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Jan 18

2023 Additive Manufacturing Trends & Predictions

2023 Additive Manufacturing Trends and Predictions

Additive manufacturing is projected to have another big year in 2023. In fact, according to industry reports, additive manufacturing is expected to grow at 20% to 22% annually for the next five years. Why? Because additive manufacturing continues to play a vital role in helping manufacturers overcome supply chain delays... read more →

January 18, 2023
Jessamy Baldwin
3D Printing, Aerospace, Automotive, Business, Manufacturing, News

Dec 14

The Most Common Printers You’ll See in Your Lab this Coming Semester

One thing’s for sure, you’re guaranteed to see more (and more!) 3D printers across your university campus this semester. Why? The additive manufacturing market is expected to reach $51 billion in 2030, compared to $12 billion in 2020 - growing at a 15% compound annual growth rate. As 3D printing... read more →

December 14, 2022
Jessamy Baldwin
3D Printing, Career Development, GrabCAD Community

Dec 07

3D Printing and the Music Industry

3D printing technology is now used in almost every major industry, but how exactly is it galvanized in the music world? This may not be a sector you’d immediately associate with additive manufacturing, and yet there are some interesting ways in which the technology is being harnessed. 3D printing is... read more →

December 7, 2022
Jessamy Baldwin
3D Printing, Fun stuff, GrabCAD Community

Nov 30

5 Great 3D Printed Gifts for the Holidays

With Thanksgiving just finished the world is coming into the most festive and joy filled time of the year. Whether it be Christmas or any other celebrations this December, decorating and gifting is part of what makes the holidays so special! Anyone can go to a store and buy something... read more →

November 30, 2022
Anthony Valle
3D Printing, Fun stuff, GrabCAD Community, Models We Love

Nov 16

How 3D Printing is Saving Lives on The Battlefield

Additive manufacturing has been making great strides in the field of medicine. Through AM’s rapid production, we were able to combat the spread of disease during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. When surgeons and young medical professionals needed training, additive was able to create hyper-realistic medical models. In a... read more →

November 16, 2022
Anthony Valle
3D Printing, GrabCAD Community, Healthcare

Nov 08

Celebrating 10 Million Members - GrabCAD Community

The Winners GrabCAD 10 Million Trophy Challenge!

The GrabCAD community has faithfully stayed together for more than 10 years! It has seen millions of models be uploaded and downloaded, thousands of tutorials created, hundreds of specialised groups, and tens of challenges for the community to participate in. In less than 3 years the community has grown by... read more →

November 8, 2022
Anthony Valle
Fun stuff, GrabCAD, GrabCAD Community, Models We Love

Nov 03

The Winners of The NASA Challenge: Spacecraft Docking Adapter with a Flexible but Load-Bearing Floor

To wrap up our trio of NASA challenges these past few months, the GrabCAD Community hosted a NASA challenge that asked participants to design a flexible, but load-bearing floor for use in both microgravity and gravity. The design will be used as part of a docking system that can articulate... read more →

November 3, 2022
Anthony Valle
3D Printing, Aerospace, Competitions, Fun stuff, GrabCAD Community

Sep 28

The Winners of The NASA Challenge: Ultralight Starshade Structural Design

Not too long ago, NASA challenged the GrabCAD Community to design an innovative wind tunnel test section(s) that can increase the effectiveness of an advanced transonic (between Mach 0.05 to 1.6) wind tunnel facility. NASA issued a new challenge to the GrabCAD community asking them to design an ultralight starshade... read more →

September 28, 2022
Anthony Valle
3D Printing, Aerospace, GrabCAD Community

Sep 21

The Winners of The NASA Challenge: New Transonic Wind Tunnel Test Section

This late summer, the GrabCAD Community hosted a NASA challenge that asked participants to design innovative wind tunnel test section(s) that can increase the effectiveness of an advanced transonic (between Mach 0.05 to 1.6) wind tunnel facility. In the past NASA has challenged the GrabCAD community to design rovers, mobility... read more →

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