http://wohlersassociates.com/blog Views, perspective, and commentary from Terry Wohlers Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:15:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It had been some time since I last visited Israel. A recent visit reminded me of how nice Tel Aviv had become. The beach front is especially appealing, with bustling restaurants and activities for beach goers. The walkway along the coast spans as far as one can see to the north ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/07/tel-aviv/ Tony Lockwood discussed the Cray CX1-iWS computer in his December 17, 2009 Check It Out newsletter from Desktop Engineering magazine. What I found most interesting is that this Windows 7 deskside workstation is available from Dell. Cray and Dell partnered with Intel and Microsoft to offer this incredibly powerful platform. Cray ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/07/cray/ When asked if I’d come to Australia in June 2010, I said Yes. The plan was to conduct a series of conferences, workshops, and company presentations in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, and Brisbane. The tenth is on Monday here in Brisbane. By the end of that day, I will have had the privilege of ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/06/10-talks-in-6-days/ I’ve been impressed by the caliber of speakers and quality of information presented at TED.com. I know little about the organization, but have learned that the 15-20 minutes presentations are well worth my time. I’ve become an admirer of James Cameron. This came after hearing him speak at SolidWorks World 2010 ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/06/cameron-on-ted/ The additive manufacturing industry's first CEO Summit was held on May 19, 2010 in Anaheim, California. It coincided with the RAPID 2010 and 3D Imaging Conference & Exposition. The Summit was originally scheduled to be held on April 21 in Leuven, Belgium at the Materialise World Conference and Visionary Summit ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/05/ceo-summit/ I am relieved to have published Wohlers Report 2010, our annual industry report on additive manufacturing (AM). This edition marks the 15th consecutive year to publish the report. I’d be lying if I said it is getting easier to produce each year, because it’s not. From January until very recently, ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/05/new-industry-study/ On February 28, 2010, The Washington Post published a story titled “There’s a new Red Scare. But is China really so scary?” After having been to the country a few times, I’m gaining an understanding of the strengths and limitations of Chinese. This article does an excellent job pointing out ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/05/the-china-threat/ Old habits die slowly. Case in point: Transitioning to the term “additive manufacturing.” That’s now the official name of what some refer to as rapid prototyping, freeform fabrication, and a host of other names. Additive manufacturing (AM) is the official name .... according to who? ASTM International F42 Committee on ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/04/changing-a-name/ In January, it was announced that Stratasys would manufacture a 3D printer for Hewlett-Packard, a product that would carry the HP brand. The announcement got a lot of attention because few large, well-known companies have entered this business. HP will initially target mechanical designers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/04/3d-printer-from-hp/ Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur is written by British industrialist Sir Richard Branson. He is responsible for launching 360 companies under the Virgin brand over the past more than 30 years. At the time of the book’s publication (copyright 2008), the Virgin Group was valued at an ... http://wohlersassociates.com/blog/2010/03/business-stripped-bare/