Subtractive Rapid Prototyping

In this paper Roland examine two major shifts occurring in manufacturing the economy’s affect on product development and production and how companies are realigning their outsource strategy, and the “new industrial revolution” and how it is changing the race to market for entrepreneurs and small businesses through micro-manufacturing hubs. Additionally, Roland... Read More

Direct Digital Manufacturing Part One: What is Direct Digital Manufacturing?

After 20 years, the future has become a reality. Additive fabrications technologies, which until recently have been relegated to rapid prototyping applications, have entered into the manufacturing realm. The use of additive fabrication processes is what differentiates direct digital manufacturing (DDM) from conventional manufacturing methods, and it is from these technologies that... Read More

Enhancing the Design Process with 3D Printing

Affordable, quick and easy-to-use 3D printers are changing the face of product design and development, bringing this additive fabrication technology in-house for many designers and manufacturers. Thanks to simple software and advanced technology, it is now just a matter of hours for a computer-aided design (CAD) drawing to become a three-dimensional model. <a href=’http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/ewp/51/51408690/’... Read More

Somos® NeXt The Closest Thing to Thermoplastic Performance from a SL Resin

Unprecedented Thermoplastic-Like Performance from a Stereolithography Material. Seeing is believing when it comes to Somos® NeXt. Smooth white parts look and feel so much like a thermoplastic – even down to stress whitening – that you may be challenged to tell the difference. Best of all, Somos® NeXt performs like a thermoplastic as well. Click here to download  Read More

How 3D Printing Works

The Vision, Innovation and Technologies Behind Inkjet 3D Printing Download this complimentary, 15-page technology whitepaper and learn: How 3D printing evolved from an idea at MIT, to the efficient rapid prototyping systems we know today 3D printing software, hardware and processes, from 3D CAD file to finished part The deliberate design decisions enabling inkjet 3D printers... Read More