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March 2010

 

Feature

Apple: Turning Wants Into Needs
Gary S. Vasilash, Editorial Director

In a recent issue of Fortune—the March 22, 2010, issue, which is the first of a new redesign for the venerable publication, so if you’re interested in graphic design of objects that have ink on paper, check it out or, if that’s gone, any with the cover date past that—there is an interview with an investor.

While that is ordinarily the sort of thing that I usually skip right over as I have a portfolio about the size of a Baggie, the headline caught my eye: “Why Bob Turner Is Buying Apple Stock Again.” I have no idea who Bob Turner is. Turns out he is the chief investment officer of Turner Investments.
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TC Fast Forward

Creaform's New Data Acquisition Software

Creaform (creaform3d.com) has launched the fourth version of its VxScan software for use with its measuring systems, the Handyscan 3D laser scanner and HandyPROBE portable CMM (which is powered by the C-Track 780 dual-camera sensor). The software can integrate the data from both systems in real time and in the same referential.
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Accele(RANT) Blog




by GSV 17. March 2010 15:57

Composites in Space
When NASA originally considered employing composites in manned spacecraft, it had conflicting considerations. On the one hand, there were concerns that composites might have an unacceptable leak rate and insufficient damage tolerance. On the other hand, composites potentially offered lots of benefits, including reduced weight and lower lifecycle costs.
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Prototyping via Fast Machining

Why make prototype parts out of some proprietary material when you can make it with ABS, nylon, acrylic, plaster, styrene, or some other readily available material? That is a question posed by Pedro Gonzalez, product manager, 3D Milling and Scanning Products, Roland DGA Corp. (www.rolanddga.com), which produces an array of desktop milling machines for what the company calls “Subtractive Rapid Prototyping” (SRP) applications.
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