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3D printer

3D printers and rapid prototyping What is the difference between an RP machine and a 3D printer? The flippant answer is, “about $50,000.”3D printers are really just lower-cost, somewhat less-capable, rapid prototyping machines. These days they sell at prices in … Continue reading

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Z-Corp printers

Rapid Prototypes / CAD Leading product designers and entire teams of engineers use Z Corporation 3D printers on a daily basis to produce a high volume of realistic prototypes quickly, easily, and inexpensively for a wide range of specialized applications, … Continue reading

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Rapid prototyping

Rapid prototyping – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rapid prototyping is the automatic construction of physical objects using additive manufacturing technology. The first techniques for rapid prototyping became available in the late 1980s and were used to produce models and prototype … Continue reading

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Stereolithography Machines

Rapid Prototyping Machines, Stereolithography Machines – ProtoCAM ProtoCAM uses two SLA-7000 stereolithography machines to help customers to reduce costs and lead-times. The SLA-7000 builds up to 3 times faster than the previous model (it replaced the SLA-5000.) This increase in … Continue reading

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Images of workshops

Pictures from a visit to the workshops at RMIT here.

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Prototyping interaction design

I started look at ScreenFlow as a possible prototyping software – and then found that it actually does the job for iphones. Creating a screencast with a Mac: will you use iShowU HD, Screenium, ScreenFlow, or Snapz Pro? Perhaps you … Continue reading

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