Aftermarket manufacturers are unable to fully take advantage of OEM CAD data because of the slight variations between the CAD data and the as-built part, especially for body panels. Furthermore, automakers offer their own competitive in-house brands … [Read more...] about Scanner Creates 3D CAD Model of Auto Panels
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Additive Manufacturing Accelerates Automotive Build
Building people’s dream cars is what the folks at Roaring Forties do best. Often, the Roaring Forties team must redesign parts quickly. Due to new emission regulations, a new engine for the RF GT40 needed to fit into an existing chassis. Changes had … [Read more...] about Additive Manufacturing Accelerates Automotive Build
Diversified Plastics Designs Component for Urethral Sling Systems
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - A urethral sling introducer is a tool used by surgeons to place a sling around the bladder and/or the urethra to treat stress incontinence. The introducer must fit well in the surgeon’s hand and provide the proper torque to easily … [Read more...] about Diversified Plastics Designs Component for Urethral Sling Systems
3D Systems Announces Dental Solutions Marketing Alliance with Dreve GmbH
ROCK HILL, SC – 3D Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: TDSC) announced that it has agreed with Dreve ProDiMed GmbH to develop, market and sell turnkey Digital Dental Manufacturing Solutions. Dreve is a global leader in the development of silicones and … [Read more...] about 3D Systems Announces Dental Solutions Marketing Alliance with Dreve GmbH
Multi-Jet Modeling Helps Rush New Design to Market
Today hearing instruments have become so small,” said Cameron Hay, Unitron Hearing president and CEO, “that controls are being reduced to a size where the targeted audience has trouble using them.” The product’s small size provides a challenge for … [Read more...] about Multi-Jet Modeling Helps Rush New Design to Market
Dental Crowns and Bridges Produced with Rapid Custom Manufacturing
Glidewell Laboratories, a dental laboratory, manufactures crowns and bridges with Roland desktop milling machines. The parts are milled in about eight minutes and then cast in gold or used to create tooth-colored crowns.“Our crowns and bridges drop … [Read more...] about Dental Crowns and Bridges Produced with Rapid Custom Manufacturing
Modern Prototypes Help Old Fighter Fly Again
Connecticut Corsair, Chester, CT, is restoring an F4U Corsair fighter aircraft, a complex World War II fighter plane. The company is restoring the “main beam,” or spar, using SolidWorks 3D CAD design software. The beam is the most heavily … [Read more...] about Modern Prototypes Help Old Fighter Fly Again
University Race Team Uses Sintered Engine System
Duraform PA plastic withstands challenging environments — including under-the-hood applications in motorsports. With high strength plus heat and chemical resistance, the PA plastic is a tough material for custom manufacturing of end-use parts.Oregon … [Read more...] about University Race Team Uses Sintered Engine System
GPI Expands Offerings with Direct Metal Laser-Sintering System from EOS
Krailling/Munich, Germany, and Novi, MI, -- EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems announced that Galloway Plastics Inc. (GPI) is using an EOSINT M 270 direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS) system as part of a larger business strategy to support the … [Read more...] about GPI Expands Offerings with Direct Metal Laser-Sintering System from EOS
3D-Cam, Inc. Achieves AS9100 Rev. B Certification
CHATSWORTH, CA - 3D-Cam, Inc., a Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Manufacturing company, and ISOmatrix Inc are announcing that 3D-Cam has received certification to the AS9100 Rev. B standard for aerospace suppliers from registrar, BSI USA. The … [Read more...] about 3D-Cam, Inc. Achieves AS9100 Rev. B Certification
