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METHOD X 3D printers used for end-use part production in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season

November 17, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

“Advancing additive manufacturing is something I’ve been a proponent of for the past few years. I believe it will change how we fundamentally manufacture in our sport,” said Michael Leavine, vice president of Leavine Family Racing. Leavine Family … [Read more...] about METHOD X 3D printers used for end-use part production in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Automotive, Extrusion Tagged With: MakerBot

How to make a car walk

November 8, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

What are the design challenges of developing a car that can walk? Hyundai Motor engineers recently set about exploring that idea and developed a prototype vehicle called the Elevate. The goal was for the car to have several types of … [Read more...] about How to make a car walk

Filed Under: Automotive, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Podcasts, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: autodesk

3D printer combines PEEK and electrically conductive PEEK to make parts

October 15, 2020 By WTWH Editor Leave a Comment

Zortrax, with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), is working to develop a technology that enables 3D printing high-performance composite parts out of two blends of PEEK filament in dual extrusion on Zortrax Endureal industrial 3D … [Read more...] about 3D printer combines PEEK and electrically conductive PEEK to make parts

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Extrusion, Materials Tagged With: zortrax

Design tips for metal additive manufacturing

October 12, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

A recent interview with Daniel Lazier, Strategic Application Engineer, at Markforged, covers tips on getting the most out of your additive manufacturing project. Design World · Design tips for metal additive manufacturing Here are a few points … [Read more...] about Design tips for metal additive manufacturing

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: Markforged

What’s new with Ultimaker?

August 23, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

  Design World · What's new with Ultimaker   Welcome to this edition of Technology Forward. I'm here with Greg Elfering, Ultimaker's newly named president of Ultimaker Americas. We're going to discuss developments in additive … [Read more...] about What’s new with Ultimaker?

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: Ultimaker

3D printing collaboration from anywhere with MakerBot CloudPrint

August 18, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys announces the MakerBot CloudPrint software designed to provide a seamless 3D printing workflow for teams to collaborate around the world. With more people working remotely, there … [Read more...] about 3D printing collaboration from anywhere with MakerBot CloudPrint

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Extrusion, Industries, Software Tagged With: MakerBot

From cars to ventilators, GM used 3D printing for both products

August 3, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

As the COVID-19 pandemic rips through much of the world this year, 3D printing has emerged as an agile and effective technology for producing personal protective equipment, medical equipment prototypes and nose swabs. But GM, which has been steadily … [Read more...] about From cars to ventilators, GM used 3D printing for both products

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Automotive, Extrusion, Medical, News Tagged With: Stratasys

3D bioprinter prints vegan salmon

July 21, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The idea of 3D printing food seems to attract two types of people—those who see this idea as more about shaping pulverized food or using pulverized food to decorate other food; and those who want something akin to the Star Trek replicator—i.e., … [Read more...] about 3D bioprinter prints vegan salmon

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Consumer Products, Extrusion, Materials, News Tagged With: felixprinters

5 examples of the benefits of metal additive manufacturing

July 15, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

For more than 90 years, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion (John Zink) operated on the outskirts of Tulsa, Oklahoma, building emissions control and clean-air combustion systems, which production facilities around the world depend on to meet or exceed … [Read more...] about 5 examples of the benefits of metal additive manufacturing

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Extrusion, Industrial, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: desktopmetal

How metal additive manufacturing will alter the automotive industry

May 18, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

In a recent interview with Jonah Myerberg, co-founder and CTO of Desktop Metal, we explored how metal additive manufacturing, including desktop printers, will affect automotive design and production.   Desktop Metal printers are used … [Read more...] about How metal additive manufacturing will alter the automotive industry

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, Extrusion, Leslie's blog, Podcasts Tagged With: desktopmetal

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