After years of experience in mixing colorant into resin pellets, Proto Labs engineers have developed a standard for the ratio of transparent colorant added to clear resins. This 1% ratio applies to all of the transparent colorants we stock, … [Read more...] about Being Transparent
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Register for Additive Manufacturing Users Group conference
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) announced that online registration is now available for its 2012 conference, which will be held in Costa Mesa, California, from April 22 – 26, 2012. The users group conference, now in its 24th year, is … [Read more...] about Register for Additive Manufacturing Users Group conference
Tips on selecting 3D printers
This feature is part of a series of features for the 2011 Make Parts Fast Handbook. A 3D printer can be used to analyze form, fit, feel, function, or some combination of these features. But it can do more. Today’s printers also function as … [Read more...] about Tips on selecting 3D printers
Fused Deposition Modeling and Material Advances
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology was developed by S. Scott Crump in the late 1980s and was commercialized in 1990. The build material is usually a filament or wire of thermoplastic material but can also be plastic pellets fed from a hopper. … [Read more...] about Fused Deposition Modeling and Material Advances
A Multitude of Materials for Additive Manufacturing
Hundreds of materials are available for additive manufacturing systems. Each offers different capabilities to meet your form, fit, and function needs. For the most part, each vendor of an AM machine offers materials that function best with that … [Read more...] about A Multitude of Materials for Additive Manufacturing
Stratasys expands production capacity
With a ceremonial ribbon-cutting event at its newest building, 3D printer maker, Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), expressed a vote of confidence in an uncertain economy. Stratasys says the 90,000 square-foot building doubles its capacity for machine … [Read more...] about Stratasys expands production capacity
Geomagic Qualify Probe for Hard Probe Inspection and Measurement
Geomagic® announced the latest addition to its Geomagic Qualify 3D inspection software product line - Geomagic Qualify Probe™. This software takes advantage of Geomagic Qualify technology to work with a range of hard probe precision measurement … [Read more...] about Geomagic Qualify Probe for Hard Probe Inspection and Measurement
3D scanner software lets you capture point cloud data
FARO Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO) debuted the CAM2 Measure 10, its newest software for the FaroArm, ScanArm, andFARO Laser Tracker. This release marks the first time FARO has included features for collecting and analyzing point cloud data as part … [Read more...] about 3D scanner software lets you capture point cloud data
3D Systems Acquires Formero
3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) announced that it acquired Formero Pty, Ltd., a leading provider of on-demand custom parts services and 3D printing solutions headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The company plans to continue all Formero … [Read more...] about 3D Systems Acquires Formero
New: Design Guide for SLS systems
I’ve been involved in a discussion on a LinkedIn group about the need to more clearly note when a design is suitable for one of the 3D additive manufacturing/rapid prototyping (AM/RP) process. Some of the comments indicate that more training is … [Read more...] about New: Design Guide for SLS systems
