Besides cost and quality, time-to-market is becoming a progressively critical factor for the success of a product. A key contributor to product development cycles is the time required to make ...

Prototyping: With the use of CAD and massive amounts of digital simulation software available, it can often seem superfluous to make early appearance models, or even undertake early testing of new ...

In today's marketplace, medical device manufacturers, medical researchers, and health-care providers need to innovate quickly, put ideas into practice around the world, and precisely meet customer ...

As the day passes, customers continue to value their uniqueness. It, then, becomes even more crucial to design products to meet the unique needs of every individual. As the development of technology, ...

The fields of microfluidics and additive manufacturing have converged to transform the design and fabrication of microscale devices. Microfluidics, which involves the precise manipulation of minute ...

Have a great idea for a new gadget and looking to move on it fast? You can—and I did—using rapid prototyping techniques. Rapid prototyping is the ability to quickly generate models using 3D computer ...

During the last five to ten years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number and range of rapid prototyping and rapid tooling techniques. Traditional tooling methods take up a significant ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. More and more, we’re seeing novel ideas, products, and applications arise from enthusiast developer communities rather ...

Even with recent advances in rapid prototyping techniques and computer aided design, developing new aircraft is an expensive venture—especially when the DoD isn’t footing the bill. So what on Earth ...