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Leafted / Wirtz – the 4 elements – Field knives

Check out the process video of the Leafted/Wirtz falcon field knives element series , handmade in Wa. \ The 4 Knives represent the 4 elements – AIR, WATER, EARTH, FIRE Leafted collaborated with Randy Wirtz on this unique and ultra-limited series of 4 field knives – the element edition 01.The element series is a series of essential tools inspired by our relationship to nature. A good tool is a reliable tool first and foremost, but it’s also a tool that will help you create memories, a tool that will follow you in your every…

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The China diaries by Moment

If you are interested in product development and manufacturing, take a moment to check the China Diaries by Moment. It’s a series of short films explaining some of the necessary steps test and tools necessary to produce, assemble and package their latest Kickstarter successfully funded battery case, as well as their proprietary lenses. Moment is a Seattle based startup focusing on phone accessories for photographers, every accessory they come up with turn your mobile phone into a better camera with the Moment Lens,  the moment Case, and their moment App. works with iPhone,…

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Local manufacturing of high quality and affordable trailers for Ugandan farmers

Design without Borders aims at enabling local manufacture of high quality and affordable trailers for Ugandan farmers. DwB intend to involve 3WM as well as producer in the design process in order to transfer design skills and knowledge on the production of trailers and plows.

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The Soft Side of Steel – driven from a blacksmith’s perspective with a tailor’s ideology

The ‘The Soft Side of Steel’ project is a research into fabrication processes and a study of material properties. The project transforms an existing material, steel fibres into flexible sheets, which are explored within the traditional fields of textiles and metalwork. The process started from a unconventional and immediate engagement with materials and tools, cumulating in a refined process involving and partnering up with diverse parties within the industry of manufacturing and production. The project explores alternative processes of making and challenges existing manufacturers in the industry to work in…

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Multi-Axis Laser Cutting & Welding

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…

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