Category Archives: Video
Video: Could You 3D Print a Golf Club? Try Objet’s Big 3D Printer
Could you 3D print a golf club? Objet says yes.
In the video below, a golf club is 3D printed on the Objet1000, Objet’s new wide-format, multi-material 3D printing system. The machine is able to print models at 1:1 scale for many sectors including sporting goods, automotive,
Video: Wired Interviews 3D Systems CEO and Aspiring Engineers
Wired design correspondent Mike Senese interviews 3D Systems CEO Abe Reichental and a couple of aspiring engineers about the future of 3D printing. This video was taken at a FIRST robotics competition held at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, CA. 3D Systems brought several dozen of their Cube 3D printers, part of the Cubify system.
Cubify photo by donjd2 used under Creative Commons license.
Incredible 3D Printing Design: Blending Real Objects with Lego
In the video below made for the “Make it real” challenge on Instructables, Greg Petchkovsky demonstrates incredible design skills and vision. He blends real world objects with 3D printing for amazing, seamless results.
In one of his designs, Petchkovsky patches a hole in a stone step with a digitally designed set of Lego blocks.
Video: Will 3D Printing Kill Manufacturing Growth in Asia?
In the video below, Bloomberg Businessweek shares 3D printing trends, including key highlights:
- The rapid drop in prices for 3D printers is increasing adoption.
- Public company performance. For example, 3D Systems stock is up 200%.
- The potential “black swan” impact on Asia manufacturing.
The reporter draws an analogy to the early 1980s when personal computers started to become mainstream.
The key question: will 3D printers kill manufacturing growth in Asia? A UBS analyst believes 3D printing will tilt the economic advantage back toward the U.S. and other western countries.
Watch the full video below, or go to Bloomberg Businessweek:
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Shenzhen, China photo by mwiththeat used under Creative Commons license.
Video: 3D Printing a Whistle at Fab Lab Adelaide in South Australia
In August we featured the upcoming launch of Fab Lab Adelaide in South Australia.
In this fun video published by the Fab Lab, you can see how a whistle is made on a Thing-O-Matic 3D printer.
Read about all of our featured Fab Labs in our weekly series.
South Australia photo by S.H. Photography used under Creative Commons license.
