Monthly Archives: November 2012

Technology Analysis on State-of-the-Art Non-Contact Reverse Engineering

By Jesse DePinto and Matthew Juranitch – August 31, 2012 – (Download PDF here) – – 1. Introduction to Reverse Engineering Reverse engineering is the process of examining an end product to determine how it was brought into existence in

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Posted in 123d catch, 3d scanning, CAD, Photogrammetry, reconstructme, reverse engineering, time of flight, triangulation

Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing | Make Magazine Review

Yesterday, Make Magazine released their Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing. To date, I have never come across a more accurate and comprehensive review of the current 3D printing technology: Make Magazine is literally writing history! Although it is commendable that

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Posted in 123d catch, 3D Printing, 3d scanning, bukobot, make magazine, Makerbot, makergear, mendelmax, printrbot, reconstructme, Reprap, Solidoodle

Makers or Prosumers?

The advancements in consumer electronics and personal fabrication equipment over the past few years have been astounding. 3D printers, laser cutters and DSLR cameras are just few of many professional tools that are now considered consumer electronics due to their

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Posted in 3D Printing, Business, consumers, diy, entrepreneurship, makers, Open Innovation, prosumers, startup

The Chronological History of 3D Printing

Throughout our research in the Advanced Manufacturing and Design Lab at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, my business partner and I realized that there are no concise articles on the history of 3D printing. As the next industrial revolution gets

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Posted in 3D Printing, Additive manufacturing, Electron beam Melting, Fused Deposition Modeling, Laminated Object Manufacturing, Makerbot, Open Source hardware, Reprap, Selective Laser Sintering, Stereolithography, Z Printing