Defense Distributed, the company that developed the Liberator 3D printed gun, today released a YouTube video demonstrating its first test firing of the weapon. With dramatic orchestral music setting the tone, the video shows a man firing ...
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MakerBot, a leader in desktop 3D printing, and Autodesk, a leader in 3D design software, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement to jointly market a combination of 3D design software and 3D printing hardware to engineers, ...
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With the success of its Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education (PRIME) initiative, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation continues working to re-tool the pipeline for technically skilled workers. The ...
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McNaney came up with the Filabot as a cheap alternative to the spools of filament used by 3D printers. Filabot can take scrap plastic, including plastic from 3D objects, and grinds, melts, and re-extrudes it back into printable feedstock. ...
CNET, the world's #1 consumer technology news and reviews brand, has released its Top 10 best and most influential tech products in 2012. The Top 10 is comprised of two lists that rank the Top 5 in each of two categories – best and ...
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Design is undergoing a revolution. New technologies like 3D printers and accessible software mean anyone can be a designer today. Professionals and enthusiastic amateurs alike are using open design – the creation of products using ...
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Netherlands-based Purac, a provider of lactic acid based bioplastics, has sponsored the Perpetual Plastic Project to show how to recycle Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) bioplastic. Purac bioplastics marketing director Fran ois Bie said the ...
Crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter is set to be sued by 3D printing firm 3D Systems,which alleges that Kickstarter is helping to raise funds for a product that it says infringes one of its patents. Formlabs,against which 3D Systems has also ...
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PHOENIX (Nov. 5, 10:30 p.m. ET) -- Flambeau Medical Markets Group is investing in excess of $2.5 million and moving into the medical device contract manufacturing business as part of its plan to grow sales of the group to $100 million by ...
One of the more innovative imaging products on show at last weekend's Digital Show in Melbourne was a 3D printer showcased by Fujifilm. The technology demonstrated how a tangible item made of thermo-plastic could be produced from a ...
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Boca Bearing is Proud to Announce 25 Years in Business and we are Celebrating with our Innovation Contest. To celebrate their 25th year in business the Boca Bearing Company is giving away over $20, 000 in cash and prizes as part of their ...
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