Prototyping & Product Development

No Shortcuts: How SCOTT Sports is applying 3D scanning to sports gear development

SCOTT Sports, producer of bicycles, winter equipment, motorsports gear and sportswear, leverages 3D technologies in development of safe and comfortable products.

By TCT Team

/ 12 Dec 2018

No Shortcuts: How SCOTT Sports is applying 3D scanning to sports gear development

How generative design and 3D printing are making customised, lighter wheelchairs a reality

Assistant Editor, Sam Davies reports on a company aiming to serve 70 million people with customised wheelchairs.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2018

How generative design and 3D printing are making customised, lighter wheelchairs a reality

Airbus Helicopters proofs new step design with German RepRap x400 3D printer

Airbus Helicopters has revealed it has been using German RepRap 3D printing technology to proof new designs of a new step.

By TCT Team

/ 9 Oct 2018

German RepRap x400 with manufactured puzzle part A puzzle part being manufactured on the German RepRap x400.

ARRK Europe launches new online quoting and ordering service for 3D printed parts

ARRK Europe has launched a new online quoting and ordering service for parts additively manufactured with stereolithography and selective laser sintering.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Sep 2018

Audi Pre-Series Center adopts Stratasys J750 for full-colour taillight housing prototypes

Audi, a leading automotive company, has revealed its Pre-Series Center is to adopt Stratasys’ J750 full-colour 3D printer to produce life-like taillight prototypes.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Jun 2018

Taillight produced on the J750 platform. Taillight produced on the J750 platform. - Stratasys

Met-L-Flo installs M2 Series printer as Carbon production partnership announced

Carbon and Met-L-Flo Inc., a 3D printing and rapid prototyping service bureau, have announced their production partnership following the 2018 AMUG Conference.

By TCT Team

/ 17 Apr 2018

Carbon M2 3D printer Met-L-Flo Inc has installed an M2 Series to supplement a range of other additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies.

ARRK combines CNC machining and 3D printing for Hozelock Auto Reel prototype

ARRK, a product development specialist group, combined CNC machining and 3D printing technology to produce prototypes of Hozelock’s new Auto Reel system.

By TCT Team

/ 23 Mar 2018

Audi harnesses SLM Solutions metal 3D printing for spare parts and prototypes

SLM Solutions has revealed automotive giant, Audi has been using its selective laser melting process to produce prototypes and manufacture rarely-requested spare parts.

By TCT Team

/ 21 Feb 2018

Audi SLM Solutions Audi is simplifying logistics and warehousing thanks to its adoption of SLM technology. - SLM Solutions

ZW3D announces global release of product development software

ZW3D, a supplier of CAD/ CAM products for manufacturers, has announced the release of its latest product development software.

By TCT Team

/ 23 Jan 2018

ZW3D software A CAD file being modified in ZW3D 2018. - ZW3D

French aerospace manufacturer harnesses Stratasys FDM technology to enhance rapid prototyping and production tooling workflows

Latécoère has reported an improved business performance after the installation of a Stratasys Fortus 450mc 3D Printer.

By TCT Team

/ 19 Jan 2018

Stratasys Latecoere protoype boitier camera 3D printed camera case prototype for the Airbus A380, produced on Stratasys’ Fortus 450mc Production 3D Printer in ULTEM 9085 material.

Challenge accepted: GE Fuse leans on crowdsourcing and 3D printing to complete industrial inspection tasks

TCT speaks to Amelia Gandara & Deborah Brown of GE Fuse, the General Electric business overcoming industrial inspection challenges with crowdsourcing & 3D printing.

By Sam Davies

/ 9 Aug 2017

GE Fuse team pic with credit The GE Fuse team. From left to right: Amelia Gandara; Naveen Nair; Axel Grippo; Deborah Brown; and Claire Dickey, from GE Fuse's marketing team. - Clara D...

Model Solution develops North American HQ and rapid prototyping centre in Silicon Valley

Model Solution, a rapid design, tooling and prototyping company, has announced the building of a new North American headquarters and rapid prototyping centre in Silicon Valley.

By TCT Team

/ 15 Jun 2017

Model Solution Silicon Valley centre Sneak peak at Model Solution's North American HQ and rapid prototyping centre.