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AutoDesk and Stratasys. Development of a Freagin’ Huge 3D Printed Engine

15 Mar, 2010 by Josh Mings in NEWS
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Can you 3D print an aircraft engine? Yes, yes you can… granted you have the inclination and enough thermoplastic to scare a small horse. Last year at Autodesk University 2009, Autodesk and Stratasys saddled up to reveal an aircraft engine created in Inventor and printed using the Fortus3D production system.

I maintain that it would have been a more dramatic presentation if the CEO of both Autodesk and Stratasys actually did ride out on the aircraft engine together… with Bette Midler singing The Wind Beneath My Wings…

However, in lieu of that, we did talk recently with Joe Hiemenz, Technical Communications and PR Guy for that Stratasys outfit about the print and how it was developed.

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FreshFiber’s 3D Printed iPhone Case Puts the Fancy in Your Pants

05 Nov, 2009 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

Once again 3D is hitting the iPhone with a fearsome tenacity that makes you just plain ignore regular phone users. But this time the 3D goodness isn’t in the iPhone, it’s on it… and it’s on it in a not-over-the-top-at-all, ultra-fashionable way.

FreshFiber, with the styling skills of Janne Kyttanen, has launched a fresh line of iPhone cases created with the material layering intensity of a 3D printer. Yes, call your friends for a cute little iPhone party and prepare to get your hands on some of this stylish fab.

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ShapeWays: Print 3D Designs Fast and Easy + Beta Invites

24 Jul, 2008 by Josh Mings in REVIEWS

Hold on to your 3D lovin’ hats people. Shapeways is about to change how you feel about 3D Printing… and also how you go about doing it.

The issue is getting a quality 3D Print of your design fast and cheap. ShapeWays is aiming it’s 3D hearted plastic extruders right at that market and plans to take it layer by plasticy layer, so to speak. What’s really cool though is the ability to export a model and have it printed in less time than it takes to wonder if you should try it.

I’ll go through the process after the jump, but check this out. They’re in Private Beta, but there are 200 invites for SolidSmack readers. Just enter Beta Code – “SolidSmack”
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