United States Air Force – Airmen Powered by Innovation Program
Staff Sgt. Matthew Farmer, 352d Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Propulsion Craftsman, outfits an MC-130J Commando II’s Color Multi-Purpose Display with a 3D printed cover on RAF Mildenhall, April 8, 2016. Farmer designed the covers to protect the $70k screens from damage occurring during routine maintenance. Farmer submitted his ideas through the Airmen Powered […]
Ultimaker / 3DGBIRE Case Study: 3D Printing 100% ROI Due to Everything Being Manufactured In-house
“3D printing has also given us the control to create and monitor our designs from start to finish, by allowing us to manufacture the products ourselves and maintaining the printing environment in the best way possible. We can more efficiently calculate print time, while keeping the quality at the highest standard. This is something we […]
Additive Manufacturing Media – Article: How 3D Printing Enables Sustainability in a High-Turnover Consumer Market
Pengraff UK built its business initially providing mounting solutions for routers and telecommunications equipment, hardware with built-in obsolescence. 3D printing and sustainable materials enable the company to live its values while manufacturing products with a limited lifespan. 3D printing offers the ability to get a product off the ground quickly, without tooling and at lower […]
Additive Manufacturing Media – Article: 8 Times 3D Printing Built a Better Bracket
Brackets may not be the most exciting application for 3D printing, but they are one of the most important. Here are 8 instances where a 3D printed bracket offered advantages over a conventionally produced one. When Editor in Chief Peter Zelinski summarized additive manufacturing’s (AM’s) opportunity in 2013, the one word he used was “brackets.” […]