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Art Center College of Design is one of the premier design schools anywhere and many of its students rely on additive manufacturing to make the grade.

Getting fashion to market fast is essential—what’s hot can cool quickly—so the product development 33% time reduction that Timberland, the footwear and apparel producer, is realizing is of considerable competitive advantage. It’s being realized through the use of 3D printing technology from Z Corporation.

While it’s common for companies to send product designs to outside service providers for prototypes, this practice can have some drawbacks, like slow development times.

The 3DP User Group organized the world's most impressive collection of color models produced by 3D printing.

Additive manufacturing (AM) systems that build parts in photopolymer were among the first to emerge in the late 1980s.

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Although it probably doesn't have anything to do with the almost-coincident release of the remastered version of the Beatles The White Album, it is interesting to note that Z Corp. (zcorp.com), which is well known for its color printing capabilites for 3D models, has launched the ZPrinter 350, which is the company's first-ever monochrome printer. That's right: monochrome, as in solid white. This unit, which can be operated within an office environment with no extraordinary HVAC or other concerns, is about the size of a typical office copier, measuring 48 by 31 by 55 in. In terms of its build capabilities, the printer has a maximum build size of 8 by 10 by 8 in.

Everything has to start somewhere, and total direct digital manufacturing—using the Internet as the front end for ordering—seems to be having its start. . .with gaming.

Unlike typical 3D printers that build parts through stereolithography or selective laser sintering, Z Corp.’s (zcorp.com) new ZBuilder Ultra high-end printer creates functional prototypes using a high-resolution digital light processor (DLP) projector to solidify liquid polymer into solid plastic.

Companies in every facet of industry are looking to reduce time and development costs through new technology. This article presents a sample of new materials on the market with much to offer. 

What you’re looking at is what’s claimed to be “the world’s most affordable portable 3D laser scanner.” It’s the ZScanner 600 from Z Corp. (zcorp.com). It has a price of just $28,900.

Two years ago when the City of Jacksonville, FL approached Sweet Onion Creations (Bozeman, MT; www.

Reverse engineering helps in the recreation of a famous Chilean Mummy.

The total cost of making a concept model can be broken down into four major categories: capital cost, materials, training and labor.

Two new handheld laser scanners joining Z Corp’s 700 series—the 700 PX and 700 CX—take aim at big objects, such airplanes, to capturing finer details of artwork or artifacts.   Using AICON photogrammetric software (