Once, “Reverse Engineering” was an uncomplimentary phrase that implied product copying. Today, copying a physical object or model is an indispensable step in rapid prototyping. Digitizers or digital scanners capture a model in minutes … [Read more...] about 3D Scanner Copies F-15 Joystick
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The Pros and Cons of Rapid Prototyping for Medical Purposes
Rapid prototyping (RP), also referred to as layer-based additive fabrication, is in its third decade of commercial technological development. Since its introduction there have been a number of significant changes, including improvements in accuracy … [Read more...] about The Pros and Cons of Rapid Prototyping for Medical Purposes
Quick Turn Tooling For Silicone Molding
Delano, Minnesota - Sil-Pro Silicone Professionals is now offering Quick Turn Tooling for molded silicone parts, with delivery in days, not weeks. Targeting medical products, Sil-Pro provides molds and parts in as little as 3 days depending on part … [Read more...] about Quick Turn Tooling For Silicone Molding
Ogle Models Introduces a Flame-Retardant Plastic
Krailling, Germany -- Ogle Models (Letchworth, UK), has introduced a flame-retardant plastic to the range of materials that it uses to produce components for customers. Designated PA 2210 FR, the powder is produced by EOS for use in its … [Read more...] about Ogle Models Introduces a Flame-Retardant Plastic
Lightweight 3D formats expand Digital Prototyping
What to do for workgroups without full CAD access who participate in Digital Prototyping? XVL could be an answer.Digital Prototyping (DP) is a process that enables the development of new products through “creation, validation, optimization, … [Read more...] about Lightweight 3D formats expand Digital Prototyping
Elan Motorsports Contracts with 3DScanCo
Elan Motorsports uses a standard fiberglass lay-up process to create the shell (outer body mold) of their VanDiemen DP02 Sports Racer. Based off the model design of an existing racer body, Elan needed to know the shell's dimensions in order to … [Read more...] about Elan Motorsports Contracts with 3DScanCo
Quickparts Project Wins Medical Design Excellence Award
Atlanta, GA – Quickparts recently completed a project known as the POWRsyringe Injector for Pinyons Medical Technology that won a prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA). The POWRsyringe Injector was named one of the finalists in … [Read more...] about Quickparts Project Wins Medical Design Excellence Award
Reverse engineering–The Biomedical Goldmine
Very few additive rapid manufacturing materials are approved by the FDA, so food processing and biomedical applications are limited. As a result, subtractive rapid manufacturing is often a more effective and lucrative option. Every human body part … [Read more...] about Reverse engineering–The Biomedical Goldmine
Injection molding cost: Making cents
You can justify low-volume injection molding, and rapid injection prototyping shows you how. Traditional injection molding is all about quantity. Making a multi-cavity, high-performance hardened steel tool is a slow, expensive process, but once … [Read more...] about Injection molding cost: Making cents
Photopolymer Produces Functional Prototype of Infrared Cameras
Sweden’s leading prototyping and part production service bureau, Prototal AB, recently turned to RenShape® SL 7810 photopolymer stereolithography (SL) material from Huntsman Advanced Materials to build a functional prototype of an infrared camera. … [Read more...] about Photopolymer Produces Functional Prototype of Infrared Cameras
