Content posted in August 2014
Video: 3D Print on Top of Printed Objects
CAD/CAM Corner 8/22/2014
MIT students modified a 3D printer to enable it to print more than one object and print on top of existing printed objects. All of this was made possible by modifying a Solidoodle with a height measuring laser.
Siemens' Intosite Augments Tecnomatix PLM Platform
CAD/CAM Corner 8/21/2014
Siemens released Intosite, a cloud-based, location-aware SaaS app that lets users navigate a virtual production facility in much of the same fashion as traversing through Google Earth. Users can access PLM, IT, and other pertinent information for specific points on a factory floor or at an outdoor location.
Will Your Next Hard Drive Be Liquid?
CAD/CAM Corner 8/19/2014
Sharon Glotzer and David Pine are hoping to create the first liquid hard drive with liquid nanoparticles that can store 1TB per teaspoon. They aren't the first to find potential data stores, as Harvard researchers have stored 700 TB inside a gram of DNA.
Cloud-Based Programming Made Easy
CAD/CAM Corner 8/7/2014
The Wolfram Programming Cloud is expected to be a game changer. The application is based on the Wolfram Language and was specifically developed to streamline the creation and deployment of cloud-based programs.