Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects. Electroloom Clothing 3D Printer. $10 million to Carbon3D to bring 3D printing up to speed. A few months ago we told you about Autodesk's commitment to enriching the 3D printing ecosystem by way of establishing a $100 million dollar investment fund.
We firmly believe that the new industrial revolution will not succeed on software alone, and that the days of taking a top-down approach to innovation in additive manufacturing are behind us. Hence, we have been striving to support ideas that push the boundaries of 3D printing and nurture the companies that can bring new ideas to market. Today we announced where $10 million will be allocated: with Carbon3D, a company leading the charge on increasing 3D printing's production speed. The technical explanation below outlines what makes their technology so innovative: Current layer-by-layer 3D printing technology is slow and often produces parts that are mechanically weak due to their shale-like layers.
Rapid Prototyping, Advance Digital Manufacturing, 3D Printing, 3-D CAD. 3D printing products at home is "cheaper than shopping" News: consumers can save money by printing products at home rather than shopping for them, according to Janne Kyttanen, co-founder of design studio Freedom of Creation and creative director of 3D printer company 3D Systems (+ interview).
Kyttanen said 3D printers are now so affordable that you they can print "normal household products" more cheaply than you can buy them. "This iPod Nano holder for example costs two Euros to make," he adds, holding a plastic strap, which was printed in a just over an hour on 3D Systems' new Cube printer (above). "So why go buy something when you could just make your own things?” Freedom of Creation was one of the first design studios to experiment with 3D printing, presenting a series of printed lights in Milan in 2003. Last year the Amsterdam-based studio was bought by 3D Systems and Kyttanen became creative director of the South Carolina company in the process. All our stories about 3D printing | All our stories about Freedom of Creation.
Exploring the wonders of 3D printing. D-Shape prints the Rygo, the largest 3D print in America. What you are looking at is the largest 3D print in North America (and perhaps the Western Hemisphere). It’s called the Rygo, designed by the magnificent “math artist” Bathsheba Grossman, and printed in Italy on Enrico Dini’s massive D-Shape 3D Printer. The six foot tall Rygo almost never made it to print. It began when designer JF Brandon contacted Grossman and asked if she would be interested in super-sizing one of her exquisite designs by the D-Shape. She agreed and they settled on her Rygo model.
JF Brandon set up an Indiegogo campaign to raise the funds to be able print and ship it. You can watch the intial Indiegogo campaign video below: Damn, I was just in Vancouver last month! Hat Tip: Shapeways Related. 3D printing. An ORDbot Quantum 3D printer. 3D printing or additive manufacturing[1] is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes.[2] 3D printing is also considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes).
A 3D printer is a limited type of industrial robot that is capable of carrying out an additive process under computer control. The 3D printing technology is used for both prototyping and distributed manufacturing with applications in architecture, construction (AEC), industrial design, automotive, aerospace, military, engineering, dental and medical industries, biotech (human tissue replacement), fashion, footwear, jewelry, eyewear, education, geographic information systems, food, and many other fields. Amazing 3D Printer.