3D Printing

How Kawasaki Optimized Production with 3D Printed Tooling

Read how Kawasaki Motors Corp.’s Lincoln, USA manufacturing facility saved up to 85% of costs on production tooling by optimizing automotive and aerospace production with BigRep’s large-format additive manufacturing systems. Kawasaki wasn’t a stranger to 3D printing before diving into large-format with their BigRep. By opting to invest in their own facility instead of depending on outsourcing, Kawasaki brought supply chains in house, streamlined engineering and logistical workflows, and returned their investment in just 6 months.

Abbey Delaney

 from 

BigRep-

Updated on 16 Nov, 2021

2 minutes read

PLA vs. ABS and More - Choosing the Right Filament

PLA and ABS are the most commonly used filaments out there. But which one should you pick? And are there other filament options for your application?

Abbey Delaney

 from 

BigRep-

Updated on 09 Nov, 2021

4 minutes read

Micro Additive Manufacturing challenges the traditional manufacturing status quo

Avi Cohen from Fabrica discusses how Micro Additive Manufacturing can enable cutting-edge innovation.

3D printing and the circular economy

Countries have been gathering at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow to agree how to slow the global rise in temperatures. 45% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the ways that we produce and consume our products and food.

David Roberson

 from 

UltiMaker-

Updated on 05 Nov, 2021

4 minutes read

Agile Industrial Robot Grippers with Topology Optimization & Metal 3D Printing

Preziosa Francesco SRL & Add-it redesigned the grippers of their in-house press brake bending robotic cell for metal 3D printing. The final design was ready for application in just 4 days, increased system reliability, bypassed a supply chain bottleneck, and enabled lights-out manufacturing.

Team nTopology

 from 

nTopology-

Updated on 03 Nov, 2021

6 minutes read

Podcast: World's Most Advanced Prosthetics

In this episode, we talk about a system developed by MIT researchers to optimize new material development and LifeNabled - a non-profit organization - that leverages 3D printing technology and generative design to develop cost-effective, bespoke prosthetics.

Daniel Mitchell

 from 

The Next Byte-

Updated on 02 Nov, 2021

MJF vs SLS 3D printing - A head-to-head comparison

New 3D printing technology Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) may appear to be a replacement for selective laser sintering (SLS) after all both build parts from thermoplastic nylon but MJF is faster, more precise and produces more consistent mechanical properties throughout the part.

Jade Jones

 from 

Protolabs-

Updated on 29 Oct, 2021

3 minutes read

How can 3D printing and certification change the oil and gas industry?

3D printing offers many benefits to the oil and gas industry including guaranteed quality standards, greater flexibility of design parts, less product development time, reduced carbon emissions, less waste, reduced costs and rapid turnaround from order receipt to product delivery.

Jade Jones

 from 

Protolabs-

Updated on 29 Oct, 2021

Can you 3D print silicone?

Everything you need to know about how silicone additive manufacturing works, its benefits, applications, and more.

20240119-Protolabs Insight: 3D Printing Sustainability

Sustainability itself is a weighty topic, so this video will focus on how sustainability relates to the 3D printing process, how it stacks up against other manufacturing methods.

Jade Jones

 from 

Protolabs-

Updated on 29 Oct, 2021

4 minutes read

Harnessing the speed, versatility and accuracy of 3D scanning for the additive manufacturing of metal parts

Lincoln Electric has pioneered large-scale metal 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, of prototype, production and replacement parts, and tooling made out of steels, stainless steels, Invar, and nickel alloys.

Team Creaform

 from 

Creaform-

Updated on 29 Oct, 2021

3 minutes read

Enjoy first-time right results with Ultimaker Cura 4.12 beta

Ultimaker Cura 4.12 beta is here. And it’s packed with quality improvements for print profiles that increase first-time-right results and provide a polished experience – especially if you are using the Ultimaker platform.

Elder Linssen

 from 

UltiMaker-

Updated on 29 Oct, 2021

2 minutes read

Constructing the first lunar base with space-ready 3D concrete printers

Australian construction startup is testing their 3D printed moon base concept using lunar regolith simulant.

How to Design STL Files for 3D Printing in Your CAD Program

Try these tips to optimise your design for STL—the common CAD format used in additive manufacturing

Jade Jones

 from 

Protolabs-

Updated on 27 Oct, 2021

4 minutes read

Forgtin: A Vital Medical Device Quickly Made Market-ready with the Support of Protolabs

Forgtin, which was developed with Protolabs, supports those with tinnitus by limiting its effects by anywhere between 30 and 100 percent.

Jade Jones

 from 

Protolabs-

Updated on 27 Oct, 2021

6 minutes read