"Before all this stuff came together, the things I was making were not possible to imagine or plan at this level of complexity.” -Josh Harker (more…)
The application of 3D printing technologies across industrial sectors is unrelenting, and will likely continue for many decades as the ecosystem around it continues to improve and evolve. However, there... read more →
Geometric shapes. Rotational symmetry. Mathematical oddities. It’s not the expected arc for someone raised in a family of well-known writers and English professors. But if you’re wont to rebel against... read more →
A great deal of new research and application development for the full spectrum of 3D printing technologies continues apace across the aerospace industry. Despite the simplicity of the umbrella term,... read more →
I’m tempted to use the word “analyzing” instead of “assessing”, because that’s really what I’ve been writing about in this series. Analysis is the one thing you’re actually doing at... read more →
In my previous post, I considered the applications of technology for external medical devices. Since then, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has published draft guidelines for... read more →
Previously, we spoke about the matter of meshing when it comes to 3D printed parts. We will now tackle the next challenge: the conditioning of the part, or as fellow... read more →
So often, I am asked: “Why must we annotate or tolerance a 3D printed part?” The answer always is “INSPECTION.” Regardless of quality verification for First Article Inspection (FAI) or... read more →
Everyone knows that rapid prototyping is one of the most popular applications for 3D printing. For product design and product development, it has become standard practice to use a 3D... read more →
