by James Jack | Jun 3, 2016 | 3D Printers, Events, Tech
I arrived in Orlando at 1:30am and jumped on a shuttle driven by an ex-marine who treated the streets of Orlando like his personal Daytona. I was too excited to care; after all, tomorrow morning I would be learning about all the new innovations that the additive...
by James Jack | Mar 31, 2016 | 3D Printing, Canada, Case Studies, Edmonton, News
Just-In-Time Digital Warehousing Situation A Canadian city needed a handful of replacement LRT air vents, however, the part was discontinued. The original supplier would produce the vent only if the city agreed to purchase a minimum of 250 units which would take 4...
by James Jack | Mar 18, 2016 | 3D Printing, Tech, Tips & Tricks
One of the (incredibly many) advantages of 3D printing is the ability to minimize waste material. Traditional methods of manufacturing often start with a solid block of material and eat away at it until the desired shape is left over. 3D printing offers us the...
by James Jack | Mar 15, 2016 | News
You have a presentation in 10 minutes and you realize that a key element of the project you have been working on for weeks is wrong! The oversight happened at the beginning of the project and now all the work you did has been an utter waste of time. Enter scrum. The...
by James Jack | Mar 1, 2016 | 3D Printers, 3D Printing, Tech
3D printers are quickly becoming a staple manufacturing tool to create custom, complex, and accurate models. But just how accurate are they? Luckily our machine at 3D Print Western (the Fortus 900mc by Stratasys) underwent a series of tests to answer this specific...