Morgan O'Reilly

April 19, 2018

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Xometry and ZVerse Announce Partnership to Deliver 3D Design On-Demand Services to Manufacturing Customers

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Industry, News, Press, Technology | No Comments

GAITHERSBURG, Md. and COLUMBIA, S.C., April 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Xometry, the largest on-demand manufacturing platform, has partnered with ZVerse, the leading 3D design on-demand platform, to create manufacturable 3D files for customers who need parts...

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December 8, 2017

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Get More Customers for Your 3D Printing Service Bureau with Content Marketing

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Commercial Printing, Industry | No Comments

The Small Business Administration talks about it, marketing associations talk about it. Business owners and executives throw it out in conversation. If you've been involved in marketing a business at...

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November 14, 2017

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Visualizing Your Design is Easy for Your Architecture Clients

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Architecture, Homebuilders, Industry | No Comments

You're busy. Your clients are busy. And that leads to frustrations between you. Your architecture clients don't want to spend time examining blueprints and plans that they don't know how...

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October 30, 2017

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How to Choose a Meaningful Donor Gift

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Corporate, Donor Gifts & Recognition, Industry | No Comments

You've been tasked with donor relations - and you don't know what to use as a thank-gift. There are so many options out there. And the ones you can afford,...

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October 20, 2017

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How to Use 3D Printing to Create Visual Evidence for Court Trials

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When research chemist Vin Smentkowski slipped on some ice and fell while walking his family dog, X-rays showed he had a fracture in his ankle. But after weeks, the fracture...

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September 6, 2017

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Personalization is Why 3D Printing Will Win

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Food for thought, Healthcare, Industry, Technology | No Comments

There just aren't enough choices. Sometimes you really want a product, but you don't buy it. Because the colors don't work. Because it's just a little too small or a little...

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August 23, 2017

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Why Graphic Designers Should Learn 3D Design

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20 years ago graphic designers were facing another massive shift in their market: the internet. Many graphic designers who didn't learn web design skills found themselves without jobs. Businesses wanted...

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August 10, 2017

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3D Print Your Way to Better Content Marketing

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Entertainment, Industry | No Comments

If you wander around the internet long enough, you’ll hear these two things: Content marketing is great and you need to start doing it now if you want to bring...

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July 27, 2017

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How Does Colorjet 3D Printing Work?

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Industry, Technology | No Comments

You’re interested in building a new home. You walk into the architect’s office. The receptionist asks you to wait a few minutes. You decide to check out the models displayed...

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July 6, 2017

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Stop Motion Animation Gets 3D Printed

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Entertainment, Industry | No Comments

In 1985, Disney used computer graphics in the animated movie The Black Cauldron. In 1986, Pixar created "the first fully computer-generated, computer-animated (or CGI) film." And it all went downhill from there. Just...

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June 29, 2017

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You Can 3D Print a 3D Printer to 3D Print Stuff With

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Commercial Printing, Food for thought, Industry, Prototypes, Technology | No Comments

If 3D printers can do all of the things we say they can do, then certainly they can print themselves, right? Yes...and no. It's definitely possible to 3D print parts...

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June 27, 2017

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3D Printing on TV: Fact or Fiction?

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Entertainment | No Comments

We've seen some wild things in movies and television over the past century. Especially in the science fiction genre. Critics like to point to everything a show gets "wrong." But...

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June 21, 2017

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9 Ways to Use 3D Printing in Your Company

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Commercial Printing, Corporate, Donor Gifts & Recognition, ecommerce, Entertainment, Industry | No Comments

3D printing isn't just for big companies like GE. Nor is it only for inventors and designers who just want the quickest way to figure out how to make something...

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June 19, 2017

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Can We Save Museums by 3D Printing Artifacts?

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Education, Higher Education, Industry, Technology | No Comments

"Don't touch the exhibits." You're probably used to seeing these signs in museums. Guides slip the warning into their spiels several times during tours. When you see a child reach...

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May 1, 2017

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A More Visible World: 3D Printing for Visually Impaired People

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Education, Healthcare, Medical, Technology | No Comments

Close your eyes. Now imagine having to navigate the world that way. Having to rely on all of your other senses to make it through the day. Sounds scary and...

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April 27, 2017

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Scouting Skills Are Going Way Beyond Building Benches

By Morgan O'Reilly | Uncategorized | No Comments

When you were in Scouts, you probably built a bench or two. Or did some other woodworking project. Today's scouts still get that hands-on experience, but it looks a little...

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April 20, 2017

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5 Times People Used 3D Printing to Help Others

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Food for thought | No Comments

The healthcare industry is turning to 3D printing for (relatively) inexpensive, completely customized medical devices. Companies are creating ways to 3D print food so we can produce more without so...

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April 11, 2017

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3D Printing is Helping Us Slow Down Extinction

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Food for thought | No Comments

More animal species are going extinct at one time (now) than ever before. Human advancement is one of the reasons it's happening. But as this article in National Geographic points...

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March 17, 2017

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How to Use 3D Printing to Market Your Business

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Entertainment, Industry | No Comments

It's fairly common for companies to use 3D printing in their marketing these days. We've written about it before. Industries like consumer goods, automotive, entertainment - even NASA - have...

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March 17, 2017

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How the Answer to 3D Printing’s Copyright Problem Might Come From Disney

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Commercial Printing, Corporate, Licensing | No Comments

3D printing has a copyright problem. You see, the ability to create anything means people can create, well, anything. Including: Figurines and busts of favorite characters Copies of objects seen...

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February 17, 2017

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3D Printing in the Classroom: 5 Sources for 3D Designs

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Education, Higher Education, Industry | No Comments

Imagine having one technology that allows you to: Teach students problem-solving and how to apply creativity in practical ways More easily engage students in the learning process Develop mathematical and...

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February 17, 2017

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3D Printing is More Than Prototypes and Industry

By Morgan O'Reilly | 3D Printing, Applications, Entertainment, Industry, Technology | No Comments

3D printing has been around since the 1980s. We’ve been using it for rapid prototyping. To bring forth medical advancements. Building models and making plans. Sometimes we forget this technology...

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January 31, 2017

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3D Printing Brings Innovation to the Construction Industry

By Morgan O'Reilly | Architecture, Homebuilders, Industry | No Comments

There’s been a huge shift in architecture and construction. When 3D printing first became available, architects saw the potential. They needed a cheaper, faster way to develop models of the...

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January 24, 2017

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How 3D Printing Will Change the Way You Buy Clothes

By Morgan O'Reilly | Applications, Industry | No Comments

Once upon a time everyone wore custom clothes. Of course, that was mostly because you had to make your own clothes. But then came the Industrial Revolution and consumerism. Suddenly...

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