It’s one thing to do great work as an engineer – and quite another to show off that work to a potential employer without violating company confidentiality. And, there’s good reason to worry about it. According to research, more than 75 percent of trade secrets cases in state courts and... read more →
May
19
May
14
Whether you choose to call it 3D Printing or additive manufacturing, it's quite clear that printing tech is on the cusp of revolutionizing the manufacturing landscape. Additive manufacturing is transitioning from being just a tool for very specialized applications, to a process usable for line production. But what does such... read more →
May
12
Traditional manufacturing could one day morph into a distributed manufacturing model. Thanks to the latest advancements in additive manufacturing and online collaboration, today’s startups are embracing the concept for localized, customized, and decentralized manufacturing. (more…)
May
08
Did you see the easy cheese 3D printer that made the rounds last month? Of course you did, the video has almost a million views and appeared on just about every internet news outlet known to man. And that makes sense – pairing easy cheese and 3D printing is a... read more →
May
06
William Shatner designed a superbike so he could ride from Chicago to LA this summer. American Wrench, an Illinois-based custom motorcycle company, is building it. Rivet is a true superbike appropriate for "Iron Bill", boasting a 500HP V8 engine and an all-aluminum body. I interviewed Aaron Kelly of Rivet Motors / American Wrench to... read more →
May
05
Last week, we looked at two examples of 3D printed objects with very different tolerances and allowances – a small tree frog and a train console. Since we already covered why you should use GD&T when 3D printing, I thought we might dive a little deeper into the “what” and... read more →
Apr
30
Small design firms, freelancers, engineering consultants, and independent contractors play an important role in the engineering and design community. They’re part of our more collaborative world where ad-hoc teams come together as needed to staff up projects. These small firms need to iterate and collaborate when their virtual teams come... read more →
Apr
28
Engineering is not art. There's much more to product development than welding on whatever you find lying around, Mad Max style, as long as it fits and functions. Engineering must last for a design life that for some products can span decades; and be safe to boot. It's here where... read more →
Apr
27
As rapid prototyping techniques evolve from sculpture and form representation into parts that are utilized in the field, the need to convey the CAD designer’s design, manufacturing, and inspection intent for a product that is manufactured using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques must also be captured in conjunction with the geometry.... read more →