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The #Form4 comes with a really impressive new Clear V5. With better color and clarity it is just one more of the things that makes Formlabs such a wonder in its field. What would you want to print?

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Hey hardware founders this will make your life much easier. I'm talking about having clarity and confidence for your product or vision. If your feeling uncertain about your product's direction, or struggling to articulate your vision, you're not alone—and there's a solution! A strategic Industrial design partner can help you achieve this by offering new angles, insights and strategies which can set you up for market success. Together, you can fine-tune your product, ensuring it not only meets but exceeds market expectations. If you would like to have more clarity and confidence in your idea or project, let's connect! Rise Design & Innovation | Los Angeles, California #StartupLife #ProductDevelopment #VisionToReality

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RAPID + TCT: Where Changemakers Converge. Hear diverse perspectives from the titans of additive manufacturing at this year’s Keynote Series. Use promo code RPMS when registering for your complimentary Expo Pass! #RAPIDTCT24 

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Do you know about Future Future, Nonfiction's video series about design and the future of everything? Do you find design intimidating? Do you not know where to start a conversation about ideas and sustainability? Future Future was created specifically for you! Check it out, share it with someone, and subscribe for free. #design #videos #futurism

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An excellent article from my Symplicit colleague Sergio Colombetti outlining how easy it is for pixel perfect designs to look very different on the end user's device. While we often create digital designs in pixels, did you know the standards for minimum size we often reference are actually specified in units with a real-world physical size? WCAG use CSS Pixels (defined as a physical size of 0.265mm) and Apple standards are defined in points (1 point = 0.353mm). Check out his article for a great breakdown of how screen resolution impacts the way our physical fingers can accessibly interact with digital experiences.

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Here's another Real-world 3D printing solution you will not be seeing at Rapid + TCT this week, or at any other additive manufacturing festival in your continent: Goya Post-Pro Technologies™ for post-processing 3D-printed resin industrial design models. #GoyaPostPro #postprocessing #resinprinting #rapidprototyping #industrialdesign

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In medical device development, Human Factors should be like a movie director, not a movie critic. Instead of being brought in to consult at the end, HF should be involved throughout a project, “directing” development at every stage. Integrating HF fully into your design team could minimize project risk and speed your product to market. Ready to delve deeper?    In his new article, Curt Irwin explains:  ⚙️ How to fully leverage human factors expertise to reduce risk in medtech development ⚙️ What happens when HF is used to its fullest ⚙️ If you can’t use HF like we suggest, what you can do to still reap some of the benefits it provides.   Read on: https://lnkd.in/eUeXBvqq -- Delve is a product innovation firm that helps companies bring bold ideas to market through human-centered expertise—strategy, design, engineering. Learn more about medical device development services at Delve: https://lnkd.in/ehg4AEHz   #medicaldevice #medtech #humanfactors Delve

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One of the many benefits of tackling design - prototyping - and small batch runs under one roof: test fitting and refining. Rather than just building to the print and print tolerances, we test fit each piece as it comes together, and refine the design and plan for manufacturing as we go. We use fit-up to develop our tolerances and determine critical vs non-critical tolerances- giving customers a complete, ready to manufacture package. Couple it with First Strike Incubator’s product/market fit process and you wind up with a product you can go to market with confidently. #prototyping #fabrication #production #tolerance

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Today we are shining this dapping block … It suffered neglect during Covid years …. But now it’s healing … ❤️‍🩹 I think in a day or two… it will exits shiny self once again … Tool grinding is therapeutic Stay tuned 😇 #graubärdesign #industrialdesign #productdesign #sustainabilty #handwork #toolsimplementsndevices

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Not every product needs a dark mode, but I still encounter scenarios where designing for use in a low-light environment would be beneficial. For some clients, a dark mode made perfect sense: 🔍 Radiologists switch between medical images and other tools, where dark mode reduces eye fatigue and helps maintain focus. 🎭 Tech crews working in dark theatres and dark mode ensure their screens don't disrupt others However, there were times when dark mode was unnecessary and driven more by personal preference: 💼 Finance users in brightly lit office environments Recently, during a late-night drive-thru visit for a caffeine boost, my eyes were overwhelmed by the brightly lit menu displays. It took several seconds for my eyes to adjust to read the menu and then another few seconds to readjust to the dark environment outside. A few changes to the design can eliminate a rather jarring experience. ☕ As companies update their drive-thru displays, it's an opportunity to consider a redesign that could improve the user experience in various lighting conditions throughout the day. 💡 Can you think of other improvements to the UX for the drive-thru experience? Trying to determine if your product needs a dark mode or helping design for use in dark environments. Contact Akendi to see how we can help. #UXDesign #DarkMode #UserExperience #UIDesign #DriveThru #Innovation #DesignThinking #TimHortons #Fastfood#Innovation #DesignThinking

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Ok, the Formlabs Form 4 is easy to use. I’ve shown you can do a lot of the physical stuff with one hand. But can you set up your print and fire it off to the printer one-handed? With our One Click print feature, you can! Finished parts in the comments. #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing #innovation #userdesign #easybutton

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📢 FREEBIE- Pro-Tip. 🚫 IT’S NOT A TEE!!” Sorry, didn’t mean to “shout type” like that. Let’s start over--- 🚫 It’s not a t-shirt….it’s *ACTUALLY a “delivery device” for a design. Let’s unpack that. 📢 A solid design is: ✅ Vaporized inventory. ✅ Self-Selection “I WANT THAT!” ✅ A direct extension of the organization that it represents. Or 📢 Junk design: 🚫 Can’t give it away. 🚫 Can’t deep discount it enough. 🚫 An embarrassment to the organization using it to represent them. Harsh—sorry— nope, NOT SORRY. 🏁Are YOU winning---- or are you WET TOAST? DO NOT BELLY FLOP (there I go shout typing again). ✅ Your organization is worth it. ✅ Your event is worth it. ✅ You are worth it. (Yes, this is me showing a licensed RAMCHARGERS design that sells off the website like a run-away freight train.) If you appreciate the idea of vaporized inventory and run-away trains----we should schedule a zero-obligation chat. I’m Scott from Studio 669 and if I made RAMCHARGERS freak out---I can make you freak out too. Let’s roll.

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If you’re a #designer or #engineer working hard to accelerate your deliverables with cost-effective, accurate, and realistic models, this is for you. Watch the video and download a free e-book on what's now possible with advanced 3D printing prototyping: https://okt.to/PjyRma #addstratasys #MakeAdditiveWorkForYou

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📌 How can I incorporate threads into 3D-printed parts for functional prototypes? ✅ A Xometry community member recently asked this question. Designing threads into the part, tapping the threads after printing, and using inserts are three of the best ways to incorporate threads into 3D prints. Note, however, that designing threads into the part is a valid option only for MJF and SLS processes. 📰 Read the entire question and answer thread and share your thoughts: https://zurl.co/vNpC

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"Many AI tools are still quite cumbersome to use. It’s yet another tool in your technology stack. There was one AI-powered design platform that we tried to incorporate into our process. The setup process was laborious and its output was unpredictable, not saving us time or making our work better. However, change happens slowly, until it doesn’t. We saw it with the Internet, with digitalization, and with mobile. In William Gibson’s words, the future is here but it isn’t evenly distributed. Yet. AI, particularly generative AI, is now heading towards the Trough of Disillusionment in the hype cycle for marketers. In about 12 to 18 months, I predict, this will have changed."

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Well done on this article, John Barnes and Timothy W. Simpson. Although clearly nobody is at a ~$30mm annual revenue per SLM NXG XII 600, the comparative unit economics are spot on. AM is finally gaining that most basic of industrial force multipliers--economies of scale. My only criticism would be with respect to the statement that, "the materials and services are where the majority of revenue is earned." An airframe is not valued by its weight in aluminum, nor is an aircraft engine valued by its weight in nickel. At least in our industry, it's all about the engineering on the front end, and the quality system on the backend. But unit economics allow for the commercial buy-in by the customer--and that's what's changed. Still there are many, many pitfalls out there for people who use the technology to design, build, and sell into specific markets, but (as you mention obliquely in the article) there's no chance we're opining on that topic.

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In medical device development, Human Factors should be like a movie director, not a movie critic. Instead of being brought in to consult at the end, HF should be involved throughout a project, “directing” development at every stage. Integrating HF fully into your design team could minimize project risk and speed your product to market. Ready to delve deeper?    In his new article, Curt Irwin explains:  ⚙️ How to fully leverage human factors expertise to reduce risk in medtech development ⚙️ What happens when HF is used to its fullest ⚙️ If you can’t use HF like we suggest, what you can do to still reap some of the benefits it provides.   Read on: https://lnkd.in/dA36j26J -- Delve is a product innovation firm that helps companies bring bold ideas to market through human-centered expertise—strategy, design, engineering. Learn more about medical device development services at Delve: https://lnkd.in/ddPTE-fi   #medicaldevice #medtech #humanfactors

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#UltiMaker PPS CF and #Factor 4#3dprinter unlocks a new category of 3D printing applications. Not only is it highly temperature resistant (with an HDT B of over 230 °C after printing), it also resists any solvent below 200 °C and is flame retardant – intrinsically meeting the #UL94 V0 standard.

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