Crowdsourcing: Insight from 3D Innovations’ Collin Kobayashi
Crowdsourcing can be a great way to launch and get your product idea off the ground. While this method of fundraising and collaboration has some particular issues that have become…
Three Ways to Bring Crowdsourcing into Mainstream Manufacturing (Response)
Derek Singleton, a job shop software analyst, recently wrote the article: Three Ways to Bring Crowdsourcing into Mainstream Manufacturing. Collin Kobayashi, owner of 3D Innovations & 3D Academy, thought that Mr. Singleton’s article…
Is this a CAD Image or a 3D Printed Model?
Are you ready for a 3D printed optical illusion? We came across this post on the Objet Blog and wanted to share it with our followers! A little something fun…
STEM Education: Get ‘Em While They’re Young
The latest efforts to shore up the nation’s engineering base start with instilling a love for math, science, and technology long before students reach college. As you well know,…
3D Academy: CAD/DNA Project with Oahu Middle School Students
At 3D Academy we firmly believe that “while you teach, you learn.” We love getting out into the community and helping students learn about technology. This week were we at…
3D Printing: Making Its Way Into Our Homes
As 3D printing continues to grow in popularity, industry leaders are trying to simplify the process so that the average consumer can start doing some 3D printing of their own.…
Sustainable Product Design
Now that the holidays are complete and we are all having fun learning how to use our new “toys”, we thought that it was an appropriate time to take a moment to…
3D Academy: CAD Vex Training (Part 2)
Two weeks ago we told you about the workshop being held at a local middle school by 3D Academy. (As a refresher, 3D Academy was facilitating 3D CAD training for middle school…
3D Printing Industry Accomplishments in 2011
As today is the last work day of 2011, we thought that it would be fun to take a moment and reflect on the accomplishments that 3D printing has made…
Top 5 Robotics Trends of 2011
We found this Design News article to be very informative and wanted to make sure we shared it with our followers. There have been some amazing innovations in 2011 and…