Metal Rapid Manufacturing is a new freedom in design and manufacture, and has now become available for the production of metal prototypes and functional components.Micropart with internal structures, Ti6Al4V Recent technology developments and the … [Read more...] about Materialise and LayerWise Join Forces
Additive Manufacturing
Rapid Prototyping Will Shift to E-Manufacturing
According to EOS, e-manufacturing with such additive prototyping processes as laser-sintering will strongly compete with conventional technologies, such as casting, in the near future. E-manufacturing is one term being used to describe the process of … [Read more...] about Rapid Prototyping Will Shift to E-Manufacturing
Subtractive vs. Additive Prototyping
Building a wall out of bricks and creating a plastic part out of plastic layers are both additive processes. As such, they share several advantages. Both are relatively simple, inexpensive, and repetitive—brick is piled on brick; plastic layer is … [Read more...] about Subtractive vs. Additive Prototyping
Direct Digital Manufacturing: Practicing What We Preach
Direct digital manufacturing (aka rapid manufacturing) is improving the productivity and profitability of companies around the globe. In the coming years, it will be as commonplace as molding, casting and machining. The companies that are profiting … [Read more...] about Direct Digital Manufacturing: Practicing What We Preach
V-Flash™ Desktop Modeler
3D Systems Corp. has begun commercial shipments of its V-Flash™ Desktop Modeler. Priced at $9,900, this device builds three-dimensional models in hours in home or office, enabling designers, engineers, hobbyists and students to imagine, design and … [Read more...] about V-Flash™ Desktop Modeler
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
Direct Digital Manufacturing Defies Predictions
Companies are using direct digital manufacturing (DDM) in substantial and growing numbers. Counter to experts’ predictions, manufacturers have adopted DDM much sooner than anticipated.DDM (also known as rapid manufacturing) is an approach to … [Read more...] about Direct Digital Manufacturing Defies Predictions
