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Nylon parts are used widely, but when standard nylon is not tough enough, glass filled nylon is a good candidate. This polyamide engineering plastic offers higher strength, stiffness and heat resistance by adding powdered glass to nylon resin or compounding nylon with glass fibres.
MJF 3D printing is a polymer powder-bed fusion process engineered for high throughput and mechanical consistency. Unlike legacy methods, it delivers functional, end-use parts with near-isotropic properties, making it a highly viable alternative to injection molding for low-to-mid volume production.
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Determined to build the world’s most powerful two-stroke engine, Protolabs is giving this self-proclaimed “normal guy with an obsession with two-stroke engines” a helping hand.
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NavVis specializes in developing next-generation technology that enables accurate mapping of indoor spaces. And given that the wearable NavVis VLX system's accuracy had to compete with terrestrial solutions, the scanner’s sensor positioning would be the designers' top priority.
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3D scanners are becoming invaluable tools for quality control operations within industrial settings
KyronMAX Challenge Community Vote Winner Design Log. This evolving article documents the process of Daniel Scott Mitchell, and Farbod Moghaddam as they work closely with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Material engineers to develop their unique lacrosse head design.
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KyronMAX® Challenge Winner Design Log. This evolving article documents the process of Delson Aeronautics as they work closely with Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Material engineers to develop their ultra-quiet drone blades for commercial production.
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Filtering contaminants from high-temperature and high-pressure flows can often justify the use of additive manufacturing, especially when the performance enhancements provided by advanced design techniques are considered.
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The 3D printing market is expected to reach $13 billion by 2022¹. Progress is being driven by making the technology accessible to anyone, anywhere. But with that can come challenges for an organization adopting 3D printing.
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Thorlabs reduced the time to market for its new motorised polarisation controller by several months using Protolabs design analysis, prototyping and on demand manufacturing for its outsourced parts.
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Andy Gleadall, Lecturer at Loughborough University develops FullControl GCode Designer in the hope to empower people to do the impossible with scripts and slicers.
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