Carbon announced its innovative partnership with Vitamix, a global leader in high-performance blending equipment for home and commercial use. Together with The Technology House (TTH), a Carbon Production Partner and leading contract manufacturer … [Read more...] about 3D printing helps Vitamix rethink what is possible to design
What is a voxel in 3D printing?
New words, or words with new definitions, pop up regularly in the 3D printing industry. One of the latest words is Voxel. According to Wikipedia, "a voxel represents a value on a regular grid in three-dimensional space. These values are frequently … [Read more...] about What is a voxel in 3D printing?
Why use 3D printing for sacrificial cores? For innovation.
Reducing design time and part weight have become the new design goals. Today’s students are learning them too. The student motorsport team Tecnun is using a Stratasys 3D printer to create complex end-use race parts. The students are able to reduce … [Read more...] about Why use 3D printing for sacrificial cores? For innovation.
Morf3D chooses EOS 3D printing technology for manufacturing requirements and flexible scalability
EOS announced the sale of two of its flagship EOS M 400-4 metal 3D printers to Morf3D, an additive design and manufacturing company. The two printers fulfill the first part of Morf3D’s letter of intent to acquire a total of ten EOS M 400-4 machines … [Read more...] about Morf3D chooses EOS 3D printing technology for manufacturing requirements and flexible scalability
Turn your CNC into a 3D printing machine
3D printing is certainly resulting in innovative ways to create parts. Here are tools that could give CNC machines 3D printing capabilities. The company 3D-Hybrid is announcing these new tools. It says the tools will simplify metal additive … [Read more...] about Turn your CNC into a 3D printing machine
How to design for the HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printer
While there has been plenty of buzz around the HP Multi-Jet technology, little has been written about its nuances and design considerations. Here are key points to know to create optimal designs. --Chuck Alexander, director of product management, … [Read more...] about How to design for the HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printer
3D printing turns physicians into point-of-care manufacturers
For design engineers, 3D printing (3DP) and its ability to be used as additive manufacturing (AM) is opening design and employment opportunities in the medical care industry. 3DP/AM is behind the rise of Point-of-Care (POC) manufacturing. POC refers … [Read more...] about 3D printing turns physicians into point-of-care manufacturers
Stratasys gets into metal additive manufacturing
Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, announced a new metal additive manufacturing platform to displace conventional methods for short-run manufacturing. The global market for metal additive … [Read more...] about Stratasys gets into metal additive manufacturing
Will aluminum become the new hot material in metal additive manufacturing?
The metal additive manufacturing (AM) materials market is shifting from high-cost/top performance alloys such as titanium and nickel superalloys to more affordable materials that still offer adequate performance in larger batches. Aluminum is … [Read more...] about Will aluminum become the new hot material in metal additive manufacturing?
Optomec introduces 20-micron print system for electronics packaging
Optomec is launching it’s Aerosol Jet HD system for electronics packaging at the IPC APEX Expo/conference this week. The IPC APEX conference will be held from February 26-28 at the San Diego Convention Center in California. Optomec will be located in … [Read more...] about Optomec introduces 20-micron print system for electronics packaging