Prototypes are designed to test fit, form and function. 3D printing offers an efficient way to create functional prototypes. There are advantages to using prototypes created with production materials.

We spoke with a maker, a developer, and a designer to learn how to go from idea to prototype in one day. While waiting for her family to return with ice cream after an early-morning bicycle ride down ...

With electronics becoming smaller, more tightly packaged, and subjected to more demanding conditions, 3D printing technology continues to prove itself as a viable alternative to traditional ...

Prototyping: With the use of CAD and massive amounts of digital simulation software available, it can often seem superfluous to make early appearance models, or even undertake early testing of new ...

Well, that was quick. Bre Pettis just started delivering South By Southwest's opening remarks and may well have taken the wraps off the biggest news of the show. Of course, we'll still have to hang ...

Collin Kobayashi plans to make a paddleboard with his 3D printer. Some people, including his wife, may chuckle at the idea, but the president and chief 3D officer of 3D Innovations LLC has the ...

As apparel companies continue to shift toward virtual prototyping and adopting 3D solutions, it is important to know where 3D starts—which can quite literally be at any step of the supply chain. 3D ...

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