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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 →

Sep 07

3D Printing For Affordable Housing is Expanding

Societal woes are many nowadays. One notable problem in many parts of the United States and the world is affordable housing. This is especially true in inflationary times and is one added to the wake of a worldwide pandemic along with many other economic factors. 3D printing may be part... read more →

September 7, 2022
Jim Romeo
3D Printing, GrabCAD Community, Manufacturing

Aug 23

Celebrating 10 Million Members - GrabCAD Community

GrabCAD Community Reaches 10 Million Members!

The GrabCAD community has come a long way since its founding in 2010. From a small group of engineers in Tallinn, Estonia, to the largest online community of engineers, hobbyists, students, and 3D printing creatives. GrabCAD was founded with the vision of providing the tools needed for engineers to manage... read more →

August 23, 2022
Anthony Valle
3D Printing, Fun stuff, GrabCAD Community

Aug 16

The 3D Printing-Sustainability Connection

Sustainability is on everyone's radar nowadays. Companies have audacious goals to reduce their overall carbon footprint. In some instances, banks and lenders mandate that a company show that they have sustainability goals and plans. Many contracts with public agencies require a proposal to have a sustainability plan or provide evidence... read more →

August 16, 2022
Jim Romeo
3D Printing, Fun stuff, GrabCAD Community, Manufacturing

Aug 09

A Fond Farewell to GrabCAD Workbench

In 2012 we launched our first software product - GrabCAD Workbench with the goal of helping engineers manage and share their CAD files. First, our viewer made it easy for you to share CAD models with non-CAD users. Then we added a variety of markup, measurement and communication tools so... read more →

August 9, 2022
Anthony Valle
3D Printing, GrabCAD Community, workbench

Aug 03

The World’s First 3D Printed Ear

Written By Laura Clark (Profile to be added soon!) Step right up, folks! It’s not a paper moon. Last month, 3DBio Therapeutics successfully created the world’s first 3D-printed ear. This federally regulated study represents the growing role of additive manufacturing technology in reconstructive surgery. And according to Grand View Research,... read more →

August 3, 2022
Anthony Valle
3D Printing, Fun stuff, GrabCAD Community

Jul 20

A New Kind of 3D Printing Material – Gel

3D printing inks are becoming quite sophisticated in their applications within 3D printing. For example, these 3D printing inks sometimes use powders that are converted to a gel and sometimes have gels already developed. However, gels are now being developed that allow parts to be created via 3D printing with... read more →

July 20, 2022
Jim Romeo
3D Printing, Fun stuff, GrabCAD Community

Jul 13

How AM is Changing Decentralized Manufacturing

There are two major organizational structures that can be adopted when starting a manufacturing business: centralized or decentralized. Centralized manufacturing relies on a single factory or single location to produce goods. These centralized factories tend to be cheaper to operate due to the use of the same equipment which can... read more →

July 13, 2022
Anthony Valle
3D Printing, Business, Manufacturing, Software

Jul 06

Additive Manufacturing Advances Medical Technology

Modern medicine has never coincided as much with manufacturing engineering as it has in recent years with the maturation of 3D printing and additive manufacturing. As medicine moves forward with many advancements in life science and biological research, many academic institutions move forward with new technological developments that continue to... read more →

July 6, 2022
Jim Romeo
3D Printing, GrabCAD Community, Healthcare

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