3D Systems Acquires French Prototypers CEP and PROTOMETAL

ROCK HILL, SC – 3D Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: TDSC), announced that it acquired the business and assets of CEP and PROTOMETAL, two leading French rapid prototyping and manufacturing service providers, as part of the company’s expansion of its 3Dproparts™ service in Europe. Based in Le Mans, France, CEP and PROTOMETAL deliver a comprehensive... [Read more]

Arcam Wins Order for EBM-system for Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Arcam AB has received an order for an EBM system from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., USA. The system will be used for manufacturing of advanced patient matched implants. Arcam A1 EBM-System “With the additive manufacturing system on site at our facilities for building custom implants and fixation devices, we will be... [Read more]

Beyond Prototyping

by Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor It is usually the designer who decides on the  production method at the beginning of the design process. So get ready for these five trends as vendors continue to improve their prototyping systems and materials.Now that “rapid prototyping” is an accepted process, the next logical step is to emphasize the use... [Read more]

Recreating a Saintly Statue with Rapid Manufacturing

St. Vincent de Paul, the patron saint of Charities, has been memorialized in a beautiful statue. Though he lived in 17th century France, the statue was created by the most modern of manufacturing techniques, including laser scanning, subtractive machining, and modern foundry work. The sculpture belongs to Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School, Patterson,... [Read more]

Time to Update RP Materials?

Your mantra: “Faster time to market. Faster time to market.” Here are some materials that could change your chant to “Build better parts. Out the door today.”Staying competitive can be tricky in this global marketplace. There are many companies trying to woo your business. Perhaps using a new or different rapid prototyping... [Read more]

Prototyping Keeps the Past Alive and Working

The first 8N Ford tractor was built in 1947 and deemed Red Belly because of its unique and striking color combination. Today’s retro version had to be prototyped and redesigned for manufacturability, while offering the same reliability as the original tractor. The final models of the Boomer 8N met all the design criteria of the original 1947... [Read more]

Shriners Hospital uses Digital Manufacturing to Treat Cleft Palates

An engineer-physician team working at Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield, Mass has combined digital manufacturing technologies in a new procedure for treating babies born with severe cleft lip and palate. One of the first babies to be treated, a few months after surgery. The engineer, Beth Roscoe, and the physician, Dr. Philip Stoddard,... [Read more]

Connex 3D printer will bring web community ideas to life at Quirky

Objet Geometries, an innovative leader in 3D printing, announced that the leading social product development company Quirky has acquired the Objet’s Connex350™. The system will serve a vital role at Quirky, which brings one new product from sketch to store each week through its online collaborative platform. Quirky’s product development... [Read more]

Laser-Sintering for Advanced Medical Applications

EOS will showcase its laser sintering equipment’s capability to produce custom medical devices during the world’s largest event for medical design and manufacturing: MD&M 2010 (June 7-10, New York, N.Y.). On display will be the FORMIGA P 100 plastics machine, as well as a number of plastic and metal medical prototypes and parts at booth... [Read more]

Rapid response, hovering urban aerial vehicle

The CyberQuad is an electric ducted quadrotor Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It is a unique amalgamation of state-of-the-art VTOL UAV technologies, combining the mechanical simplicity, low noise, stability and agility of a quadrotor, with the compactness, safety and efficiency of ducted fans. With only four moving... [Read more]