Latest Rapid prototyping Stories

WARREN, Mich., July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Deep inside the GM Design building where future products from Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac take shape and substance, an elite team fashions components, intricate sub assembles and entire scale model cars from highly specialized three-dimensional rapid prototyping manufacturing equipment. In an already secure building, access to the RP Lab requires additional clearance because of the work performed there, Operating around the clock, the...

REHOVOT, Israel, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Compact, office-friendly, multi-material 3D printer - World's only technology able to jet 2 materials at the same time to produce advanced composite materials and up to 14 individual material elements in one part, in a single print run - Available with the newly released Objet ABS-like and clear transparent materials Objet Ltd. [http://www.objet.com ], the...

BURLINGTON, Mass., June 23, 2011 - Does your design organization need a boost? If so, there's no better time to try 3D printing, rapid prototyping and 3D laser scanning to streamline product design and improve your business results. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040630/ZCORPLOGO) Z Corporation, maker of the fastest, most affordable multicolor 3D printers and only handheld, self-positioning 3D scanners, today announced three new promotions to make 3D printing and scanning more...

Proto3000's New larger 3D Facility for their 3D Engineering Technologies. Vaughan, Ontario (PRWEB) June 02, 2011 Proto3000 has moved to a larger facility that spans up to 9,000 square feet of 3D inspiration. This new move enables the firm to provide its customers with better solutions for their 3D Engineering challenges. The firm aims to help businesses "make sure it's right, the first time." Different industries like Automotive, Consumer Products, Toys, Medical, Dental and Marketing...

BURLINGTON, Mass., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black & Decker is using 3D printing technology from Z Corporation to help make its tools leap from the store shelf, feel good in the consumer's hand, and ultimately trigger a purchase. The technology also helps new products get to market ahead of the competition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040630/ZCORPLOGO) Look and feel are every bit as important as specifications to consumers who need a hammer, drill, sander, or...

BILLERICA, Mass., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, will be showcasing its unique multi-material 3D printers at Rapid, North America's definitive additive manufacturing event, in Minneapolis, from 23rd to the 26th of May, at booth 104. Objet's Connex multi-material 3D printers can rapidly build prototypes from a range of 65 materials and can create a single model with up to 14 individual...

RHEINMUENSTER, Germany, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, is presenting the latest additions to its portfolio of prototyping materials, on stand 54 at PDM. The new materials, commercially available as of April 13 this year, include an ABS-like Digital Material (Objet RGD5160-DM), a new clear transparent material (Objet VeroClear), and a rigid, general purpose material, Objet...

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Z Corporation will demonstrate a wide range of 3D printing and 3D laser scanning technologies at this year's RAPID 2011 Conference & Exposition, showcasing the tools that manufacturers, architects, educators and other innovators are increasingly employing to introduce higher-quality designs and products. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040630/ZCORPLOGO ) The annual RAPID Conference and Tradeshow is North America's definitive...

BILLERICA, Mass., May 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, will demonstrate the benefits of adding 3D printing to the workflow, at LMT LAB DAY West. Exhibiting at Booth B6, B-7, Objet will present printed dental parts and models live on the stand throughout the show on the Objet Eden260V(TM) 3D printing system. "As digital dentistry becomes a standard part of production process for many dental...

Pull into the auto repair shop with a smashed bumper, and there's no wait while they order a replacement. Instead, the technician downloads specifications from the manufacturer's database. You both watch as a laser beam probing a container of liquid plastic material almost magically builds a new bumper inch by inch.The scenario may sound like science fiction, but advances in polymer materials are moving the technology for 3-D printing" of prosthetic limbs, hearing aids, designer...