Small to mid-sized businesses like Built-Rite Tool & Die, a mold-making and design firm, face increasing pressure from international and domestic competitors in the area of quick-turn mold services. Overseas manufacturers offer lower prices and … [Read more...]
Stratasys adds PEKK-based thermoplastic for FDM process
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS), a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, introduced a new additive manufacturing material for its FDM process, a PEKK-based high-performance thermoplastic, called Antero 800NA. A PEKK material for FDM … [Read more...]
Additive manufacturing’s role in the digital thread
Jabil is a manufacturing provider, and the company goal is to be the most technologically advanced manufacturing solutions provider in the world. To that end, the company continually weaves a digital thread across its 100 facilities in 29 countries … [Read more...]
Additive manufacturing will disrupt the design of manufacturing tools
Imagine what would happen if designers used additive manufacturing to remake traditional manufacturing assist tools? Eckhart, a company that has been building the tools that manufacturers use to make their production lines safe and efficient … [Read more...]
Why use 3D printing for sacrificial cores? For innovation.
Reducing design time and part weight have become the new design goals. Today’s students are learning them too. The student motorsport team Tecnun is using a Stratasys 3D printer to create complex end-use race parts. The students are able to reduce … [Read more...]
How to design for the HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printer
While there has been plenty of buzz around the HP Multi-Jet technology, little has been written about its nuances and design considerations. Here are key points to know to create optimal designs. --Chuck Alexander, director of product management, … [Read more...]
Stratasys and Team USA lunge for the Gold in the luge
Team USA Luge has chosen additive manufacturing to help in its quest for gold in Pyeongchang, South Korea this month. The company is working with Stratasys and its FDM 3D printing technology to more rapidly and cost-effectively build and test custom … [Read more...]
A 3D printing love story for Valentine’s Day
The design job is not always problem solving for engineers, especially when you have a 3D printer. Sometimes, it’s just fun. According to Tyler Reid, a CAD, CAM, and a 3D printing specialist at GoEngineer and team leader on this project, … [Read more...]
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...]
SABIC debuts tough high-impact LEXAN EXL filament
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, launched LEXAN EXL AMHI240F filament, a polycarbonate (PC) copolymer that delivers high impact performance and low-temperature ductility. The filament addresses the need for higher-performing … [Read more...]
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