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It’s not often that a product is created as a result of the union of two great passions. But that’s the auspicious start for 9Barista, the world’s first jet-engineered stovetop espresso machine – the brainchild of mechanical engineer William Playford.
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The InspirON ‘Hackathon Challenge’, a product design competition from Protolabs, invites you to share a design for a hand tool that prioritizes life cycle analysis and sustainability. The winner can receive up to $28,000 in manufacturing support.
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As much as we’d like to think that our first ideas are always the best, that isn’t always the case. Making changes to your design is an incredibly important concept and one that is sometimes easy for us all to forget.
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Andy Gleadall, Lecturer at Loughborough University develops FullControl GCode Designer in the hope to empower people to do the impossible with scripts and slicers.
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Improve the appearance and performance of injection-moulded parts by eliminating cosmetic issues early
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Introducing an array of new features to bring nTopology into the 2nd Dimension.
In this Insight video, Protolabs take a closer look at knit lines – covering what they are, how they are caused, problems they can cause and how to avoid them (or at least minimise their effects!)
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When designing plastic or metal parts, your material’s mechanical, physical, thermal, and electrical properties are often critical
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For many years, the aerospace industry has been plagued by manufacturing challenges— limited capacity, complex geometries, strength requirements, and temperature resistance requirements, just to name a few.
The cloud accelerates innovation by enabling reducing the need for investment through pay-as-you-go models and increasing collaborative design opportunities.
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Jigs, grips and fixtures are used in manufacturing to ensure that component parts can be produced accurately over many cycles or iterations. The jig supports and holds a workpiece in place, while guiding a machining or cutting tool as it carries out a specific task.
Obtaining suitable parts for the restoration of their vehicles is sometimes a challenge for fans of vintage cars. Since these parts are usually no longer manufactured and there are often no digital blueprints (CAD) available, which must first be created for a faithful reproduction.
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Reverse engineering is the process that identifies a physical object’s properties by performing a comprehensive analysis of its structure, functions and operations.
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Production technology is moving quickly. This means that you can now customise and mass customise products more cost effectively than ever before. In this Insight video we look at how you can use this new manufacturing technology without breaking the bank.
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For a startup manufacturer getting that first product right is crucial for your reputation and future sales. First impressions really do count when you are building up your company and brand equity.
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