Wednesday, October 30, 2013

New Models On Shapeways!

Added some new models on my Shop on Shapeways tonight.  My Motorcycle Rings have been so popular, I thought I would create one for the streetbike enthusiasts.  Introducing my new Street Bike Tread Ring seen below.  Increase your street cred with this cool looking Street Bike motorcycle tire ring. Available in many awesome materials including steel, gold, silver, bronze and colored plastics. Featuring a sleek low-profile design. "What's that? A streetbike tire on your finger? Cool!!" Makes a great pendant too.


3D Printing News!

News 10 new results for "3D Printing"
3D printing adds new dimension to business innovation InfoWorld
3D printing may have an image problem. It's sometimes seen as a hobbyist pursuit -- a fun way to build knickknacks from your living room desktop -- but a ...
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3D printing comes of age PCWorld
It was only about six or seven years ago that people began invoking dimensions to give "additive manufacturing" the trendier 3D printing name. The rise of a ...
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3D printing: a new dimension in technology Palatinate
In the words of the late great Arthur C. Clarke: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". 3D printing is the stuff of science fiction, ...
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3D printing materials market report published Metal Powder Report
According to a new report, the 3D printing for medical applications market is ... IDTechEx has a new report available which covers 3D printing from 2013-2025.
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Will 3D printing in the home actually catch on? Treehugger
3D printing is a popular meme these days, although it is only a subset of the much larger trend toward what we call downloadable designs or digital production.
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Why 3D Printing Could Be A Manufacturing And Logistics Game ... Manufacturing Business Technology (blog)
Could 3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, revolutionize the production industry to the same extent as Ford's assembly line? When Michelangelo was ...
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Engineers Reinvent Metal 3D Printing Design News
Engineers are reinventing 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM). I don't mean the engineers at big 3D printer and AM companies, but independent ...
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3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Summit 2013 Metal Powder Report
The 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Industrial Applications Summit 2013 will take place in London, from 19-20 November. It is reportedly the world's first ...
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Print Preview for 3D Printing | Design Eng Canadian Manufacturing
Autodesk Lab's Project Miller tech demo provides detailed analysis and simulation of additive manufacturing results prior to actual 3D print. BY Design ...
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Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ): Hewlett Packard Will Have A ... Seeking Alpha
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) CEO Meg Whitman said last week that the company will enter the 3D printing market in the middle of 2014. The news sent 3D Systems ...
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Blogs 4 new results for "3D Printing"
3D printing materials market will be worth $615M by 2025, if ... Signe Brewster
An October IDTechEx report states that by 2015, the market for 3D printing material like plastics and metals could be worth $244 to $615 million. The spread ...
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The future of 3D printing - MMU Library Services - Manchester ... maryp
Manchester Metropolitan University Library website - Researchers' Electronic Bulletin.
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Designer Spotlight: Joaquin Baldwin - Shapeways Blog on 3D ... blog@shapeways.com (Natalia)
This weeks Designer Spotlight focuses on Joaquin Baldwin, an animator who uses his professional skills and passion to create amazing figures with 3D printing.
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Grayson Perry: Michelangelo would be making CGI movies & 3D ... Catherine Mason
Grayson Perry: Michelangelo would be making CGI movies & 3D printing ... today he wouldn't be painting ceilings he'd be making CGI movies and 3D printing.
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Web 1 new result for "3D Printing"
3D Printing | Rapid Prototyping Service - Harvest Technologies
Similar to inkjet printers, most machines in this process deposit material or binder from print heads to create three dimensional (3D) objects.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

New Steel Materials and Finishes on Shapeways

New materials are available at Shapeways.  According to the Shapeways blog "Introducing the latest and greatest materials to the Shapeways family: Matte Black Steel, Polished Grey Steel, and Polished Nickel Steel, which are all great for jewelry, structural parts, sculptures, and anything else that you would want to 3D Print in steel!"

Now you can order my popular Motorcycle Tire Ring in the new materials. In fact, I'm getting ready to order one in the Matte Black Steel.


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Finally! 3D Printed Pizza!! Gartner Talks 3D Printing, More 3D Printing Stores Pop Up, 3D Printing Bacteria (Why?), 3D Printing is Just Hype (whatever), Chuck Hall Gets Award For 3D Printing, Makerbot Talks About 3D Printing Limitations and More...

News 3D Printing
3D printing: Supply chain gains but IP, bioprinting risks loom ZDNet
Summary: At the Gartner Symposium, 3D printing was pitched as a strategic technology tech leaders need to think through for the risks and big rewards.
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Street Corner 3D Printing Stores Slowly Cropping Up Across America Hot Hardware
It was not very long ago that most people had never heard of 3D printing, but suddenly 3D printing retail locations are beginning to crop up on street corners ...
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3D Printing...of Food! WTVY, Dothan
This machine makes pizza, using powdered ingredients to build a square of dough, a layer of sauce, and some cheese topping. (Courtesy: KXAN/CNN).
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Video: 3D printing goes on show Belfast Telegraph
An exhibition where everything will stand out -The Science Museum in London is exploring the world of 3D printing, and how it's influencing the world around us.
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3D printing bacteria Chemistry World
Understanding how bacteria communicate has particular relevance to understanding how pathogenic types cause disease progression. Now, Jason Shear and ...
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3D printing - don't believe all the hype defenceWeb
A 3D printed gun. Last month, Morgan Stanley released its Blue Paper concerning 3D printing and its industrial applications. Contrary to the enthusiasm of many ...
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3D printing inventor receives award for stereolithography tech Metal Powder Report
Chuck Hull, the inventor of 3D printing and founder of 3D Systems, has won the George R Stibitz Computer and Communications Award by Montana State ...
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Lockheed Martin Space Systems Highlights 3D Printing Technology ... Azom.com
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company hosted community leaders from Leadership Jefferson County to celebrate Manufacturing Day and educate the ...
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3D printing material and process properties standards effort Machinery
America's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded two grants aimed at improving standards for material property/machine process ...
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The limits of 3D printing The Deal Pipeline
Makerbot-LG.jpg MakerBot Industries LLC CEO Bre Pettis described the rapid evolution of consumer 3D printing at a September workshop for hardware ...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

3D Printing Actually Boosts Manufacturing, 3D Printing Leather (steak coming soon?), Is 3D printing Just a Gimmick?, More News on NASA and 3D Printing, 3D Printing is Green, a New LulzBot and Oakland Gets a 3D Printing Store...

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3D printing a big boost to mainstream manufacturing Channel News Asia
Whether for personal-use, prototyping or production, 3D printing is becoming part of mainstream manufacturing, and demand for the technology is growing in ...
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Surprise: 3D Printing Won't Be Closing Any Factories Down ReadWrite
3D printing is capturing the attention of a lot of people these days, with promises to disrupt the manufacturing process. Devices that can produce finished objects ...
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Faux Leather 3D Printing: Leather without Cruelty? Feelgood Style
Andras Forgacs developed a method of 3D printing that could produce human body parts and organs for medical purposes. Now he's working to use that same ...
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Cloud & 3D Printing – Next-Generation Manufacturing Set Up CloudTweaks News
How does 3D printing do that? Here is a simple example: just draw a design on your computer, add data, and drive the machine that spreads very thin sheets of ...
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Pop Science: 3D Printing: Glam or Gimmick? Muse
The premise of 3D printing is very enticing. Download a product model, or, if you're savvy and creative, use computer-aided drafting (CAD) to make one yourself, ...
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3D printing to really take off - NASA New Europe
MOFFETT FIELD, California (AP) — NASA is preparing to launch a 3D printer into space next year, a toaster-sized game changer that greatly reduces the need ...
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Can 3D printing rebuild manufacturing in Australia? The Conversation
It's not easy being a small business in the current manufacturing environment. The face of manufacturing is changing, and businesses are eager for ...
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3D Printing is Greener ENGINEERING.com
According to his findings Pearce says 3D printing requires between 41 and 68 percent less energy than making these items in a factory. "The bottom line is, we ...
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Review: LulzBot TAZ 3D printer Gizmag
The TAZ 1.0 is LulzBot's fourth generation printer, and it uses the company's sixth generation hot-end (the nozzle and extrusion mechanism for 3D printing).
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HoneyBee3D printing store opens in Oakland with rapid prototyping ... Engadget
Given how costly the tech can be, this is a boon for folks who'd love to dip into the 3D printing pool but can't quite justify the sizable investment required. It's only ...
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