product development
Protolabs Survey Sheds Light on Product Development Challenges
A recent survey by Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) provides a snapshot of the current challenges and expectations facing product developers across industries such as aerospace and automotive. Gathering feedback from over…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 6, 2023
It’s another busy week of webinars and events in the 3D printing world! Stratasys continues its North American tour, Markforged will have more Demo Days, and Women in 3D Printing…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: May 21, 2023
There are several conferences and trade shows to tell you about in this week’s roundup, along with a few webinars as well. Materialise will discuss what’s new in Magics, 3D…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: April 16, 2023
We’ve got a busy week of in-person events around the globe, with COExperience in Florida, Hannover Messe in Germany, the UK Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo, and several more. Xometry…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: December 4, 2022
Webinars and events are starting to pick up again in December, with the Defense Manufacturing Conference being held in Tampa this week and a few other in-person and virtual events…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 21, 2022
We’ve got another interesting round of webinars and events coming up this week! 3D Systems is attending an investment casting expo, ASTM International has reached the end of its virtual…
3D Printing Used to Develop Menstrual Cup from Female-Owned Brand
3D printing is most often used for product development applications, a crucial tool to understand the look and feel of an item before it hits the market. That was the…
Local Motors’ Parent Firm Receives $15M Investment for Autonomous 3D Printed Shuttle, Olli
Founded in 2007, Local Motors is a ground mobility company that’s focused on developing methods of designing and building transportation. The company runs microfactories in its home state of Arizona,…
Projects and Having Purpose
I am here to explain the mindset of creating things on a consistent basis and how creativity can be forced.. painfully and purposefully :).
Interview with Riddhi Maharaj on 3D Printing Space Systems in Africa
Riddhi Maharaj is a Materials Engineer at NewSpace Systems. In this interview, we discuss 3D printing with respect to Space components design, product development and Lean engineering. Can you give…
Make all Things Part 4 – Expert Opinions
This is a brief informational update within the vertical garden project.
Make All the Things Part 3: Vertical Garden Part 2 – User Research
This is a short summary on the first steps in building a vertical garden through collecting user research.
Make All the Things Part 3: Vertical Garden Part 3 – Design Thinking
This is a short excerpt on our current stage of this vertical farm project in terms of user research. It is requiring us to put on a design oriented thought process.
Wikifactory Partners with Fablabs.io, Introduces New Workflow Features
All-in-one workspace Wikifactory, a social platform for collaborative product development, has been pretty busy this summer, first releasing its beta platform and then launching the Docubot Challenge. Now the startup, which was…
Make All the Things Part 3: Vertical Garden
This is an introduction to the next project we will be taking on for the Make all Things Series. This project will be giving us a new found understanding of the skills required within the field of botany as well as design research and collaboration.
What is Metrology?
3D Metrology What is 3D metrology? Metrology is the science of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking and understanding human activities. When we apply metrology…
Bralco and GE Additive Sign MoU for Increased Development of 3D Printed Magnetic Components in APAC Region
Singapore-based metal Bralco Advanced Materials, a research, product development, and commercialization company specializing in metal 3D printing, just announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE…
Wikifactory’s Docubot Challenge Creates a Hardware Solution for Documentation
International startup Wikifactory, established in Hong Kong last June, is a social platform for collaborative product development. Co-founded by four makers, and until recently counting 3DPrint.com Editor-in-Chief Joris Peels as a member…
Make All the Things Part 2: DIY Products
This is a short intro article to different resources a maker has for creating. DIY is a great thing with the amount of resources the internet provides for us. It is crucial to point others in the right direction.
Wikifactory Launches Beta: Social Platform for Collaborative Product Development
Rapid prototyping was the first really big application for 3D printing, as it allows product developers to quickly get a realistic representation of their idea at the earliest stages of…
Steelcase Calls on Fast Radius and Carbon to Create a 3D Printable Redesign of its SILQ Chair
From chairs and tables to sofas and stools, we here at 3DPrint.com love a good piece of 3D printed furniture, and many furniture companies all around the world are on…
Lowering Product Design Timeline With New Meta Viewer Beta App for 3D CAD Visualization
Six years ago at Columbia University, augmented reality company Meta, now headquartered in Silicon Valley, got its start with the introduction of its first AR headset prototype. Following a successful Kickstarter…
Metal 3D Printing Speeds Product Development for Engine Parts Production
About one year ago, Desktop Metal, headquartered in Massachusetts, introduced its highly anticipated metal 3D printers, the Desktop Metal Studio System and the Desktop Metal Production System, to the masses….
Strategic Partnership Agreement Leads to Nanodiamond-Enhanced 3D Printing Filaments
Nanomaterials, according to the National Institutes of Health, are characterized by their very small size, which is measured in nanometers, naturally; one nanometer is about 100,000 times smaller than the diameter…
