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Where 3D printing meets the polymers sector
The average engineer spends just 41% of their time on productive, innovative work⏱️
With 3D printing technology, whether for prototypes, individual parts or small series, seemingly impossible geometries can be produced quickly, precisely and cost-effectively. Speed and free design possibilities are the key features of this technology.
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"MechStyle" allows users to personalize 3D models, while ensuring they're physically viable after fabrication, producing unique personal items and assistive technology.
PolyJet is a photopolymer-based 3D printing technology that jets and cures tiny droplets of resin layer by layer using UV light.
A new method could enable users to design portable medical devices, like a splint, that can be rapidly converted from flat panels to a 3D object without any tools.
A deep dive into the physics, properties, and practical applications of 3D printing filaments, from everyday polylactic acid to performance composites.
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Advancing New Horizons in Additive Manufacturing (AM)
Discover how to print with high-performance filaments like PEEK, PEKK, and ULTEM. Learn about their properties, hardware needs, challenges, and best practices for industrial-grade 3D printing.
Explore how 3D-Fuel's Pro PCTG filament advances additive manufacturing, offering higher impact strength, improved environmental resistance, and reliable printability for functional and industrial 3D printing applications.
3devo's next-generation desktop extruder combines industrial precision with lab-scale simplicity enabling more controlled, higher-performance and data-driven 3D printing material workflows.
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Where 3D printing meets the polymers sector
The average engineer spends just 41% of their time on productive, innovative work⏱️
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With 3D printing technology, whether for prototypes, individual parts or small series, seemingly impossible geometries can be produced quickly, precisely and cost-effectively. Speed and free design possibilities are the key features of this technology.
4 minutes read
Upon securing the machine in its designated location, you may proceed with the utilization of the APSX-PIM injection molding machine.
The rapid evolution of 3D printing technology has made it faster, more automated and capable of greater production volumes. Developments have reached a point where the technology offers manufacturers significant production value. It means manufacturing costs can be significantly reduced in all aspects of manufacturing, all the way from R&D to actual production.
Jigs and fixtures are essential tools on any assembly floor, test lab, or machine shop. In this article, we will go over what they are and how you can supercharge your jigs and fixtures by 3D printing them using carbon fiber composites.
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Injection molding company Metro Plastics used 3D printing solutions from UltiMaker to solve long lead time issues on their shop floor.
Here’s everything you need to know about the vase mode Cura offers, including the slicer function’s capabilities and applications, how to optimize print settings for increased strength, and more.
Composites are a category of materials that encompass a large number of different properties and use cases. And even within carbon fiber composites, you can get vastly different results depending on the specific material you choose. In this article, we will take a look at the different UltiMaker carbon fiber composites available and help you decide which one is best for your needs. First, let’s look at which characteristics all the UltiMaker carbon fiber materials share.
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Deepen your 3D printing knowledge by exploring the BigRep Academy. Explore foundational and advanced techniques through courses such as Design for Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Troubleshooting.
The architecture industry is undergoing a game-changing transformation thanks to 3D printing. Architects are embracing this technology to revolutionise how they design, construct, and experience buildings.
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It’s hard to believe that 3D printing has only been around since the 1980s. This technique, also called additive manufacturing, has proved so immensely useful that it’s evolving very quickly. The process was originally devised to make prototypes for one-off or small-batch parts. Materials were added progressively to build up a solid object, based on 3D digital models. It was much more cost-efficient than cutting source materials down, as no waste was apparently produced.
By utilizing innovative 3D printing materials and processes, DREIGEIST and BASF Forward AM are bringing rapid tool applications and injection molding into the future.
In this episode, we discuss a new 3D printing approach by researchers at Columbia University that allows for desserts - specifically cheesecake - to be created using a 3D printer.
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In this post, we will be zooming in on the practical applications of 3D printed carbon fiber composites across multiple categories in order to explore how this unique material is driving efficiency and precision in everything from welding to robotic automation.
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