By Michael Berliner, April 7th, 2015 Astor Bannerman’s VANNA height-adjustable bath
Founded 20 years ago in the UK, Astor Bannerman is a company that designs and manufactures specialized furnishings — including baths, lavatories and office desks — for use by people with special needs and their caregivers. I spoke with Astor Bannerman’s Technical Director Peter Deverson about the unique …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot precision helps Astor Bannerman meet the special needs of its customers.
By Michael Berliner, March 10th, 2015
Oliver and Sam Moore of the Moore Brothers Company have a passion for everything outdoors. Oliver (who earned his BA in Physics from Williams College) and Sam, who earned his degree in engineering from the University of Vermont, love the water (and the slopes), and have a background building high-end racing boats.
Before starting …
Continue reading >>> ShopBot’s 5-Axis is key to Moore Brothers’ outdoor gear start-up
By Michael Berliner, March 1st, 2015 CIOMIT owner and instructor Dan Parker
Daniel “Dr. Dan” Parker is a master craftsman with 42 years experience in the musical instrument repair trade. His clients include top professional musicians from around the world, and eight years ago he founded and continues to run CIOMIT, the Colorado Institute of Musical Instrument Technology. It’s …
Continue reading >>> Facet Mutes puts ShopBot 5-Axis to work making fine wood mutes
Digital fabrication joinery is used in producing Handibot “Smart Tools”.
You can think about Handibot as ShopBot’s experimental platform for exploring manufacturing strategies for the “next industrial revolution”. In a recent blog post responding to a customer challenge about open collaboration, I’ve tried to lay out why digital fabrication will be the catalyst …
Continue reading >>> An Experiment in the Next Industrial Revolution
By ShopBot, February 4th, 2015 Custom Pressure Foot
Back in November, Production Support made a tune-up visit to Freedom Challenge Ministries in Balstrop, LA. After performing basic maintenance, a more advanced training on the software was done to help those in the shop become more efficient in getting from a customer order to cutting a file. One of the efficiencies …
Continue reading >>> Production Support Projects
By Michael Berliner, December 8th, 2014
A Case Study: Ryan Patterson’s MyHue.
The potential for individuals to create, design and manufacture products themselves continues to be realized every day all around the country. With the affordability of robust digital fabrication tools such as the ShopBot Desktop, running a micro-factory out of handy space is not a dream, but reality. We …
Continue reading >>> How to start up a micro-factory in your garage.
By Michael Berliner, November 24th, 2014 That’s Ben Harris on the right, grabbing a selfie with Bill Nye “The Science Guy” at the first ever White House Maker Faire, Spring 2014
Bennett Harris (who goes by Ben) is probably best described as a Renaissance man of education. He tinkers, he designs, he builds, he teaches, he’s a tireless evangelist for …
Continue reading >>> Bennett Harris is “Reinventing Science” to inspire kids.
By Jeanne Taylor, November 13th, 2014
Just about any time of day, any day of the week in Balstrop, Louisiana, you’ll find an industrious production facility with 4 ShopBot PRSalpha ATC tools running at full tilt. About 11 years ago, James Brent (Pastor Jim) was called into the ministry and felt compelled to witness to people in need; specifically people …
Continue reading >>> Freedom Challenge Ministries serves more people in need, thanks to their growing ShopBot-based business.
By Michael Berliner, November 12th, 2014 Designer/Manufacturer Sidney Molepo
Film actresses Jessica Chastain (“The Help,” “Zero Dark Thirty”), Cody Horn (“Magic Mike”), and internationally renowned singer Celine Dion have something in common: their love of Sidney Molepo’s unique shoes and fashion accessories.
Mr. Molepo, who was educated as an architect and furniture designer, in recent years has turned his …
Continue reading >>> Celebs like Jessica Chastain love wearing Sidney Molepo sandals. Sidney Molepo loves his ShopBot.
By Michael Berliner, October 19th, 2014 Gustavo Bonet, architect and designer. He helped out at the ShopBot booth at this year’s Maker Faire NYC
Gustavo Bonet is a traditionally trained architect who started making furniture in Florida before moving to NYC to get his Masters in Architecture from Columbia University. Gustavo says, “During my time at Columbia, I developed …
Continue reading >>> Meet Gustavo Bonet. To the NYC design world, he’s becoming known as “the Fixer.”
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