On January 27, 2013, NextLine Manufacturing – a leading provider of advanced manufacturing services ranging from additive manufacturing to cnc machining – announced the official launch of its Maryland operations.
Read moreOur attachment to material things seems to be part of human nature. For many of us, this desire starts when we are infants or toddlers. Whether it is that first blanket, stuffed animal, or special something, we simply have a hard time letting go — until, of course, that special thing eventually falls apart or […]
Read moreSOURCE Fund for Our Economic Future, October 2012 article on National NAMII and collaboration In conventional manufacturing, parts are machined, forged, molded or cast. Often, excess material is trimmed away to reveal the finished product. Additive manufacturing does not require machining, molds or trimming. Instead, parts are “printed” by a machine that works much like […]
Read moreBy Ben Vickery, NIST MEP Today, I’m posting about a technology that may well revolutionize manufacturing. I suspect that this is a truly “game changing” technology that has the capacity to transform manufacturing and act as a disruptive innovation. According to Forbes, this emerging industry is expected to reach $3.1 billion worldwide by 2012 and […]
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Fab labs are small scale workshops offering digital fabrication technologies often used in rapid prototyping. The Fab Lab at the Time Center at the Community College of Baltimore County is a part of a network of global fab labs, first conceived at MIT. While in recent history the technologies used in these labs have had […]
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Recently local business leaders and government representatives met to discuss the proliferation of rapid technologies, a mode of manufacturing that’s quickly reshaping the way the world does business. This important conversation was held at the Object Lab, a state-of-the-art, rapid technologies and digital fabrication research facility located at Towson University, led by Professor Jan Baum. […]
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What do a traditional foundry and 3D printing have in common? A lot if you are talking about Danko Arlington, located in the Park Heights section of Baltimore. Danko Arlington is a third-generation family-owned business and an example of traditional industry staying competitive by embracing rapid technologies. About a year ago, CEO John Danko purchased […]
Read moreThere is no question that manufacturing is a rapidly transforming, technologically driven industry. New materials, new processes and new skill requirements are defining the next generation of manufacturing, called advanced manufacturing . Technology is central to manufacturing, a fact all manufacturers know. It is critically important for leaders in our industry to know the right […]
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Baltimore’s own Mario Armstrong is among the thousands attending this week’s SXSW (an annual music, film, and interactive technology conference and festival held in Austin, TX) and came across the folks from MakerBot Industries and their game changing device “The Replicator”. Never one to miss an opportunity to teach us about exciting technology and how […]
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