January 2013 – Product by Process

A Viper’s nest, Chystler Detroit

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.a sneak peek inside a newly reopened Chrysler plant in Detroit where they are assembling the new Viper. Related article: http://nyti.ms/XVVlRf via Notcot

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3d printing : shapeways

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Shapeways opens up 3D printing to the masses, allowing us to design and share our ideas as well as realize them as physical objects.

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Koenigsegg master of carbon fiber

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nice tour inside Koenigsegg factory where they show their secrets about carbon fiber hand molded pieces.

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Flamenca, the flamenco guitar

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Pieces of wood, love, knowledge and 299 hours of work, condensed in a 3 minute film. The new episode from the series ‘The Art of Making’, titled ‘Alma Flamenca’, is available for you to enjoy. The ‘Art of Making’ series of films, aspires to display and highlight certain people, which go against the spirit of today’s pessimism and desperation. They dare to dream and create with zeal and imagination. Armed with passion for knowledge and emotion, they attempt to combine the precision of science with the elegance and resourcefulness of…

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the red dress.

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When an idea materializes in to paper and the paper is transformed, magically, into a deep red textile, the only thing you can do, is to let go and follow your heart.We hope you enjoy it!

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Multi-Axis Laser Cutting & Welding

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Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. in Machesney Park, Illinois is pleased to begin offering the service of Multi-Axis, Laser Machining and Welding to our region with the recent purchase of the 5000 watt TRULASER CELL 7040 from Trumpf, Inc. With a working range of 13 feet X, 5 feet Y, and 30 in the Z axis, and maximum simultaneous axis speeds of 98 inches per second, it is the most advanced system of its kind in the Midwest, with the ability to construct a cutting and welding program from a CAD…