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Hybrid Machining with Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing

3D printing and CNC machining work together to conquer challenges from both technologies, and hybrid machines take the concept even further.

August 24, 2018 | Chris Main

The Idea to Product Life Cycle Series 4 of 12: Patent Research and Applications

Don’t get caught up in a legal spiral, be proactive; understand the role and constraints of intellectual property.

August 21, 2018 | Elizabeth Gomes

The Idea to Product Life Cycle Series 3 of 12: Conceptualizing and Planning

Identify what functions and features will be part of your product design.

August 14, 2018 | Elizabeth Gomes

Fashion: the $1.2 trillion industry that can now be 3D printed

3D printing is revolutionizing the fashion industry and how you purchase clothes is about to start to look and feel a bit different.

August 13, 2018 | Sarah Schiro

The Idea to Product Life Cycle Series 2 of 12: Doing the Research

Understand what type of research is necessary for determining whether your idea is right for the market.

August 7, 2018 | Elizabeth Gomes

The Idea to Product Life Cycle Series 1 of 12: Formulating an Idea

In this post we explore the first step in the process of transforming an idea into an innovative product, Formulating your ideas.

August 2, 2018 | Elizabeth Gomes

The Idea to Product Lifecycle: A Blog Series

Track your engineering projects from start to finish and learn how the idea to product lifecycle impacts your products in this blog series.

August 2, 2018 | Elizabeth Gomes

Your DfAM Questions Answered

If you missed our “Demystifying Additive Manufacturing” webinar, you’re in luck because we’ve compiled a list of the questions you wished you were there to ask!

July 25, 2018 | Elizabeth Gomes

3 Things I learned about Designing for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)

In the past, Additive Manufacturing wasn’t much of a consideration in the DFM landscape since it was primarily looked at as a way to prototype.

July 16, 2018 | Jason Wright