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An automated packing system leveraging modular components and intuitive software to address labor-intensive challenges, optimize operational efficiency, and streamline product handling processes.
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Read on to learn how material choice, print and slicer settings, and post-processing influence the strength of 3D printed parts.
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Need a material that bends but doesn't break? Discover how ductility shapes design and performance
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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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When you are manufacturing components for mining, power stations, and heavy industry, getting the dimensions right is only part of the job. The bigger question is whether a new component will actually fit where it needs to go.
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Discover How Industrial Robots in Various Shapes, Sizes, and Designs are Tackling Complex Challenges, Enhancing Efficiency, and Revolutionizing the Manufacturing Industry for a Safer, Smarter Future
An automated packing system leveraging modular components and intuitive software to address labor-intensive challenges, optimize operational efficiency, and streamline product handling processes.
Read on to learn how material choice, print and slicer settings, and post-processing influence the strength of 3D printed parts.
Article #1 of Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: Advancements in less-glamorized technologies like sensing, Programmable Logic Controllers, low-power components, and vision systems have played important roles in the rapid progression of Manufacturing 4.0.
3D printing post-processing techniques turn rough and incomplete models into functional, aesthetic parts that are ready for their end-use. This article looks at the main techniques available for both polymer and metal AM.
What to do when the design analysis in your manufacturing quote raises undercut red flags
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No one Olympics athlete can achieve gold medal without hard training. Just like a popular product needs "hard training" ---the repeated design, verification and improvement, before going to market. When it comes to this point, it is extremely crucial to find a qualified and suitable low-volume manufacturer along your product development.
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This article explains what roughness is in 3D printing, provides surface roughness measurements for SLS, MJF, FDM, DMLS, Carbon DLS, and Polyjet 3D prints and highlights the benefits of surface treatments to achieve a smooth surface for 3D printed parts.
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Forge a New Era of Manufacturing Efficiency with Self-Supported Supply Chains and Innovative Technologies: WAAM and Robotic Filament Winding
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Aluminium is a common and popular metal that’s found everywhere and used in a stunningly wide range of parts and products, in this blog we explore why aluminium is so commonly used, why there are so many aluminium alloys, and take a brief glimpse at the main alloys we use at Protolabs.
Introducing the Transforming Industrial Manufacturing with Industry 4.0 Series: Explore the transformative power of Industry 4.0 as it makes real changes in manufacturing and automation.
From low-cost plastic filament to engineering-grade titanium powder, the range of available 3D printing materials is wider than ever. Here we look at the key material categories.
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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Full Metal Bracket for Liebherr Components with AM Consultancy and Filament from Forward AM
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3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has opened up a world of opportunity when it comes to design. Unconstrained by the limitations of traditional manufacturing processes, the technology has enabled breakthroughs in organic geometries, generative design, and lattice structures.
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