Typically when we talk about low volume production using additive manufacturing technologies, we think of smaller complex parts that can't be easily manufactured with typical manufacturing methods. At RedEye we've had great success in producing very…
Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM)
An eco-friendly alternative?
Designing for sustainability is a hot topic in today’s engineering world. Design software companies are adding tools to help engineers compare manufacturing methods and materials so th…
You are probably all aware of the RepRap project - although for those of you with professional quality machines it would likely have little appeal, since it is still capable of only lower quality production, but it is evolving rapidly!
One other sim…
Just as iTunes disrupted the music industry and changed the way music is purchased and delivered, digital manufacturing is transforming how plastic parts are purchased, produced and delivered.
Digital manufacturing produces tangible low-volume plas…
Being on the side of selling both systems and services here's the what I've noticed in the last 15 years. Those that start off outsourcing reach a certain point where they are doing a lot parts and/or spending a fair amount on outsourcing where they…
June 25, 2009
Tim Thellin is now a member of The Engineering Exchange