In the last few years we’ve seen a lot of media hype about 3D printing as the next industrial revolution – taking over all manufacturing as we know it. Expectations are now so high that anything short of the entire world running off 3D printers will be seen as a failure of the entire technology. [...]
One of the most common building materials in use today is the two by four. This common lumber size is found in projects ranging from backyard sheds to large construction projects and most people at some point have used them for at least one project. They are so common that a misperception exists with many [...]
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 [...]
