Gavin Fabian is Chief Product Officer for HST Pathways, a leading provider of cloud-based end-to-end solutions for outpatient surgery. A common urban legend in the world of product development is that ...

Walking around the alley at Hackaday Supercon 2024, we noticed an interesting project was getting quite a bit of attention, so we got nearer for a close-up. The ‘Circuit Graver’ by [Zach Fredin] is an ...

Rapid prototyping can be defined as a variety of techniques employed to quickly manufacture a scale model of a physical assembly or product. Usually three dimensional computer aided design, or CAD, is ...

Rapid prototyping technology includes a robot; composite materials such as carbon fabrics, glass fabrics, and carbon tows; and infrared/UV lamps for curing the materials. The desire to accelerate and ...

Aluminum alloy cylinder head for engine or pump, showing oil channels. On the subject of rapid prototyping, 3D printing often dominates the conversation. The speed, digital flexibility, and low ...

Prototyping: With the use of CAD and massive amounts of digital simulation software available, it can often seem superfluous to make early appearance models, or even undertake early testing of new ...

If I ask for a definition of the difference between prototyping and rapid prototyping, would the correct response be “it's faster – duh”? I would probably hear that a few times, but that really isn't ...

Let’s start with what it isn’t. A pilot. Pilots have historically been the default method used in the humanitarian sector when moving towards new approaches to solving problems. A pilot is, by ...

By John Tranquili, Materials Manager When a researcher studying beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska faced equipment failure that threatened their work, Apple Rubber’s advanced manufacturing ...

The Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, USA, is currently showing an exhibition called ‘Within These Walls’. The centre-piece is a 200 year old house that was moved from Ipswich, Massachusetts, to ...

3D printing and rapid prototyping specialist Protolabs is moving up a gear. The company is changing its strategy to position itself as a one-stop shop for the entire production chain, including ...