The Industry 4.0 Highway Between the years 2006 and 2011 business and government groups within Germany began to develop an initiative aimed at improving the competitiveness of German manufacturers. The initiative, known as “Industry 4.0” [i], was based on the premise that we have entered a fourth industrial revolution. The first revolution was acknowledged [...]
A Tooling Case Study A few years ago, a small but rapidly growing US startup faced a problem. Initial product lines had been successful and the market was hot. The owner had bootstrapped the startup and pulled together the resources to produce an improved machine. Speed, quality and performance would be greatly enhanced and [...]
Thanks to Ty Owen at COSI.One of our own IC3D Printers was featured on Fox28 Good Day Columbus!Please check out the video below to see the snippet from the show. Fox28 Good Day Columbus - IC3D Printers For more info on COSI click the link below.
The IC3D Team will be attending this year's Bay Area Maker Faire! The Team will be walking the show floor and be passing out flyers (see below). Giving away FREE IC3D Filament samples to anyone 3D Printing at the show! For more details on Maker Faire see below. Maker Faire is a gathering [...]
The Columbus Idea Foundry— a 65,000 square ft. “makerspace” in the heart of Columbus, Ohio — is open in its brand new location. IC3D was there in attendance for the ground-breaking ceremony and also has a 3D Printer on permanent display! What a lot of people don’t know about Columbus is that there is [...]
Hey everyone. This is Matt from IC3D and I am going to show you how to level your build plate on an older style makerbot platform. With the FDM 3D printing process it is very important that your build plate is nice and level for each print. In addition, we want to make sure [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEFFHMJXEFg Hey everyone. This is Matt from IC3D and I am going to show you a quick and easy way to apply kapton tape to any build plate for an FDM style 3D Printer. For this method, we will need a spray bottle of water, a squeegee with a rubber edge, scissors, and your [...]
Over the last quarter of a century 3D printing has developed from an experimental technology into a mainstream manufacturing technique. Some of you might already have a desktop 3D printer in your office or at home. Many others will have seen a 3D printer operating, or have read about the development of this industry. An [...]
Here a few ideas from pinshape.com and thingiverse.com to help shake up the holidays and maybe even solve a few common Thanksgiving conundrums. Start a new Thanksgiving tradition Not every American family lounges around Thanksgiving day watching football between naps. For those that like to do things a little differently, a 3D printed animal themed [...]
