By John Tranquili, Materials Manager When a researcher studying beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska faced equipment failure that threatened their work, Apple Rubber’s advanced manufacturing ...

Norck’s sheet metal fabrication services provide durable, application-specific components for structural and enclosure needs. With laser cutting, bending, welding, and precision finishing, Norck ...

Aluminum alloy cylinder head for engine or pump, showing oil channels. On the subject of rapid prototyping, 3D printing often dominates the conversation. The speed, digital flexibility, and low ...

The Dimension (above) from Stratasys creates prototypes in ABS. The Dimension is used primarily in the design stage, while the FDM Maxum?also by Stratasys?is used to create higher-resolution ...

In aerospace additive manufacturing, you expect the story to start with rockets. This one starts with an ink cartridge.

Walking around the alley at Hackaday Supercon 2024, we noticed an interesting project was getting quite a bit of attention, so we got nearer for a close-up. The ‘Circuit Graver’ by [Zach Fredin] is an ...

The Rapid Prototyping Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory is a bright, high-ceilinged room alive with the whir of robotic arms, the hum of 3D printers, and the gust of cooling fans. Young ...

UB biomedical engineers have acquired a rapid-prototyping machine to aid their groundbreaking efforts to manufacture living tissues and organs, and fabricate customized implants and prostheses, among ...

ATI's acquisition of an SLA 7000 stereolithography machine will enable the firm to expand its rapid prototyping capabilities. Supplier of rapid prototyping services Accelerated Technologies Inc. (ATI; ...

Time to market is everything in the world of consumer products, whether it's something as seemingly basic as a tablet stand or a toothbrush, to more advanced products like electronics or musical ...

[RiverTechJess] is in the process of getting a PhD in environmental engineering and has devoted a chapter to creating a turbidity sensor for river network monitoring. Environmental sensing benefits ...

AI is making it easier than ever to build a playable game. The catch is, it’s also making it easier to build the wrong one.