Even though they could’ve 3D printed it, they didn’t … and stuck to tradition

Posted on August 16th, 2013 by bud

Even though Im a massive advocate into 3D printing and how it is the start of our “maker era” its always nice to see the traditional forms of prototyping still in play. In the video below, Charles Douglas explains how he sculpts the F-Type out of an armature that is milled 50 millimeters below the […]

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Drop a few of these 3D printed sugar cubes into your coffee!

Posted on August 4th, 2013 by bud

[wpcol_1third]I am absolutely loving the innovation explosion with 3D manufacturing[/wpcol_1third] It’s one of the biggest google keyword hitters at the moment, and its definitely in the news a bit, even for the wrong reasons. However you look at it, 3D printing is definitely going to revolutionise the way we acquire/buy things … The ultra cheap […]

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The future of automated building design

Posted on August 4th, 2013 by bud

I hesitated when it came to adding this video to our site because it doesn’t quite link to “factory automation” … however, having watched it a few times (because of how fascinated I was), I’ve changed my mind. This is exactly how automation should be moving towards … to a point where were not having […]

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How Does 3D Printing / Rapid Prototyping Work?

Posted on June 11th, 2013 by bud

Creating a solid object from a 3D  CAD model has become extremely easy. There are many ways of doing it, but essentially they all follow the same process: 1.The 3D CAD model of the object is “sliced” into many thin layers and fed to the 3D printer. 2.The 3D printer (through various different methods) prints […]

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A gun completely made using a 3D printing!?

Posted on June 10th, 2013 by bud

Apart from the firing pin and the bullet, this gun has completely been made using a 3D printer. The “liberator” (pretty apt for the anarchist group!), created by Cody Wilson, is entirely undetectable by metal detectors and the plans were released online for free last week.  Naturally New York Senator Chuck Schumer is introducing plans […]

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