Friday, May 27, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Reasons Why Metal 3D Printing Tops Other Materials
With the evolution of 3D printers, people are wondering if the printing
will ever go into mass production.
While much cannot be said about plastics, with
metals it is an entirely different story. Metal 3D printing is developing and
growing at a rapid pace. One of the most important, but not the only reason
here, is strict competition.
Here are a few reasons why metal 3D printing is
going to top them all:
Evolving Printing Technologies
One of the most critical factors behind metal
3D printing is the growing number of technologies. Take the example of the
binder jetting technology. Although it needs some form of post processing, it
is capable of doing things that powder bed fusion can’t. ExOne, the leading provider of industrial
3D printing solutions can 3D print larger metal parts at highly affordable
rates. At the same time, evolving technologies in Israel are now able to inkjet
print nano metal particles. This will open up a stream of a variety of new
possibilities.
Larger Industries
All the advancements in 3D printing wouldn’t really matter if it wasn’t
for industry demand.
Currently, the demand is largely from the
aerospace sector where 3D printed metal parts are ready to be implemented. The
case is similar with the automotive sector.
Generative designs and topological optimization
of parts is becoming necessary to meet the environmental needs of today and
tomorrow. Therefore, there are good things in store for metal 3D printing
across larger industries.
Larger Companies
Another technology that is booming under the
same domain is laser cladding, also referred to as Directed Energy Deposition.
Since it is a deposition method there are some types of geometric limitations. At
the same time, it can deposit larger amounts of material in a shorter period of
time, which means it is significantly faster.
Directed Energy Deposition technology can also
be integrated into multi tool robotic systems, which brings us to Trumpf and
DMG Mori, industrial robot giants that have yearly revenues equal to that of
the entire 3D printing sector altogether. They are making use of this
technology to integrate it with robot assembly lines and unlock new
possibilities.
Smaller companies like Sciaky are also making
use of other similar technologies like EBAM which melts metal filaments instead
of using a powder- already being used in the US defense industry.
Things look good for 3D metal printing in the
long run. For the latest tech news, stay updated with Cool Tech Review.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Instagram Introduces Personal Video Feed And Themed Channels In Explore
Recently
Instagram has been on an update spree. Owned by Facebook, the image based
social network has been experimenting with a number of different algorithms,
and just a few days ago, the platforms announced some interesting features to
its Explore Feed.
One of the most prominent recent features
include the channel called ‘Videos you might like’ and it collects videos on a
particular theme from across the world, making a flawless video experience.
At the same
time, as you scroll down the Explore page and check out the auto playing
videos, you will also be able to access featured channels with specific videos.
The Explore Page Is Designed To Adjust To User Preferences
In a
company blog post Instagram explained that the features have been added to make
the entire experience even better. While there won’t be any fundamental changes
to the Explore section, the more you like, it gets better and adjusts to your
preferences, showing you more exciting things to enjoy. If you come across
something you don’t like, you can simply select the ‘see fewer posts like this’
button.
Available Only In The U.S.
All these
features are available in the latest version of Instagram (7.20), which is
available on both Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. Currently, this
feature has only been introduced in the U.S. and will roll out soon around the
world.
Essence Of Snapchat’s Live Discover Feature
While it
would not be fair to call this new feature a copy of Snapchat’s Live Discover
feature, there certainly are some similarities. For instance, the Autoplay
feature was introduced by Snapchat earlier and since then has been integrated
in Facebook and Instagram.
This is not
the first time Facebook attempted something similar to Snapchat. Take the
example of the Messenger Code feature that allows you to start a
conversation by scanning the code on another person’s phone.
Instagram Has Its Bet On Video
Considering
the amount of updates Instagram has been getting this year, it is actually
quite prominent that the app is betting on video. Earlier in 2016, Instagram
introduced the ‘view counts’ that allow users to find out the number of views
their videos have been getting.
There was
also another update that lets you record 60 second videos. These are also the
very reasons why the apps video usage has gone up by as much as 40% in the past
few months.
While these
updates obviously mean good things for Instagram, at the same time, it raises a
number of different questions. Will there be ads in videos? Will you be able to
skip ads or watch them till the end? All these questions will soon be answered
when the latest features become mainstream.
Till then,
stay updated with the latest Instagram reviews and mobile applications news on our website.
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