Thinglab - Independent UK Experts in 3D Printing and 3D Scanning - Full Solutions and Services in the United Kingdom Schallplatte aus dem 3D-Drucker - 3Druck.com - alles über 3D-Drucker und Digital Fabricator Die Schallplattentechnologie ist zwar nicht mehr die jüngste, könnte aber schon bald wieder Auftrieb von unerwarteter Seite bekommen. Der Entwickler Pittance produzierte mithilfe von Shapeways 3D-Drucker eine funktionsfähige Schallplatte. Auf Basis eines Spielzeug Plattenspieler von Fisher-Price, entwickelte Pittance sez eine funktionsfähige Schallplatte die mithilfe vom 3D-Druckservice Shapeways produziert wurde. Die “grobe” Version einer Schallplatte trägt die manuelle “Tonspur” des Songs ”Still Alive” und wurde vollständig aus Kunststoff gedruckt. Zwar klingt der Song noch nicht nach ernsthafter Konkurrenz für die Musikindustrie, zeigt aber die erstaunlichen Fähigkeiten heutiger 3D-Drucker. Links: Shapeways via boingboing, (c)Foto: Screenshot von Shapeways.com Update 03.09.2012 – Erstelle deine eigene Fisher Price LP Instructables User fred27, bietet nun einen eigenen “Fred´s Fisher Price Record Editor” der das Produzieren von Fisher Price´s LPs mit dem 3D-Drucker ermöglicht.
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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.
Adesina - En RepRap Mendel 3D-Printer - Aida printer vakkert! - Forum - Hardware Først en liten guide til hvordan man spleiser sitt eget belte til z-aksen. Merk opp lengden du vil ha og subtraher nødvendig overlapping, jeg tok ca 4 cm. Ta en stykk stasjonær båndsliper og kjør i vei. Først den ene siden. Og så den andre siden. Lim deretter sammen med tre små dråper superlim. Pakker ankommet med elektronikk. Jeg har vært flittig på besøk på min lokale post i butikk i det siste. Har blant annet fått ekstra motorer i hus. Elektronikken fra Tech Zone er også kommet i hus. De er knøttsmå i forhold til originaldesignet! Litt førstehjelp måtte til på et par av de optiske stopperne. Og selvfølgelig måtte det lages en custom monteringsplate ... ... og en custom power supply. Mine erfaringer med elektronikken. Det finnes ingen detaljert guide fra produsenten til dette elektronikksettet, men brukerne har begynt å få i gang mye bra informasjon på wikien: Tech Zone remix how to. Problemer oppstod først når jeg skulle koble opp extruderen. Hvem er det som lever? (Stort bilde).
NASA forscht an Contour Crafting am Mond - 3Druck.com - alles über 3D-Drucker und Digital Fabricator Die Raumfahrtorganisation NASA hat bereits vor kurzem den Einsatz von 3D-Drucker auf der internationalen Space Station überlegt. Damit könnten jederzeit Ersatzteile und Werkzeuge auf der Raumstation selbst produziert werden. Einen Gedanken weiter geht nun die Idee mithilfe von Contour Crafting komplette Gebäude am Mond zu Erstellen. 26.01.2012 – Der ortsunabhängige Einsatz von 3D-Drucker könnte sich zukünftig als weit größerer Vorteil erweisen als gedacht. Geht es nach Untersuchungen der NASA könnten in Zukunft komplette Gebäude mithilfe von 3D-Drucker am Mond erstellt werden. Contour Crafting Beim Contour Crafting arbeitet man am großformatigen Einsatz der 3D-Druck Technologie. Auch wenn sich bei einer solchen Anwendung am Mond noch eindeutig um Science Fiction handelt, ist die Idee für die NASA durchaus interessant. Da sich die benötigten Rohstoffe bereits vor Ort befinden, könnte man sich die komplizierten Transportwege sparen. Links: (c) Bild: Screenshot NASA.com Link zum Paper
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EFF To Challenge Six Innovation-Stifling 3D-Printing Patents As 3D printers become more ubiquitous, small manufacturers have two choices – build and hope for the best or cede to patent trolls who own a number of basic patents around extrusion and additive manufacturing. Sadly, more of those patents are being filed daily and many have plenty of prior art available that would make them unwelcome at the Patent Office. Formlabs, for example, is facing this issue with their unique additive printer. Luckily, the EFF is currently challenging six of those early patents including one that deals with the creation of confections using extruders full of chocolate. Julie Samuels at the EFF writes: If there’s something that drives us crazy, it’s when patents get in the way of innovation. Documents the EFF is filing are essentially examples of prior art that would invalidate these patents.
Blog: A new approach to printing metals There have been numerous attempts to print conductors. Fab@home, Ed Sells and myself have all tried it previously with very limited success. Whilst I've been able to print a basic circuit from solder, we were unable to achieve the resolution to produce anything but the most simplistic circuit board. Forrest Higgs and others have tried to identify a useful non-metallic conductive material but conductivity has always been fairly poor. Months ago I blogged about using Nickel Carbonyl powder for exactly this purpose. I did actually make filament using this composite material using the old technique of casting into silicone tubing. Fortunately non-eutectic alloys also offer this ability to have solid elements suspended within a molten liquid. After some thought I proposed that our ideal material would have a similar melting point to PLA/ABS such that when deposited on top a minimal amount of damage. I decided to go for an alloy of tin, indium and bismuth few a few reasons.
VRZ1: Das Design-Fahrrad aus dem 3D-Drucker - 3Druck.com - alles über 3D-Drucker und Digital Fabricator Nach EADS stellt nun auch eine deutsche Designmanufaktur namens Vorwaertz ein Fahrrad aus dem 3D-Drucker vor. Bei diesem Design-Projekt wurden sämtliche Stahlmuffen des Fahrrades mittels 3D-Drucker via Laser Sintering aus Stahl gedruckt und anschließend noch händisch nachbearbeitet. Die Muffen wurden anschließend mit dem Carbonfaser Rahmen verklebt. Das Resultat ist das hübsche Designer Bahnrad VRZ1. Bereits letztes Jahr stellte der europäische Flugzeugbauer EADS ein komplett gedrucktes Fahrrad aus Nylon mit dem Namen “Airbike” vor. Links: Quelle: Notcot.org
3D Candy Printing: An Interview with Designer Marcelo Coelho - Food Three-dimensional printers are getting a lot of hype at the moment. In February, MakerBot Industries started shipping its Thing-o-Matic desktop 3D printer, which, at just $1,225, "democratizes" 3D printing, allowing you to "live in the cutting-edge personal manufacturing future of tomorrow!" The same month, the typically restrained Economist headlined a story "Print me a Stradivarius: How a New Manufacturing Technology Will Change the World." Business Insider even called it "The Next Trillion Dollar Industry." The idea, for those of you who aren't familiar with it, is pretty simple. And people are already using the technology to print all sorts of things—pesticide-free plastic bug repellents, new ears, and videogame cars. They're also printing food. For example, both the BBC and the CBC have recently reported on the 3D food printer being tested at Cornell University's Computational Synthesis Lab (CCSL). Coelho: We started by looking at what was possible using real world technology.