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crafting with code: how architects reinvent making through robotics and digital fabrication

from BIG and studio RAP to the new raw and michael hansmeyer, architects are using robotics and digital fabrication to reinvent craft. The post crafting with code: how architects r...

Advanced 3D printing creates origami-inspired structures

A mold-free additive process prints rigid and flexible materials onto fabric, cutting time and cost for lightweight, origami-like parts.

Instant Prints! OpenCAL Layerless 3D Printing

Now you can build OpenCAL, the world’s first layerless, all-at-once 3D printer. The post Instant Prints! OpenCAL Layerless 3D Printing appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Idea...

hand-bent after 3D printing, oberdoerfer & krebs’ seating rethinks digital fabrication

the danish design duo reheats flat 3D-prints and bends them along programmed toolpaths to craft hand-shaped furniture. The post hand-bent after 3D printing, oberdoerfer & krebs...

3D Printing for Woodworkers

Ben Strano uses a 3D printer in his shop to create custom jigs and templates.

we+ explores craft and digital fabrication through material intelligence

in an interview with designboom, we+ explains explains how making becomes a way of learning through materials. The post we+ explores craft and digital fabrication through material...

How to 3D-Print a Book

Using flexible TPU and an ingenious vertical printing technique, a new research project bypasses traditional publishing entirely. Here is a look at the future of print.

3D Printing Biocemented Porous Structures with Precision

In a groundbreaking advancement poised to transform the landscape of additive manufacturing, a team of researchers has unveiled an innovative method for creating biocemented porous...

TOPFAB Launches TF500: A Desktop 5-Axis CNC with AI-generated Workflows for Makers, Engineers, Small Shops, and Even Ord...

How do you 3D print a book? This 3D-printed book will teach you

It’s an advancement in publishing that Johannes Gutenberg could hardly have fathomed. Manual is a 26-page, 3D-printed book made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) from Hyperpre...

xTool’s New M2 Color Craft Laser is a Production Powerhouse

The xTool M2 Color Craft Laser is an easy-to-use inkjet printer + laser cutter designed for mass customization. The post xTool’s New M2 Color Craft Laser is a Production Powerhouse...

Printing Industrial Metal Parts at Scale: Inside Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing!

Industrial manufacturing is undergoing a structural transition. For decades, the production of large metal components has relied almost exclusively on casting and forging, which ar...

crafting the future, thread by thread

what if the spaces and objects of tomorrow are not mass produced, but meticulously crafted? this chapter explores what it means to be a maker today. craft here is not a nostalgic l...

Top 3 Industrial Applications of 3D Printing!

3D printing is a process that involves creating a three-dimensional physical object from a digital design. The said design is made using CAD (computer-aided design) software, and i...

this fully 3D-printed book turns its own G-code into raised lettering

'manual', a 3D-printed book by studio darius ou and benson chong, turns machine code into a bound object. The post this fully 3D-printed book turns its own G-code into raised lett...

It’s Possible to 3D Print an Entire Outfit Now. ‘Should You?’ Is Another Question

One plucky YouTuber explores whether 3D printers might let us wrest back the means of production from Big Fashion.

Formlabs’ new 3D printer is poised to reshape manufacturing

Formlabs wants to make industrial 3D printing feel less like industrial 3D printing. The company has spent more than a decade building printers that make professional-grade prot...

Real-Time Defect Prediction via Digital Twin Modeling

In recent years, the manufacturing sector has witnessed a paradigm shift due to innovations in additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing. This transformative techn...

Turning Industrial Equipment Photos into 3D Printable Training Models for Technical Education

Students understand technical education more clearly when they can work hands-on with the kinds of... The post Turning Industrial Equipment Photos into 3D Printable Training Models...

3D-printed origami eliminates huge costs of manufacturing molds

Origami, the Japanese art of folding flat sheets of paper into three-dimensional figures, is the creative spark behind a new hybrid 3D printing technique. It allows structures to b...

unspun: Focused On Creating A New Category Of Apparel Production

Backed by more than $50 million, the San Francisco startup aims to cut lead times, reduce waste, and make automation practical in apparel manufacturing. Textile World Special Repor...

BioFibreLoop introduces a virtual embossing tool for functional textiles

The EU-funded BioFibreLoop project has launched a new virtual modeling tool to help develop bio-based, non-toxic functional textiles more efficiently. The tool, called Digital Twin...

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As Drone Demand Grows, Protolabs Scales On-Demand Manufacturing

New CNC machining and 3D printing capabilities aim to help drone manufacturers move from prototype to production faster As commercial and defense drone programs continue to expand,...