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Reaching for the Pinnacle of Advanced Vehicle Tech
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…application of a multi-material additive manufacturing process to provide spatial control over placement of multiple materials within the work part during the build sequence. DE: Anything else you can tell us about the event? Wahl: Our competitions have historically challenged teams to work with new and emerging vehicle…
article/reaching-pinnacle-advanced-vehicle-techStratasys Debuts Advanced Elastomers and Materials for its Machinery
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…service provider, Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, the Stratasys TPU 92A Elastomer is designed for manufacturers requiring high part elongation, toughness, and full design freedom, the company reports. “Creating elastomer parts using traditional silicone or CNC molds are extremely costly and time-consuming—while it is our view that other additive techniques…
article/stratasys-debuts-advanced-elastomers-and-materials-for-its-machineryStratasys Aids McLaren Racing in 3D Printing 9000 Parts a Year
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…Tim Chapman, head of Additive Manufacturing at McLaren Racing. “We do not just manufacture prototypes anymore; we now produce many full-scale components and full-size tooling.” A primary applications where McLaren sees value with its next-generation Neo800s is for wind tunnel testing. The team uses 60% scale models to…
article/stratasys-aids-mclaren-racing-in-3d-printing-9000-parts-a-yearMakerBot Meets Industrial 3D Printing
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…promote a design for additive manufacturing (AM) mentality among its engineering ranks. “Organizations that want their workforce thinking about AM have been limited in their ability to seed multiple units in the workspace,” he says. “Method is a good tool for organizations that want engineers and designers to…
article/makerbot-meets-industrial-3d-printingHow to Choose 3D Point-Cloud Processing Software, Part 2
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…to go directly to additive manufacturing, there are targeted tools for that job, too. A point cloud of a 3D part and a surface being fitted to it using the Rhino-3D PointSetDeviation tool. This tool keeps track of the distance of the points to the NURBS surface as…
article/how-to-choose-3d-point-cloud-processing-software-part-2The State of Electronic 3D Printing
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…industries, and these innovative additive manufacturing solutions appear poised for more growth. According to “Opportunities for 3D Printing in the Electronics Industry” from SmarTech Publishing, the technology began being mainstreamed in the electronics industry in 2015 after being used for years in research and development. Initial applications include…
article/state-electronic-3d-printingRapid Ready Roundup: OsteoFab, Dreambox, RecycleBot and Trains
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…on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.Let’s start today’s Roundup with a look at a new…
article/rapid-ready-roundup-osteofab-dreambox-recyclebot-and-trainsRAPID 2015: Highlighting an Industry Coming into Its Own
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Attending a Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) RAPID conference gives one a strong desire to perfect the cloning process. You want to sit in on three talks simultaneously while spending at least eight hours a day on the trade-show floor, absorbing everything about additive manufacturing (AM). Now in…
article/rapid-2015-highlighting-an-industry-coming-into-its-ownDifferent Paths Toward Democratization
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…artificial intelligence, augmented reality, additive manufacturing and sensor-laden, connected products are just a few with society-altering promise.I would argue that most of those will eventually follow the usual democratization rules. Proving themselves useful, they “just” need to be easy to interact with their underlying complexity, decrease in cost…
article/different-paths-toward-democratizationEditor’s Pick: Toolset to Modify STL Files Upgraded
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…software and services for additive manufacturing. Its Magics software, which I’ve seen described as a kind of Photoshop for 3D printing, is probably its best-known applications suite. But Materialise has a lot of other nifty software, and it recently introduced the 9.0 edition of what may be its…
article/editors-pick-toolset-modify-stl-files-upgradedBugatti Builds Vehicle Components with Technology from SLM Solutions
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Metal additive manufacturing technology is accelerating industrial development in the automotive sector, as shown by the Bugatti sports car brand in realizing function integration and performance optimization of components. Multiple metal 3D printed functional components from Bugatti have been previously featured in the press, and all were produced…
article/bugatti-builds-vehicle-components-with-technology-from-slm-solutionsBuilding the World’s Fastest Shoes Using 3D Systems Technology
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…researchers at the Innovative Manufacturing and Construction Research Centre (IMCRC) at Loughborough University in the UK are developing custom sprinting spikes using rapid manufacturing. The effort focuses on the spike’s soles, which are formed of sintered plastic. Loughborough researchers are boosting the performance of sprinters and jumpers by…
article/building-the-worlds-fastest-shoes-using-3d-systems-technologyFast App: AM Yields Better Product Results
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…and maker. By using additive manufacturing (AM), the team at FLIR was able to inexpensively test the product before it was finalized for tooling and injection molding. Thanks to product testing early in the manufacturing process, the team succeeded in preventing the product from wearing down later in…
article/fast-app-am-yields-better-product-resultsRP&M Steps Up the Pace
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…of rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M) systems. And we’re talking in just the past year. Courtesy of Stratasys. ‹ ‹ A complex part created on a Stratasys RP system. For example, RP&M industry consultant Terry Wohlers said recently that sales of 3D printers for concept models are taking…
article/rp-and-m-steps-up-the-pace3D Systems Unveils New Production-Level 3D Printers
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…extended capabilities for their design-to-manufacturing activities.The new 3D production-level systems announced are the ProX 800, the ProX 500 Plus and the ProX 400. The ProX 800 is available immediately. The ProX 500 Plus will be available in early 2015, while the ProX 400 release date is yet to…
article/3d-systems-unveils-new-production-level-3d-printersDesign for Additive Manufacturing
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Decades in the making, additive manufacturing is moving to the forefront of innovation as emerging capabilities, advanced materials and lower-cost alternatives position the technology as a compelling addition to mainstream production practices. For additive manufacturing to be a catalyst for true innovation, engineers will need to venture outside…
/download-design-for-additive-manufacturingSpecial Technology Focus: Additive Manufacturing Innovations
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The additive manufacturing space is one of the most dynamic technologies we cover. 3D printing is increasingly being used for end products as well as prototypes and tooling, and new advancements in metal printing are enabling a host of applications in the automotive and aerospace sectors. In this…
/special-technology-focus-additive-manufacturing-innovationsSpecial Focus Issue: Additive Manufacturing Innovations
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The additive manufacturing market continues to evolve and expand. Over the past several months, there have been several major mergers and acquisitions in this space, along with the emergence of new players, new software tools and new standards that will help ensure print quality and consistency. Additive is…
/special-focus-issue-additive-manufacturing-innovationsSpecial Focus Issue: Design for Additive Manufacturing
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The additive manufacturing industry has faced a number of challenges the past few years. Several major companies in the space have seen sales decline and gone through dramatic restructuring, while others have merged or been acquired. When we traveled to the Additive Manufacturing Strategies conference in New York…
/special-focus-issue-design-for-additive-manufacturingAdditive Manufacturing/3DP Information Alignment
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…the national accelerator for additive manufacturing (AM) is the nation’s leading collaborative partner in AM and three-dimensional printing (3DP) technologies. Established as a public/private partnership with member organizations from industry, academia, and government. America Makes and its members coordinate in projects focused on advancing AM across the U.S.…
/additive-manufacturing-3dp-information-alignmentReduce Part Count with Additive Manufacturing
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…rethink your design and manufacturing process. Compared with traditional metal manufacturing methods, metal additive manufacturing offers three significant benefits: Speed – directly 3D printing a part from a CAD file dramatically cuts the time from concept, to design, to manufactured part. Design for function – additive manufacturing removes…
/reduce-part-count-with-additive-manufacturingAdditive Manufacturing: 3 Opportunities, 3 Paths to Success
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Additive Manufacturing (AM) unlocks new worlds of design freedom, allowing engineers to explore designs, structures, and geometries that are impossible to produce through conventional means. With the endless range of new capabilities it presents, applying AM technologies to real engineering projects can be a difficult challenge. Yet manufacturers…
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