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Giant Multi-Headed 3D Printer Can Create Massive Objects in One Pass

by WordPress Admin | Aug 14, 2017 | Blog, Design

The trade-off of an affordable 3D printer is that they’re usually small and can only produce small objects. To make something big, you have to break it down into smaller parts first. But Autodesk has come up with a better approach: a 3D printer with multiple heads that all work together to churn out massive creations.

Source: Giant Multi-Headed 3D Printer Can Create Massive Objects in One Pass

As other countries catch on, bagged milk’s roots remain uniquely Canadian

by Tim Colby | Apr 2, 2017 | Blog

Please don’t ever change my milk bags — or my snippit!

When it comes to the dairy case’s ‘It bag,’ cutting corners is essential, particularly for the industrial design accessories it has inspired. As Nathalie Atkinson finds, they are as ingenious as they are iconic

Source : As other countries catch on, bagged milk’s roots remain uniquely Canadian – The Globe and Mail

Open-Source Prototype Turns Any Room Into a 3D Printer

by Tim Colby | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, Design

Incredible thought to make a delta printer that could work anywhere!

The $250 Hangprinter system aims to bring power to the people in the high-stakes realm of 3D printing.
Source: Open-Source Prototype Turns Any Room Into a 3D Printer

The Surprising History of Canada’s Most Iconic Designs

by Tim Colby | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog, Design

The folks behind the documentary “Helvetica” are producing a new film on Canadian design.
Source: The Surprising History of Canada’s Most Iconic Designs | WIRED