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Panelli’s technical department employs 3D printing to prototype its pump components and ensure that all parts are up to specifications. The team currently uses a simple industrial 3D printer and needed to add another one to support its growing design and production needs.
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Create unique, complex geometries with overmoulds by leveraging PolyJet 3D printing
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Radio Frequency Identification (commonly known as RFID) is a technology that leverages wireless communication over radio waves to both transfer data and locate objects.
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Panelli’s technical department employs 3D printing to prototype its pump components and ensure that all parts are up to specifications. The team currently uses a simple industrial 3D printer and needed to add another one to support its growing design and production needs.
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Article #2 of The Engineer’s Guide to 3D Printing with Wear-Resistant Plastic Materials.
The Formula Student Team FST Lisboa from Portugal makes use of various 3D printing technologies to build next-generation electric and autonomous driving race cars. For their current prototypes, Sintratec has sponsored multiple laser sintered components to the students.
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3D printing has made huge advances in the last 40 years. Officially known as additive manufacturing (AM), this technology starts out with a digital 3D model – hence its more common name.
Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF): Redefining large scale 3D Printing with a wide range of materials
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Over the years, additive manufacturing has revolutionized the manufacturing industry and one technique that has gained significant traction is Fused Granulate Fabrication. With its unique approach and advantages, FGF has the potential to reshape the way functional and aesthetic parts are produced.
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