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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, the FibreSeeker 3 from FibreSeek is bringing continuous carbon fiber printing to a new audience.
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GD&T is the symbolic language engineers use to state exactly how much a part can vary and still work. This guide covers the basics.
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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.
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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.
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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.
In this episode, we talk about Zeiss - one of the global leaders for high precision metrology equipment - leveraging additive manufacturing to streamline their production process from the design stage to assembly and how they’re able to do all this while satisfying their customers' ever specific needs effectively and efficiently.
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As an affordable 3D printing filament with excellent mechanical properties, PETG is a must-have material for FDM users. But it is notorious for oozing and stringing during printing.
All you need to know about ASA and ABS 3D printing filaments, from their similarities and their differences, to when to use each material.
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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.
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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.
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The average engineer spends just 41% of their time on productive, innovative work⏱️
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) form the backbone of electronics, while Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA) complete the circuit with components – this article explores the differences, roles, and implications in hardware design and manufacturing of PCBA vs PCB.
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