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IDEA Design Winners Show Product Development Story
Be inspired by some of our favorite winners from the Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) of 2017. See how these designers gathered essential information, iterated potential solutions and ultimately produced working prototypes. Making a great idea come to life...
The Story of the Blackest Color Ever Made
Here we look at the nature of color transmission and absorption. Why is this important for new product design and development? Understanding how light interacts with a surface will help you to fine tune your product’s look to achieve exactly the effect you want....
New Process to 3D Print Metal For Mass Production
The Direct Metal laser printer uses binding jet technology in a new way to make fast, high volume 3D printed metal parts for mass production.
The State of Additive Manufacturing in 2017
Gordon Styles offers detailed observations about the current trends in additive manufacturing in this guest post in TCT magazine. Learn more about what it takes to design for 3D metal printing and how the industry is creating exciting new applications for this technology as it transitions to a mainstream production solution, not only for prototyping but also volume manufacturing.