Why hasn’t 3D printing exploded onto the market?: A couple of years ago circa 2012, 3D printing was seen as the next big thing. On Gartner´s curve of hype, 3D printing was essentially red hot promising the 4th … Continue Reading →
Why hasn’t 3D printing exploded onto the market?
A couple of years ago circa 2012, 3D printing was seen as the next big thing. On Gartner´s curve of hype, 3D printing was essentially red hot promising the 4th … Continue Reading →
Solidworks Overview
Last month I covered an overview of Rhino and Grasshopper and I am following up that blog post with an overview of Solidworks. Solidworks has been around for what seems … Continue Reading →
Rhino & Grasshopper
3D printing is able to produce objects not possible with conventional manufacturing but before being able to 3D print the part, it first needs to be designed. Discussing the pros … Continue Reading →
Launch of HP Color Printers
HP´s new printers recently announced have been launched in the color market segment. In the 3D world, 3D printing has never been easy as coloring of the part during the … Continue Reading →
LegCAD for Children (and older Lego fans!)
There are currently mainly CAD software packages on the market and recently many products have been launched aimed at children. Most of these are available free of charge and are … Continue Reading →
Nylon 11 and 12
PA11 is made from renewable resources (oil from castor plants). PA12 can be made from renewable or petroleum based resources. PA11 has a slightly higher melting temperature than PA12. Both … Continue Reading →
Under the hood of HP´s 3D Printer
So the HP 3D printer is finally here which promises to be faster and cheaper than competitors. This time I take a look ¨under the hood¨ of the printer at … Continue Reading →
HP to change 3D printing (as we know it!)
HP first announced that they would enter the 3D print market back in October 2014 but it was only this week that they had the official presentation of their first … Continue Reading →
IP (Intellectual Property) in 3D Printing – Part 2
IP is defined as covering the copyright, design rights, trademarks and patents of a product. This means that it is not allowed to directly copy a product unless you have … Continue Reading →
IP (Intellectual Property) in 3D Printing – Part 1
Will copyright and IP (Intellectual Property) protection continue to have a role to play in the 21st century? The doomsayers are already out in force predicting that laws and their … Continue Reading →