Gavin Fabian is Chief Product Officer for HST Pathways, a leading provider of cloud-based end-to-end solutions for outpatient surgery. A common urban legend in the world of product development is that ...

Rapid prototyping can be defined as a variety of techniques employed to quickly manufacture a scale model of a physical assembly or product. Usually three dimensional computer aided design, or CAD, is ...

These prototypes enable researchers to evaluate and detect component and system design problems before fabrication. The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center ...

Rapid prototyping technology includes a robot; composite materials such as carbon fabrics, glass fabrics, and carbon tows; and infrared/UV lamps for curing the materials. The desire to accelerate and ...

Aluminum alloy cylinder head for engine or pump, showing oil channels. On the subject of rapid prototyping, 3D printing often dominates the conversation. The speed, digital flexibility, and low ...

Wearables are kind of a perplexing frontier for electronics. On the one hand, it’s the best possible platform for showing off a circuit everywhere you go. On the other hand, the whole endeavor is ...

By John Tranquili, Materials Manager When a researcher studying beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska faced equipment failure that threatened their work, Apple Rubber’s advanced manufacturing ...

The Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, USA, is currently showing an exhibition called ‘Within These Walls’. The centre-piece is a 200 year old house that was moved from Ipswich, Massachusetts, to ...

3D printing and rapid prototyping specialist Protolabs is moving up a gear. The company is changing its strategy to position itself as a one-stop shop for the entire production chain, including ...

The Army is employing one more option for programs of record to accelerate the way they usher Soldier technologies along the path from innovative concepts to fielded capability. Middle-tier ...