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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 a viable alternative to traditional subtractive manufacturing, since it encourages innovative designs, the use of unique materials, faster lead times and an even greater scale of mass production. The Music Industry Today Within the arts at large, 3D printing is making its mark in areas such as fashion preserving history,...
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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 festive, and hand crafting a gift can be extremely satisfying, but here at GrabCAD, we found some community created models you might want to try out on a 3D printer! We hope that you try out some of these cool models or check out other creations from our community members....
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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 more recent story we even covered the world’s first 3D printed ear. On the other end of the spectrum for printing, some militaries have used additive to aid in the manufacture of spare parts for things like fighter jets and tanks. Jigs and fixtures which have applications across industries are...
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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 leaps and bounds and added another 4 million members to reach over 10 million members. When 2017 rolled aroung we challenged the community to create a trophy celebrating 4 million. Lastly, in 2019 we asked them again for a trophy to commemorate 6 million. Having us grow year over year...
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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 how to dock elements that are not perfectly aligned. In this past year alone, NASA has challenged the GrabCAD community to design rovers, transonic tunnels, starshades, and even thermal protection shields for spacecraft; the community did not disappoint. We want to thank everyone who participated in this challenge sponsored by...
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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 structure to support the proposed NASA Advanced Innovative Concepts (NIAC) study called the Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets (HOEE). We want to thank everyone who participated in this Ultralight Starshade Structural Design Challenge. The goal of the study will help inform NASA on the feasibility of the Hybrid Observatory for...
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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 aids, common restraints, and even thermal protection shields for spacecraft and the community did not disappoint. We want to thank everyone who participated in this challenge which helps support a NASA concept study called the “New Wind Tunnel Landscape.” The goal of the study is to develop several options to...
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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 of an overall solution that makes the cost of constructing affordable housing much more favorable than it has been in the past. Academic researchers are working hard at finding pathways to affordable housing using 3D printing as a key technology to achieve housing goals. Improving Housing by Printing in Miami...
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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 and share their CAD designs in giant library. Over these past 12 years however, the GrabCAD community has evolved past being just a repository of CAD models. It has become multifaceted platform which provides resources such as tutorials, a bustling questions section, and groups to join based on shared interests...
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