Previous in Forum: Accumulated Water in Transmitter Tubes   Next in Forum: Stepping Down DC Voltage
Close

Comments Format:






Change Mode
Close

Subscribe to Discussion:

CR4 allows you to "subscribe" to a discussion
so that you can be notified of new comments to
the discussion via email.

Close

Rating Vote:







Add Vote
3 comments
Rate Comments: Nested
Anonymous Poster

Printing Solids

09/16/2009 10:20 AM

can anyone tell the technology behind the latest technology in instrumentation...printing out the solids from the computer..that link is not available in net...
Reply
Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.
JohnDG
Guru
United Kingdom - Member - Not a New Member Hobbies - Musician - New Member Hobbies - Fishing - New Member

Join Date: May 2006
Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover.
Posts: 9684
Good Answers: 468
#1

Re: printing out solids from computer

09/16/2009 10:40 AM

Search for "3D printers"

__________________
 "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
Reply
lyn
Guru

Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 42355
Good Answers: 1693
#2

Re: printing out solids from computer

09/16/2009 3:44 PM

Or, SLA (stereolithography)
Reply
ronseto
Guru
Technical Fields - Technical Writing - New Member Engineering Fields - Marine Engineering - New Member

Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Vancleave, Ms about 30 miles inland from Biloxi and the coast
Posts: 3197
Good Answers: 106
#3

Re: Printing Solids

09/16/2009 5:55 PM

This site will explain how it works. I don't see much advantage of this system over sending a code file via the internet to a cnc 3-D machine that costs much less and can handle much larger parts and work much faster.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereolithography

__________________
 Mr.Ron from South Ms.
Reply
Reply to Forum Thread
Have a Different Question?
3 comments
Copy to Clipboard

Users who posted comments:

JohnDG (1); lyn (1); ronseto (1)

Previous in Forum: Accumulated Water in Transmitter Tubes   Next in Forum: Stepping Down DC Voltage

Advertisement

Got Something to Say?
Ask a Question
Start a Discussion

Search this Forum
Instrumentation:
Go

CR4 Sections
Aerospace
BioMech & BioMed
Chemical & Material Science
Civil Engineering
Communications & Electronics
Education and Engineering Careers
Electrical Engineering
General Discussion
Instrumentation
Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
New Technologies & Research
Software & Programming
Sustainable Engineering
Transportation

Site Directories
Forum Directory
Blog Directory
User Group Directory
RSS Feeds

CR4 Rules of Conduct
CR4 FAQ
Site Glossary

Who's Online (44 right now)
Show Members
Advertisement