NASA Partners With UCF to Develop Martian Technology
Originally posted by UCF “A University of Central Florida professor is working with NASA to figure out a way to extract metals from the Martian soil – metals that could be fed into a 3-D printer to produce the components…
Space Project Will Use 600 3D Printed Parts
The CST-100 Starliner and Oxford Performance Materials Boeing plans to use more than 600 3D Printed parts in their newest spacecraft project entitled, CST-100 Starliner. The new design for the NASA Commercial Crew Development program is an attempt to broaden…
Metal Gear Inspired 3D Arm From Armatus Designs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngV1H5VOt94 In earlier articles we visited how 3D printing has improved prosthetics in the medical industry, today we visit Armatus Designs for a more light-hearted topic in regards to the creation of prosthetics using 3D printing. Venom, Snakes and 3D…
3D Printed Mega-Cities in Works for Cazza
This article original appears on CNN.com It might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but that’s where 3D-printing technology is headed, according to one Dubai-based start-up. Cazza has designed a 3D-printing crane dubbed the “Minitank”, which the company says can…
How 3D Scanning Brought Peter Cushing’s Character Back for Rogue One
Next Engine’s 3D scanner played an integral part in the recreation of deceased actors Peter Cushing for the recently released Rogue One. Using the Next Engine machine Industrial Light and Magic, George Lucas’ visual effects studio, scanned a model of…
3D Scanning with Artec Spider for Healthcare
Dr. Ken Stewart, of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, uses an Artec Spider to capture the geometry of ears with precision and design implants for patients with…
ROI of 3D Scanning for Reverse Engineering
Artec 3D Scanners: The perfect investment for reverse engineering An international manufacturer and distributor of construction machine spare parts wanted to replace old parts with new ones milled from 3D…
Fully functional drone made by the world’s most versatile 3D printer
3D printers gained the attention of a broader audience in the second decade of the XXI century with a few open source project which offered affordable additive manufacturing machines, simultaneously…
Expediting Development and Production of Customized Quality Control Gauge
Client: SAIC Yanfeng Co. Ltd. Industry: Automotive Application: QC Gauge Material: PC 3D Printer: FUNMAT HT SAIC Yanfeng is a leading automotive seating company in China. The company is a…