Drophammer Digital Productions

01/06/2017

Getting curves from a mesh is not as easy as you think. Point clouds from modern scanning technology is more accurate than ever, but how do you convert those vast point clusters into precise geometry. The right tools to do this can be expensive, so I developed a couple of cost effective methods without resorting to costly plug ins. Here are some of my results noodling with a knuckle scanned with a Primescan from Hexagon.

12/29/2016

Noodling around with GH for Rhino...

05/30/2016

An industrial machine of the past made with the technology of the future - A 3D PRINTED DROPHAMMER... made with .

Hold a drophammer in the palm of your hand.
AMAZING!

05/02/2016

3D Printed Parts will soon be taking flight courtesy of Airbus and GE... http://www.engineering.com/AdvancedManufacturing/ArticleID/11948/First-Jet-Engines-with-3D-Printed-Nozzles-Delivered-to-Airbus.aspx (another great story from the 3D printing journalist Michael Molitch-Hou )

The first LEAP jet engines are delivered to their customer with 3D-printed fuel nozzles.

04/30/2016

Over two-thirds of manufacturers are using 3D printing. Some are moving away from using additive technology to prototype and into rapid manufacturing. The greatest areas of disruption will be in automotive, aerospace and supply chains in general.

http://www.thestreet.com/story/13551676/1/here-rsquo-s-how-3d-printing-is-set-to-disrupt-the-manufacturing-space.html

The use of 3D printing is taking off and set to disrupt a host of major industries, according to one expert.

04/30/2016

Ongoing research and recent white papers are important in providing a comprehensive review of the additive metal road map. Recently released from ORNL (March 2016) is this insightful guide to the current state of additive metal manufacturing. http://web.ornl.gov/sci/manufacturing/docs/pubs/The%20metallurgy%20and%20processing%20science%20of%20metal%20additive%20manufacturing.pdf

04/30/2016

" Three-dimensional printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has been around since the 1980s, but only recently has the technology become sophisticated enough to make complex objects like airplane parts. "

http://www.inc.com/kevin-j-ryan/the-400-billion-industry-that-could-make-the-3-d-printing-industry-explode.html

Major commercial airline manufacturers are turning to additive manufacturing to build their parts--and the consequences could be huge.

04/30/2016

Warplanes restored with 3D printed rotary engines...
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160430-3d-printed-rotary-engine-restores-vintage-wwi-fighter-plane-for-topeka-museum.html

04/27/2016

The top down approach makes this possible... https://youtu.be/IYTobOMuMEM

Learn how 3D Systems is revolutionizing additive manufacturing with Figure 4, from the individuals who have been honing this technology for the past three de...

04/18/2016

https://youtu.be/yKnlmfuMSgo?list=PL3f0O-D3NXi8hdlAxpCimBNrXIzMmA_V3

A 5 axis laser metal deposition manufacturing method is being developed by TWI for an EU-funded project which is demonstrating drastic time reduction in the ...

03/26/2016

Because they can... https://i.materialise.com/blog/restoring-the-cockpit-of-a-warbird/

Dr. Christoph Vernaleken, a physicist from Germany with a doctorate in engineering, has been an aviation enthusiast all his life. Ever since the early 1980s, he’s been fascinated with historic airc…

03/20/2016

Collaborations lead to better standards... http://3dprint.com/124395/sigma-labs-aerospace-rocket/?utm_content=buffereae99&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

When major news about 3D printing develops, it often surrounds one company or agency. NASA is building a 3D printed rocket engine. Organovo has created 3D prin