Prototypes are designed to test fit, form and function. 3D printing offers an efficient way to create functional prototypes. There are advantages to using prototypes created with production materials.

Building hardware is rarely a straight path from idea to finished product. Most teams begin with a rough concept, test ...

Composites represent perhaps the most dynamic area of development in material science, with emerging applications across a spectrum of markets, notably aerospace design and construction. But, being ...

Advanced machining can solve many of the challenges of today’s increasingly difficult-to-produce parts such as miniaturization, part complexity, strict tolerances, thin walls, material hardness and ...