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While additive manufacturing enables a totally new era of complex parts, it is still necessary to have a robust toolset that allows an engineer, designer, or product team to fully utilize these new manufacturing capabilities.
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In the past few years, we have heard a lot about 3D printing in mass media, as if it was something that just came fresh out of the oven.
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What is 3D printing? This article goes over the basics of 3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, covering its engineering principles and applications.
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E2IP Technologies manufactures Flexible Heaters using Screen Printing Technology. This is one of the most important segments of printed and additive electronics with applications in cars, homes, and industrial settings.
Here’s what to do if you notice clicking noises, under-extrusion, or other print quality issues caused by extruder skipping on the Ender 3 by Creality.
Unwanted lines in 3D prints can show up for many reasons and take different forms. Here we look at the most common types of lines in 3D prints and how to eliminate them.
KIT researchers are developing a process with which, for the first time, mirrors with a reflection of more than 99 percent can be printed in variable sizes
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With just one month before the South Asian 3D printing trade show, we look at the events and showcases visitors will be able to take part in.
Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, the FibreSeeker 3 from FibreSeek is bringing continuous carbon fiber printing to a new audience.
In this episode, we explore how researchers have developed an AI system that can watch a 3D print as it's being made, detect mistakes, and automatically correct them before the print fails
In this episode, we explore a new 3D printable material that can quickly transform into a strong, bone-like scaffold capable of supporting new bone growth. Learn how this breakthrough could lead to faster recovery times and improve treatments for patients with serious bone injuries.
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While additive manufacturing enables a totally new era of complex parts, it is still necessary to have a robust toolset that allows an engineer, designer, or product team to fully utilize these new manufacturing capabilities.
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In the past few years, we have heard a lot about 3D printing in mass media, as if it was something that just came fresh out of the oven.
Sculpteo’s online 3D printing service created a special Playbook to help your business become more adaptable.
We announce the eleven shortlisted finalists of the Make it Real 3D Printing Challenge.
Jordan Duncan originally started creating video game props as a way to demonstrate his prop making skills to the community. Over time, his project turned from a hobby into a successful business.
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Interview and 3D Printed House Tour
Open Bionics is creating the next generation of prosthetic limbs. What sets these apart from traditional prosthetics is that all of the mechanical parts are 3D printed, bringing along considerable cost-savings.
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Could 3D design serve as a new bridge between current standards and a breakthrough in athletic feats?
State-of-the-art technologies provide researchers with new insights
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Read below to see how a Ph.D. student used nTop Platform to help him realize complex design intent
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Let's take a look at some of the Material Science and Rheology behind 3D printed concrete. This type of concrete is unique because it needs to be strong enough to support the next layer being printed on top.
One of the most surprising and promising applications of 3D scanning and 3D printing is happening as we speak, as far away as possible from engineering labs.
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How subtractive and additive manufacturing create the ideal equation for metal manufacturing
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Surgeons, students, dentists, do you know that 3D printing is becoming one of the main tools of the medical industry?
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This industrial 3D printing white paper explores the properties of thermoplastic and metal materials available with stereolithography, selective laser sintering, and direct metal laser sintering technologies. It also includes a quick-reference guide of material attributes.
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