Your brand-new PCBs just showed up, and this time you even remembered to order a stencil. You lay the stencil on one of the boards, hold it down with one hand, and use the other to wipe some solder ...

Advances in 3D printing materials are making it possible to 3D print jigs and fixtures that can withstand the rigors of manufacturing to reduce costs... Advances in 3D printing materials are making it ...

North American Lighting (NAL), a Koito Group Company, has been manufacturing automotive lighting systems for vehicle manufacturers since 1983. With eight facilities across the U.S., NAL provides ...

3D-printed custom manufacturing tools, like jigs and fixtures, is one example of how additive manufacturing is being used to augment conventional production environments. Now, Stratasys’ Manufacturing ...

Building batch cutting boards requires precision, so I designed custom 3D printed accessories to speed up my entire woodworking workflow. In this video, I test out clamp risers to keep clamping cauls ...

Automotive giant Nissan is relying on a small farm of BCN3D printers in its Barcelona factory to fabricate 700 tools, jigs, and fixtures to date for its car assembly lines. Trim & Chassis ...

I want a small spacer or a clamp for protective materials, but commercial products don't fit the size.”“I'm making small items for use on-site in a makeshift way every time.”On-site, there are often ...

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams have found a critical mass of projects this week that wouldn’t be possible without 3D printers. There’s an absolutely astounding model roller coaster ...

In this video, a hanging planter is created using 14 gauge steel wire and 3D printed jigs designed in Fusion 360. The hanging planter is a three-frequency geodesic dome measuring about 12 inches in ...

Struggling with a dovetail joint? Wish you had a jig that could make you the perfect dovetail? Dovetail jigs are on the market for reasonable prices that do a great job in creating strong and robust ...