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3D printing is one of the most vital technology of the Industrie 4.0 and it is the technology which will going to revolutionize the whole manufacturing process including construction.

Makerbot. our goal was to change the game and bring 3-d printing to people. >> now, makerbot 3-d printers are part of the standard equipment at most maker spaces, and he is the maker they all want to be. >> you can become an entrepreneur, express your ideas physically and if they catch on in the world, youve got a business. >> getting new customers shouldnt be your only focus. retaining your current clients is just as important, if not more important, so here now are five tactics for increasing ...

Turning people with little to no experience into entrepreneurs. coming up with an idea that makes the square a device to allow credit cards work better. >> between the square and your ipad and keeps it from turning around. >> i had a proper prototype made and showed it around. big hit. people need it. people want it. so next question is, where do i have this made? i go to china. i look at injection molding. i found that the best case scenario was $4,000 to $6,000 to have molds made and they want...

Tell me a little bit about the economics of it. to buy a maker bot or to put something on shapeways versus going and manufacturing it yourself the traditional way. >> it really depends on type of product, the volumes, the size, the complexity. typically, if its relatively low volumes and very complex, then thats when theres a good match. and also relatively small. they dont do well with big parts because they take so much longer. you can do big parts by getting the expensive machines and assembl...

Going and manufacturing it yourself the traditional way. >> it really depends on type of product, the volumes, the size, the complexity. typically, if its relatively low volumes and very complex, then thats when theres a good match. and also relatively small. they dont do well with big parts because they take so much longer. you can do big parts by getting the expensive machines and assembling. but it really is on a case by case basis. for prototype, especially for scale models, but when you go ...

randi kaye we start with a story about eric holder who says that his investigators will get to the bottom of the leak scandal. barack obama says that the white house has zero tolerance for leaks. to syria and new clashes now in the capital of damascus. the city has long been thought to be a government stronghold, but were seeing gunfights in the streets between rebel forces and government troops. there is also fighting elsewhere in the country, opposition forces say the military has ...

presidential election. >> the caucuses arent until its winter, until snow on the ground. >> at least its been entertaining. up first texas governor rick perry on the attack in new hampshire. hit the ground running and hitting president obama hard calling his handling of the economy a disaster. hes not backing down from his verbal assault in iowa this week on fed chairman ben bernanke. heres what governor perry said. >> if this guy prints more money, between now and the election, i do...

london as police struggle to take back control of their streets. now americans are being urged to use caution when traveling around the city. good morning again. im carol costello. three members of the congressional super committee have been chosen. nine more to go. there are 12. they will have 90 days to come up with $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. the selections and reaction to them on this "american morning." all right. good morning, it is wednesday august 10th. ali is off today...

joining us on the phone heather cobbler with the colorado police. if you can, tell us exactly how they were spotted and how they were taken into custody. >> well, good morning, first of all. these three suspects were taken into custody after what was about a 20-mile high-speed pursuit. initially this morning a witness said they spotted somebody that matched the description of who we were looking for, and troopers in the area tried to initiate contact on i-25 south of pueblo. it was the...

>> kevin fall loves bouncing ideas off fellow makerhaus members to see which of his electric products resonates the most with them. reimagining the extension cord, his business has all the tools and equipment at his command so hes free to design without worrying how hes going to tackle each step. >> we can basically start with an idea in the morning and have a prototype at night. so we do everything in here. well use lathes, well use mills, well use the wood shop. and then well grow parts using ...