The world around us can be one of the best sources of inspiration for prints. There are good methods for getting printable models of buildings and landscapes from available repositories and geographic databases, two of which we'll look at in this article. This will give you a good alternative to relying on what happens to [...]
What is 3D Printing? Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing is the process of taking data from a 3D model file and creating a 3D solid object. The concept is similar to a 2D printer but instead of printing on paper, 3D printers print objects three dimensionally. A 3D printer reads the digital 3D model information and [...]
Bioprinting is a major trend in medicine, promising a plethora of advances and new ways of dealing with medical issues. For organ or tissue replacement, there are never enough doners and rejection is a potential nightmare. Bioprinting has the potential to provide solutions to challenging medical problems by producing a viable replacement of complex organs. Scientists at Wake Forest IRM [...]
In our last article, we covered some of the techniques that are being used to create printed circuit boards using a 3D printer. Following those, you should have the copper traces you need for your board layout. It may look neat, but the board won't do a whole lot without any components on it. Now we [...]
3D printing and hobbyist electronics have a close relationship for makers. Where printing provides the physical frame and construction of a device, the logic and drive systems are normally bought. However, some people have been working on being able to print circuit boards using similar processes to 3D printing. As these get refined, it opens [...]
3D Printed Robotics 3D printing itself is a practical application in robotics. Using a microcontroller, an extruder is directed over a surface, creating a print. Along with itself being an electro-mechanical system, in many ways a 3D printer is uniquely designed for constructing the mechanical parts for other electro-mechanical devices. Delta printers, like Altair, are [...]
The PrintSpace team just returned from the 2015 3D Printer World Expo in Burbank, California. Thanks to the great folks at 3D Printer World who put on the show! Attendees had great things to say about our 3D printer, Altair. People loved the great resolution we were getting on the demo vases we were printing and the [...]
Come and see our 3D Printer, "Altair" at the World 3D Printer Expo in Burbank from January 29-31. This is one of the best events in 3D printing. See commercial, professional, and personal 3D printer, scanners and software. There will be demonstrations and great seminars by people who are leaders in the field. Find PrintSpace at booth 210. We [...]
As the new year begins, it's worth considering the projects that you've finished over the past 365 days. Some may only be half-complete, or put in the "it was a good idea at the time" pile, but no matter. It was worth a shot. Let's look to the future–what new things are there to print, or new [...]
When it comes to consumer printers, there are two major technologies that drive the printing process: stereolithography (SLA) and fused deposition modeling (FDM, also known as fused filament fabrication, or FFF). Both methods deposit polymers in two significantly different ways: SLA uses a photosensitive resin which "cures" when exposed to light (usually ultraviolet), while FDM heats [...]
