Sintavia Raises the Bar for Production-Level, 3D-Printed Parts
Sintavia is already expanding its facilities to handle the increasing customer workload, with goals of adding 35 more AM systems plus larger furnaces and HIP equipment by 2020.
article/sintavia-raises-bar-for-production-3d-printed-partsSOLIDWORKS 2018 Includes Design-for-3D-Printing Tools
Designers in the world of 3D printing/additive manufacturing (AM) will find a number of highly useful features among the hundreds announced in SOLIDWORKS 2018.
article/solidworks-2018-includes-design-for-3d-printing-tools3D Printing Recipes Save Time, Ensure Results
Optomec has published highly detailed, vendor-specific guidelines for additive manufacturing (AM) on both its LENS (laser engineered net shaping) and Aerosol Jet systems.
article/3d-printing-recipes-guide-best-resultsMetal 3D Printing on the Desktop Heats Up
Both Markforged and Desktop Metal have announced metal 3D printing systems that avoid the concerns posed by working with classic powdered-metal materials.
article/3diligent-talks-desktop-metal-and-3d-printingMetal 3D Printing: Making the Unprintable, Printable
Metal additive manufacturing is not a rescue for a bad design, but with thoughtful preparation, users can get strong, lightweight parts that exceed their expectations.
article/3d-printing-better-metal-partsReusing IN625 Powder for 3D Printing: What Does the Test Data Say?
Engineers at Stratasys Direct Manufacturing did an in-depth, eight-month study that measured and evaluated a number of part properties.
article/stratasys3dprintingsinteringpowderreusestudyTOMAR Electronics Solves Vexing Problem with Carbon 3D Printing
Accuracy, repeatability, durability and surface quality were all important factors, but so was cost.
article/tomar-electronics-solves-vexing-problem-with-carbon-3d-printing3D-Printing Highlights and Surprises from RAPID + TCT 2017
The buzz at the show was mostly that of the manufacturing, not prototyping, world.
article/3d-printing-highlights-and-surprises-from-rapid-tct-2017Testing Sculpteo’s Agile Metal Technology 3D-Printing Software
Sculpteo offers a new design-guidance software suite called Agile Metal Technology (AMT).
article/testing-sculpteos-metal-3d-printing-softwareDissolvable Metal Supports for 3D Printing - for Real!
The solution to dissolvable metal supports causes certain areas of a metal additive manufactured part to react chemically when immersed in a corrosive solution.
article/dissolvable-3d-printing-metal-supports3DHEART: 3D Printing Surgical Planning Models for Tiny Patients
Phoenix Children’s Hospital designs 3D-printed pediatric heart models, supporting Project 3DHEART’s goal to gain insurance coverage for surgical planning.
article/3dheart-3d-printing-surgical-planning-models-help-tiny-patients3D Printing Prosthetics Part 2: Join Up with Projects and Conferences
Two programs addressing prosthetics: Refugee Open Ware (ROW), a hybrid social enterprise, and 3DHEALS, a community-building effort and conference, are featured.
article/3d-printing-prosthetics-innovative-projects-conferences3D Printing Prosthetics Part 1: Ways to Get Involved
The need for truly affordable prostheses has led a number of individuals — engineers, research students, medical professionals, even parents whose children face limb challenges — to create their own affordable, functional designs.
article/3d-printing-prosthetics-get-involved3D Printing Metals: Why Support Designs Matter
Designing with metal additive manufacturing in mind means understanding how support structures transfer heat.
article/3d-printing-metals-why-support-designs-matter3D Printing Research Now Comes with Southwest Flavor
Arizona State University Polytechnic just kicked things up a notch with the launch of the Southwest’s largest 3D printing research facility: the ASU Manufacturing Research and Innovation Hub.
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