Tag: 3DPRINTER

Print-on-demand technology -- utilized by companies like Vistaprint and CafePress -- has become widely implemented over the last decade as digital printing has steadily replaced costly letterpress plates and other complicated methods. At the same time, 3-D printers (like our favorite, the MakerBot) have become more commonplace in the manufacture of products and prototypes. And, now, biotech ...

Material ConneXion, an innovative consultancy group that focuses on new materials for product, interior, and industrial applications, opened the Bits 'n Pieces show at its New York showroom last night. The exhibition features the work of a variety of designers, architects, computer scientists, and materials researchers, curated to highlight the interaction between analog designs and the latest ...

Though still not priced at a mass consumer level, 3-D printing is a real technology that's currently being used by everyone from military surgeons to architects. The ability to produce rapid physical prototypes of just about any object is particularly useful for car collector Jay Leno, because broken parts of old cars are impossible to replace due to their age. A machinist could attempt to craft ...