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TheTCTMagazine

  1. Look what arrived this morning from @3d_printers! Parts printed by an Objet30 Pro and assembled by me... twitter.com/TheTCTMagazine…
  2. @quigdes @jezpullin both making valid points chaps, I am but the conduit!
  3. 3D Systems acquires Bespoke Innovations - more to follow...
  4. "AM is seen as serious manufacturing." "Personal 3D printers caught us by surprise..." Two of Terry Wohlers' conclusions at #RAPID2012
  5. Three examples of innovation from Terry Wohlers: luxexcel.com | blueprinter.dk | matsuura.co.jp #RAPID2012
  6. Global Personal 3D printer sales. 66, 356, 1816, 5978, 23265 - 2007 to 2011... #RAPID2012
  7. Shapeways now has nearly 6,000 shops, compared to Amazon for AM. 90,000 'parts' made and shipped each month. #RAPID2012
  8. Day two keynote Terry Wohlers on stage now at #RAPID2012. CAGR across industry history (from '88)' is over 26%.
  9. 3D Systems announces Projet 7000 —tctmagazine.com/tctweb/cms/ren…
  10. Mcor announce the Iris — full colour 3D printer — tctmagazine.com/tctweb/cms/ren…
  11. #Mcor getting the crowds early with that announcement! #RAPID2012
  12. The #Mcor #colour machine will be called the Mcor iris - the colour of things to come... #RAPID2012 twitter.com/TheTCTMagazine…
  13. #Mcor announce full #colour #3Dprinting at #RAPID2012 twitter.com/TheTCTMagazine…
  14. Prototypes, 18 end-use parts and tooling all made by @Stratasys #FDM by @prodrive - do they ever turn the machine off?! #rapid2012
  15. Reaction time for last minute changes: 3hrs design, 4 hrs printing = new part on car @prodrive @MINI #RAPID2012
  16. @prodrive also found that they could create novel structures that wouldn't be possible without #AM — without tooling costs… #RAPID2012
  17. @Stratasys tech used by @prodrive for the whole vehicle mock-up: "We have to be able to change every part quickly." #RAPID2012
  18. Familiar story regarding #AM for @prodrive — brought in to achieve 'X', ends up being used for 'X', 'Y', 'Z' and beyond! #RAPID2012