit upon which decisions turn.

Overcapacity in molding is a big problem for firms looking to make a profit. Matt Hlavin, CEO of Rapid Prototype + Manufacturing LLC, discussed at PN's recent Executive Forum how he built on the ...