What is 3D printing? This article goes over the basics of 3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, covering its engineering principles and applications.
What is 3D printer filament made of? This guide examines polymers, additives, and composites, offering practical tips for digital design and hardware engineers.
Learn everything you need about the full adder circuit. From binary addition theory to low-power hardware implementations and modern ASIC/FPGA design flows, this technical article equips digital design engineers, hardware engineers with practical insights and current research trends.
Explore how a transistor works from first principles through practical circuit design. This in depth guide explains BJT and FET operation, switching and amplification modes, design calculations, modern market trends, and FAQs, ideal for digital design engineers, hardware engineers, and students.
Advanced 3D scanning delivers comprehensive, high-accuracy inspection for massive grinding roller shells. It replaces manual measurement with fast, traceable digital analysis, enabling smarter maintenance and reduced operational costs.
Ultimaker’s Cura slicer software gives you many options for generating supports. Here are some of the top Cura support settings explained and tips on troubleshooting support problems.
Z offset is an important 3D printer setting that allows users to perfect their first layer. It can be adjusted in slicer software or by inputting G-code commands.
There are numerous reasons to choose 3D printing: the geometry it offers, the absence of any kind of mould/tooling, the ease in which you can make changes to your design, speed and even cost. This video will discuss each of these benefits in more detail and explain why 3D printing is so appealing.
With the challenge to develop two high-performance fishing lures that revolutionise the approach to offshore fishing, start-up company Salta Lure turned to Protolabs’ 3D printing services to support product development.
With sustainability near the top of most organisations’ agendas, we, with Design Council, explored how to use life cycle analysis to develop more sustainable products and solutions.
The line between CNC milling and turning can sometimes be very confusing, so deciding which machine is the best fit for producing your part can be complicated. In this video we look at when you can – and should - make cylindrical parts using a lathe, considering shape, size and engraving your parts.
Whether you are a hobbyist or an expert, most of your projects need materials that are strong and tough. With this article, we aim to compare the toughest 3D printing materials and provide you with an answer.
The switch to automation does require an investment in new technology, and it’s important to evaluate the status of your business before you embark on an investment that may fundamentally change the way your factory operates.
A team of EPFL engineers has developed a 3D-printing method that uses light to make objects out of opaque resin in a matter of seconds. Their breakthrough could have promising applications in the biomedical industry, such as to make artificial arteries.
The integration of automated systems into the manufacturing process improves the efficiency, reliability, and repeatability of many tasks that were previously performed by humans, whose focus can now be redirected to less repetitive and more judgment-intensive activities.
Under the premise of ensuring the function and quality of the product, simplified design and fewer parts can reduce product cost, shorten product development cycle and improve product development quality. Here are the ideas on how to reduce the quantity of parts
Design for Manufacturing (DFM) builds upon five tenets that should apply to the decision chain starting from project initiation. This critical step within the manufacturing development cycle merges design requirements with production methods to create the best end results.