Honda 3D printing for New Concepts
The Auto Channel is great for finding automotive news and resources. In a recent video they explored how Honda is using additive manufacturing in creating new concepts.
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3D Systems Partners with Vortex VR to Launch 3D Printed Virtual Reality Smart Phone Headset
Numerous stories have come out about individuals and companies creating DIY virtual reality headsets powered by smartphones, including at least two 3D printed varieties and Google’s cardboard Oculus Rift. Such VR headsets could potentially benefit the 3D printing world, as Davide Sher has previously pointed out, in that fully-immersive 3D modeling may lead to more intuitive design software tailored for 3D printing. It’s no surprise, then, that, seeing an opportunity in an important, emerging market, 3D printing industry leader 3D Systems has jumped into the virtual world with their own 3D printed VR mobile phone headset.
Today, 3D Systems announced a partnership with Vortex VR, Inc. and GameFace Labs to create Vortex VR’s new virtual reality mobile phone case and head mounted display (HMD) device, the VRTX I. With the latest LG G3 Quad HD smartphone acting as the device’s display, the VRTX I offers a wireless, high-definition VR immersion experience, made possible with 3D printing. Based on the partners involved, it seems that the new headset may take up where GameFace Labs’ HMD (outlined in the video below) left off.
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How 3D Printing Is Delivering Airplane Parts On Demand
By The AirbusVoice Team
3D printing has popped up on the cutting-edge of some surprisingly diverse industries: food, healthcare, retail, and now aerospace. The aerospace business is driven by the following factors: weight, cost, environmental impact and load. Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM), the technical name for 3D printing, is revolutionary in that it impacts all four aspects of the business. The technology is proving to be a true game changer for aircraft design and manufacturing.
ALM offers a completely new approach to manufacturing. Instead of obtaining a part by cutting away a solid block of material, it works from the inside out, building the part layer by layer. Products are created via computer-aided design (CAD) and then constructed by adding thin successive layers, made from fine powder or melted plastics, until a solid fully formed product emerges.
The 3D printing method removes a lot of traditional manufacturing constraints. Costly dyes, form tools or molds used in traditional manufacturing are no longer required. Complex designs do not cost any extra to produce as the laser technology can fabricate complex shapes as easily as simple ones. It reduces manufacturing time to days from months and provides the design freedom to minimize weight, without losing any inherent strength.
Additionally, ALM uses significantly less raw material for any given component than traditional subtractive machining, and produces negligible levels of waste in comparison to traditional machining processes – the use of raw materials may reduce by up to 90 percent. On average, ALM generates only 5% to 10% waste material (which can be recycled and reused), instead of the 90 – 95% from current machining.
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Is your next phone a noPhone?
Every so often, a device is created that is so singularly revolutionary in its execution, it's difficult to imagine the world before it. The iPhone, the PC, and the Atari 2600 are examples of these kinds of revolutionary devices. Now you can add another gadget to the list: the noPhone.
This handset is shatterproof, waterproof, and doesn't require charging to function. It's also completely resistant to NSA surveillance and hacking (to the best of our knowledge). Unfortunately, it is not yet equipped with Wi-Fi, nor Bluetooth, nor a screen or cellular connection for that matter.
Still, as its creators note, noPhone can help you to "never again experience the unsettling feeling of flesh on flesh when closing your hand." No pricing or availability information has yet been released, but we've reached out for more details.
In the meantime, feast your eyes on the jaw-dropping demo video
