HP Inc. expanded its 3D printing portfolio with the introduction of the Jet Fusion 300 / 500 series of 3D printers, an HP 3D printer that now prints parts in full color. This enables manufacturers to produce engineering-grade, functional parts in … [Read more...] about HP 3D printer now prints in color
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How to design for innovation, not just for manufacturing, with 3D printing
One of the key benefits of 3D printing is the ability to create innovative designs. For KALLISTA, a leading designer and provider of luxury kitchen and bath products, this capability enabled the to create the Grid sink faucet, a design with unique … [Read more...] about How to design for innovation, not just for manufacturing, with 3D printing
FDM Nylon 12CF with 35% chopped carbon-fiber can replace metal parts
Visual First, is using FDM Nylon 12CF carbon-filled thermoplastic to replace metal machine parts for its customer, The Chocolate Factory. The ability to 3D print machinery replacement parts on-demand has significantly reduced machine downtime, … [Read more...] about FDM Nylon 12CF with 35% chopped carbon-fiber can replace metal parts
Why 3D printed lattices could replace foam
Polyurethane foam chemistry is used in many applications across industry verticals such as automotive, packaging, construction, electronics, bedding, and furniture. But innovations in foam’s comfort, performance, and safety have been evolutionary at … [Read more...] about Why 3D printed lattices could replace foam
How additive manufacturing helps designers tune compliant torsional springs
By Arunachalam Thiraviam, SOLIDWORKS Simulation product specialist with GoEngineer. Although a compliant torsional spring does not resemble a conventional helical spring used in many mechanical devices, it has a similar function: offering … [Read more...] about How additive manufacturing helps designers tune compliant torsional springs
3D Printing removes design constraints of the past
By Arvind Krishnan The mechanical design of parts hasn’t changed much in the last century until the development of additive manufacturing. It now seems reasonable to believe that 3D printing has begun a new era of innovative designs that are more … [Read more...] about 3D Printing removes design constraints of the past
3D printing the largest optical lens in the world
An innovative use of 3D printers is to print optical lenses. Several companies offer materials suitable for automotive lenses, and even one uses 3D printers to make lenses for glasses. But lenses are not a common application for 3D printing … [Read more...] about 3D printing the largest optical lens in the world
3D printing helps surgeons plan life-saving vascular surgeries
A 53-year-old woman had been turned down by several hospitals in Germany and beyond due to the complexity of her health issue—she had a large aortic malformation close to her heart and was suffering from a bulging blood vessel on her neck. She … [Read more...] about 3D printing helps surgeons plan life-saving vascular surgeries
3D Systems helps you scale additive production needs
I first saw 3D Systems Figure 4 platform at an AMUG Conference. Since then, the company has made some changes to it that make it a modular, scalable, fully-integrated direct 3D production platform. (The name Figure 4 comes from the fourth 2D drawing … [Read more...] about 3D Systems helps you scale additive production needs
Argonne works to make 3D printing more efficient
With the development of additive manufacturing — often referred to as 3-D printing — engineers are limited only by their imagination — and the quality of the part that they can produce. By heating plastic or metal powders with lasers, scientists have … [Read more...] about Argonne works to make 3D printing more efficient
