Manufacturing

How to anneal your PET CF part for better performance

3D printing offers a world of possibilities for creating functional parts that are more affordable and customizable than those made with traditional manufacturing techniques. However, you have to be careful to match the material you are printing to your specific performance requirements. The recently released UltiMaker PET CF is a carbon fiber composite material that has impressive strength, stiffness, and heat resistance properties, making it perfect for creating high-performance parts.

Arun Chapman

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UltiMaker

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13 Sep, 2023

5 minutes read

Verilog vs VHDL: A Comprehensive Comparison

Unveiling the Duel of Digital Design - A Comprehensive Exploration of History, Syntax, and Applications of the two popular hardware description languages

Your Guide to 3D Printing BigRep HI-TEMP

In this article, we’re taking a close-up look at BigRep HI-TEMP to better understand its strengths, applications, printing best practices, and more.

Students Bring ''Breathing'' Car Seat to Life with 3D Printing

Responsive car seat enabled by large-format 3D printing showcases innovation potential for additive manufacturing in automotive space.

Your Guide to Large Scale 3D Printing With ASA Filament

Here’s everything you need to know about BigRep ASA 3D printing filament, from material properties and benefits, to best practices and use cases.

How do you choose the perfect 3D printing filament - A comprehensive overview of large scale printing materials

When it comes to FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) 3D printing, selecting the appropriate printing material is crucial and should never be underestimated.

Your Guide to 3D Printing BigRep PA12 CF

Today, BigRep’s large-format 3D printers are used for an incredibly broad range of applications, from large-scale models and prototypes to industrial end-use parts. It goes without saying that its range of 3D printer models are vital to this diversity, but the company’s materials, all optimized for large-format printing, also play a crucial role.

Event: ADDITIV Polymers World

Where 3D printing meets the polymers sector

Protolabs Insight: Mastering Complex Machined Parts

In this video we look at complex machined parts, focusing on the five key things you need to keep in mind when creating a particularly complex part: hole placement, grooves, threading, milled text, and corners.

Polly Howe

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Protolabs

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11 Sep, 2023

4 minutes read

Ultimate Guide to Injection Molding

Injection molding has been around for a while, but still continues to facilitate the manufacturing industry and plays an integral role in making plastic part production more efficient, cost-effective, and durable for multiple industries.

keyla Liu

 from 

RapidDirect

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08 Sep, 2023

30 minutes read

The Engineering Productivity Crisis

The average engineer spends just 41% of their time on productive, innovative work⏱️

Nick McCleery

 from 

Anneal

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07 Sep, 2023

4 minutes read

Once Fastest Train Now Immortalized to the Finest Detail

Developing a new type of train that could transport luxury tourists from Tokyo to mountain resorts, such as Hakone and Mount Fuji, and beaches, such as Odawara and Enoshima, in less time. That was the Odakyu Electric Railway’s mission when the company undertook the design of the Romance Car in 1957.

Team Creaform

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Creaform

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07 Sep, 2023

3 minutes read

Design Tips For CNC Machining

The design process for CNC machining requires precision and accuracy to produce quality designs. This is why there are recommended general CNC machining design rules that apply to the most common features of CNC machined parts.

Nikolaus Mroncz

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Xometry Europe

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06 Sep, 2023

3 minutes read

Wearable Technology Improves Safety and Significantly Reduces Mining Accidents

Despite an enormous effort and a significant reduction in fatality rates, mining remains one of the most hazardous industries for workers. However, new technologies are starting a safety revolution, while simultaneously fueling the mining industry’s digital transformation.

Ivan Grishkin

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GearEX

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13 Sep, 2023

7 minutes read

Environmentally friendly and economical: Phenolic resin based 3D printing

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.

Dominic Robinson

 from 

voxeljet AG

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06 Sep, 2023

4 minutes read