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
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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
How to Make Accurate CAD to STL File Transitions
Most 3D CAD files can be converted easily to STL, but you won’t get the prototype qualities that you expect if you don’t set the correct conversion factors. Redeye On Demand, Eden Prairie, Minn., fabricated this landing gear from several … [Read more...] about How to Make Accurate CAD to STL File Transitions
How to Design Your Part for Direct Digital Manufacturing
Forget the details and unlearn the past. Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM) presents a radical departure in design practices, techniques and methodologies. Traditional manufacturing methods, like machining and injection molding, have many … [Read more...] about How to Design Your Part for Direct Digital Manufacturing
