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These 3D prints I started with helped me learn fit, settings, and materials, but they also showed me which projects aren’t ...

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is rapidly gaining traction in the shipbuilding industry. This innovative technology allows for the creation of complex components and structures by ...

I’m a mechanical engineer with more than 30 years of experience in industrial automation and design, with projects ranging from individual inventors to international corporations. I hold credit on six ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this effect, ...

A quarter century ago, I was a fledgling engineer at an automated sewing machinery company, sitting alongside the owner at the office. A version of our bread-and-butter machine—a heavy-duty overlock ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a new way to design 3D structures that deploy from a flat form with a single pull of a string. The method could help engineers rapidly assemble complex structures in ...

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