When the competition started I saw the other contestants were going all out with very complex designs and very functional knives. Mine was so simple and boring. I then started looking on the internet to see what blade shapes there were out there, when I came across a “Dao Knife” a knife version of a […]
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Battle of the 3D Printed Knives – Entry #2
I had always toyed with the idea of making a knife but never really had access to the tools or materials. Needless to say this was long before any thought of having direct access to a metal 3D printer. Justin Wienand 3D Printed Knife – Justin Wienand Entry #1 This is Justin 1st knife submission. […]
Battle of the 3D Printed Knives – Entry #1
Pauline is a great cook so I decided to have a go at making a classic chef’s knife, with a view to blending the metal AM with some woodworking and CNC as well. I also had Pauline shape a handle to her grip using some modelling putty which was then 3D scanned to give me the basic […]
Manufacturing 3D Printed Custom Enclosures and Housings
Enclosure design prototypes for fit & function testing are common requirements in a product design lifecycle. It’s been well demonstrated how using 3D printing for these functions can cut months off a product design lifecycle. But, have you considered using some of the other advantages that 3D printing offers when designing enclosures for your products? […]
Engineering Students Build 3D Printed Robotic Prosthetic
A group of Nelson Mandela University engineering students, academics and their University of KwaZulu-Natal counterparts have built a robotic prosthetic to help amputees perform day-to-day functions. The group presented the invention at the 2020 Global Cybathlon hosted virtually by Switzerland on the 13th & 14th of November 2020. The members of the Touch Hand team […]
Mandela University Engineering Student Designs Metal 3D Printed Golf Putter
Mechanical Engineering student, Wian van Aswegen from Port Alfred, has designed and created a unique 3D metal printed golf putter. Wian is a former youth national and provincial golf champion and a member of the Advanced Engineering Design Group (AEDG) in the School of Engineering at Mandela University. In the middle of 2020, he discussed […]
3D Printing in the Arts #1
Dr. Michaella Janse van Vuuren pulls together multiple disciplines, from her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in Computer vision, a post-doctorate in medical implant design, to being an internationally renowned 3D print designer, artist, and innovator in education. Michaella started her journey with 3D printing in 2006. In 2008, she founded Nomili, an innovative interdisciplinary research, […]
3D Printing – The New Go-To Technology for Small Production Runs
Many think of 3D printing as primarily a prototyping technology. This perception is changing rapidly as manufacturers worldwide are using additive manufacturing for short-run manufacturing of plastic production parts. The most traction is for small to medium quantities, where traditional tooling isn’t up to speed. The term used to describe this is the ‘bridge-manufacturing technique’ […]
The Future of Industrial Manufacturing is Already Here
Successes with 3D Printing on the Factory Floor. 3D printing often sounds like one of those technologies that will be useful ‘one day’, but the truth is, it’s already having a huge impact in a factory near you. If you’re not at least considering where 3D printing can impact your business, you’re probably falling behind. We’re […]
Raptor Rescue – 3D Printed Enclosures Reduced from 90 grams to 6 grams
Akhani 3D has been working with Raptor Rescue for a number of years …
This video is the story of how Akhani 3D has used Additive Manufacturing to help Ben at Raptor Rescue, solve the challenges of tracking the birds.
3D Printed Plastic Parts in Serial Production
A joint collaboration between internal groups of experts has made it possible for the Volvo Group to put its first 3D printed part in full serial production. The printed part is a connecting block for an oil filling pipe. 1500 units are planned to be 3D printed in plastic by the supplier. This is not […]
5 Challenges Preventing Companies from using Additive Manufacturing
In the modern world, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has an important role to play as a method that allows companies to evolve their products in response to the demands of the market. It allows for the customised design and manufacture of more complex structures and geometries, and can also result in higher manufacturing performance, greater efficiencies […]