World of Print: News:
3D printing is not new, but the range of
possibilities for this technology has been expanding rapidly. No longer
used only for prototypes or patterns in industry, 3D printing is
increasingly being used to manufacture parts in a wide variety of
industries. The following video shows just some of its capabilities.
UBM
Canon will be presenting educational sessions on 3D printing and its
uses at Design & Manufacturing New England at the Boston Convention
& Exhibition Center, March 26-27, 2014. A free presentation on The
3D Printing Revolution will be offered at the Tech Theater the Expo Hall
floor at the event. In addition, the advanced Learning Labs will
provide a 2-hour session on this technology, in addition to sessions on
Lean Manufacturing, Innovations in Robotics Technology, and other
topics.
Co-located with BIOMEDevice Boston, Electronics New England,
and PLASTEC New England, the combined trade show brings hundreds of
exhibitors to the region. New this year, Speed Networking will allow
registered attendees to sign up to meet like-minded people at the event.
www.ubm.co
Friday, March 21, 2014
Saturday, March 08, 2014
blood-vessel-like structures using a 3-D printer and “disappearing” ink. http://blog.applysci.com/?p=1815
MIT Technology Review
Harvard professor Jennifer Lewis has created a patch of tissue containing skin cells and biological structural material interwoven with blood-vessel-like structures using a 3-D printer and “disappearing” ink.
Lewis’s team created hollow, tube-like structures within a mesh of printed cells using an “ink” that liquefies as it cools. The tissue is built by the 3-D printer in layers. A gelatin-based ink acts as extracellular matrix—the structural mix of proteins and other biological molecules that surrounds cells in the body. Two other inks contained the gelatin material and either mouse or human skin cells. All these inks are viscous enough to maintain their structure after being laid down by the printer.
A third ink with counterintuitive behavior helped them create the hollow tubes. This ink has a Jell-O-like consistency at room temperature, but when cooled it liquefies. The team printed tracks of this ink amongst the others. After chilling the patch of printed tissue, the researchers applied a light vacuum to remove the special ink, leaving behind empty channels within the structure. Then cells that normally line blood vessels in the body can be infused into the channels.
The smallest channels printed were about 75 micrometers in diameter, which is much larger than the tiny capillaries that exchange nutrients and waste throughout the body. The hope is that the 3-D printing method will set the overall architecture of blood vessels within artificial tissue and then smaller blood vessels will develop along with the rest of the tissue.
Harvard professor Jennifer Lewis has created a patch of tissue containing skin cells and biological structural material interwoven with blood-vessel-like structures using a 3-D printer and “disappearing” ink.
Lewis’s team created hollow, tube-like structures within a mesh of printed cells using an “ink” that liquefies as it cools. The tissue is built by the 3-D printer in layers. A gelatin-based ink acts as extracellular matrix—the structural mix of proteins and other biological molecules that surrounds cells in the body. Two other inks contained the gelatin material and either mouse or human skin cells. All these inks are viscous enough to maintain their structure after being laid down by the printer.
A third ink with counterintuitive behavior helped them create the hollow tubes. This ink has a Jell-O-like consistency at room temperature, but when cooled it liquefies. The team printed tracks of this ink amongst the others. After chilling the patch of printed tissue, the researchers applied a light vacuum to remove the special ink, leaving behind empty channels within the structure. Then cells that normally line blood vessels in the body can be infused into the channels.
The smallest channels printed were about 75 micrometers in diameter, which is much larger than the tiny capillaries that exchange nutrients and waste throughout the body. The hope is that the 3-D printing method will set the overall architecture of blood vessels within artificial tissue and then smaller blood vessels will develop along with the rest of the tissue.
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Have you seen Creator DIY 3d Printer Kit
3d Stuffmaker - Creator DIY 3d Printer Kit Additive Manufacturing
5 micron print accuracy, with 50-700 microns.
Exchangeable print plates, extruders and nozzles.
Eco-friendly, non-hazardous print filament(PLA).
0.09 to 0.7mm layer height (super-fine to fast & coarse surface finish).
Easy Printing Software and User Manual.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
FREE applications for 3D Makers / Manufacturers | Autodesk 123D
Creative applications for Makers | Autodesk 123D: The easiest way to get started with 3D
Discover free apps to take you from photos to modeling to making.
Discover free apps to take you from photos to modeling to making.
123D Catch
Capture places, people and things in 3D using your iPad or iPhone. Share your catches, or 3D print a real object!
123D Design is a free, powerful yet simple 3D creation and editing tool which supports many new 3D printers.
123D Creature
Have a perfect character idea in your head? Bring it to life with this free app for iPad!
123D Make
Turn your amazing 3D models into even more amazing do-it-yourself projects. Download the free app now.
123D Sculpt
Push, pull, pinch, paint, smooth, tug. More fun than a Renaissance studio, cleaner than clay.
Tinkercad
Get started with basic 3D modelling – no downloads required.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Friday, June 28, 2013
working with links
How can I do more with links?
The HTML for a basic link looks like this:With this code, someone looking at your webpage will see the word or words you have as the TEXT. This text will be highlighted, and when clicked on, the browser window will go to the address specificed by the URL.
You can also create a link that people can use to email you. In the example above, just replace the
http:// with mailto: and use your email address in place of the URL. It would looks something like this: Email me!Sometimes, you may want to link to another webpage, but have it open in a new browser window, leaving the original webpage open beneath it. To do this, you can just add
target="_blank" to the link. This tells the browser to make a new, blank window for the link. The link would then look like this: TEXTIf you decide you really want complete control over the new windows for your links, you can use JavaScript. Detailed instructions on how to do this can be found at HTML Goodies. Use these tricks with care, however, since it's easy to go overboard creating too many windows.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
USPS DM Deli campaign demonstrates power of variable data printing :: BtoB Magazine
USPS DM Deli campaign demonstrates power of variable data printing :: BtoB Magazine : "By Rod DeVar
Story posted: February 4, 2008 - 6:01 am EDT
You want mustard with that catalog? Or maybe coleslaw is more to your liking.
Reaching the right consumer with the right message on the right product is crucial to marketing success. The Postal Service recently demonstrated the power and ROI associated with variable data printing through its personalization campaign, the “DM Deli.”"
Story posted: February 4, 2008 - 6:01 am EDT
You want mustard with that catalog? Or maybe coleslaw is more to your liking.
Reaching the right consumer with the right message on the right product is crucial to marketing success. The Postal Service recently demonstrated the power and ROI associated with variable data printing through its personalization campaign, the “DM Deli.”"
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
OnDemand Journal
OnDemand Journal: "Case Study
Data-Driven Design at Blue North Strategies
April 24, 2007 -- What sets Blue North Strategies apart from its competitors is its concept of White Page Marketing. This refers to the company’s ability to create data-driven, highly personalized, finely targeted and aesthetically appealing communications to inspire the active interest of each individual recipient. Turning this concept into an efficient and cost-effective reality was a core commitment for the young company. But they needed the right tools."
Data-Driven Design at Blue North Strategies
April 24, 2007 -- What sets Blue North Strategies apart from its competitors is its concept of White Page Marketing. This refers to the company’s ability to create data-driven, highly personalized, finely targeted and aesthetically appealing communications to inspire the active interest of each individual recipient. Turning this concept into an efficient and cost-effective reality was a core commitment for the young company. But they needed the right tools."
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