Rapid Ready Roundup: RAPID 2013, 3D Printing Down Under, MAKRZ app, and Pez...
In the course of my diligent efforts to keep you good people up to date on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and...
View ArticleRAPID 2013 Announces Keynote Speakers
As the importance of additive manufacturing (AM) continues to grow, the nature of AM conferences changes. In place of a mainly industry insider feel to the events, more and more professionals...
View ArticleWin Tickets to RAPID 2013!
Additive manufacturing (AM) is one of the most exciting technologies around. 3D printers are used in almost every major industry, including aerospace, medical and automotive. As AM continues to move...
View ArticleNAMII Awards $4.5 Million to Seven Additive Manufacturing Projects
Additive manufacturing (AM) has taken some great strides in the two plus decades the technology has been around, but there’s always room for innovation. Continuing research and development will ensure...
View ArticleRAPID 2013 is On
Every year for the last two decades, additive manufacturing (AM) professionals, insiders and enthusiasts have gathered for the RAPID Conference and Exposition. Hosted by the Society of Manufacturing...
View ArticleOptimism Abounds at RAPID 2013 Conference and Exhibition
In recent years, 3D printing has been hailed by many media outlets as a harbinger of a manufacturing revolution that will usher in a custom-built world. While acknowledging that the news reports are a...
View ArticleMulti Proto Lab Debuts at RAPID 2013
The news is starting to flow from RAPID 2013. The first system that caught our eye at RAPID is the Multi Proto Lab from the National Nanotechnology Manufacturing Center (NNMC). The Multi Proto Lab is...
View ArticleRapid 2013 Day 2: The State of the Additive Manufacturing Industry
Terry Wohlers of the consulting and research firm, Wohlers Associates, kicked off the second day of the RAPID 2013 Conference and Exhibition in Pittsburgh this morning (read about the first day’s...
View ArticleOptomec Launches LENS 450 Metal 3D Printer
As RAPID 2013 continued into day two, we discovered the LENS 450 metal additive manufacturing (AM) system; a new offering from Optomec. Described by the company as “low cost,” the new metal 3D printer...
View ArticleRapid Ready Roundup: RAPID 2013, 3D Printed Rooms, Cities and Bugs
In the course of my diligent efforts to keep you good people up to date on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and...
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