Wise Plastics Technologies Inc has realized a 30-40% reduction in the design cycle times of its injection molded components and assemblies since implementing SolidWorks® 3D mechanical design software In addition the Stratasys Dimension 3D printer... Learn more

Doctors make house calls but there are no patients to see at Medtronic's Sofamor Danek prototype lab They come to see their ideas for new surgical instruments become working prototypes through the combined technologies of FDM and PolyJet... Learn more

When Bell Helicopter's hybrid aircraft Osprey recently underwent an experimental tail-wiring upgrade technicians at the rapid prototyping lab at Bell Xworx used fused deposition modeling to build tough polycarbonate wiring conduits click here... Learn more

Allowing manufacturers to model with the same material that their end products are made of PC-ABS is a blend of polycarbonate and ABS plastic Although PC-ABS blends are widely used to manufacture today's plastic products a blend has not been... Learn more

VeroBlue™ acrylic photopolymer resin for Objet Geometries' Eden333 PolyJet system has improved mechanical properties over the original transparent resin Customarily measured mechanical property values of VeroBlue are better than or equal to... Learn more

IEN What role will rapid prototyping play in collaborative design?Hiemenz At Stratasys we're seeing that for our customers RP is playing a bigger role in collaborative design than it has in the past Prototypes aren't solely used to evaluate... Learn more

In the line of duty firefighters rush into burning buildings to rescue trapped or unconscious victims In doing so these heroes risk their lives demonstrating both knowhow and courage But how do they keep up the search when their sight is blocked... Learn more

IEN: How are manufacturers using existing technologies in new ways?Cobb: Manufacturers are becoming more reliant on rapid prototyping (RP) technologies Using RP in conjunction with CAD allows the manufacturer to move from design right to tooling... Learn more

In the race to market the role of rapid prototyping (RP) in proving out fit function and design has never been more important At the same time RP's potential in custom small-batch manufacturing has moved from theory to reality.According to... Learn more