Listen as Greg Thompson of Protolabs discusses how service bureaus are helping in the battle against the Coronavirus with their ability to offer a range of prototyping and manufacturing capabilities. Welcome to Technology Forward. In addition … [Read more...]
3D printing a 3D touch sensor
Nano Dimension Ltd., a leading Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME)/PE (Printed Electronics) provider and REHAU, a worldwide-leading polymer manufacturer, announced that they succeeded in printing a 3D touch sensor. With the 3D electronic … [Read more...]
3D printed ACTIVAT3D copper deployed to fight the spread of COVID-19
The Northern Territory Department of Trade, Business and Innovation has become the first organisation to deploy antimicrobial ACTIVAT3D copper throughout their building to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Tests confirmed ACTIVAT3D copper ‘contact … [Read more...]
3D print aluminum using Directed Energy Deposition
Optomec — a leading, privately-held global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing (AM) equipment and software announced that its LENS Directed Energy Deposition (DED) systems can deposit any aluminum alloy, including those recently … [Read more...]
Stratasys CoVent-19 Challenge attracts more than 200 ventilator design submissions
More than 200 teams from around the world have submitted designs for a rapidly deployable, minimum viable ventilator as part of a hackathon hosted on GrabCAD.com, with round one ending May 1. The CoVent-19 Challenge has now shifted to a finalist … [Read more...]
Is orthotropy sabotaging your 3D printing designs?
You’ve printed a part and it failed. Why? You meticulously went through all the steps you should. Drawn up your CAD model, loaded up the design domain, ran it through your favorite topology optimization tool, fixed it (with Magics / Netfabb or … [Read more...]
Siemens’ Parasolid software includes tools for convergent modeling and lattice structures
The latest improvements in Parasolid software from Siemens Digital Industries Software can help engineers solve tough technical challenges when implementing 3D printing and scanning based workflows. Advances in Convergent Modeling give … [Read more...]
Software supports powder bed fusion additive manufacturing
DP Technology, the parent company of the ESPRIT CAM system, is enhancing its support of additive manufacturing processes with new software specifically for the powder bed fusion market. Called ESPRIT Additive for Powder Bed, the program comes as an … [Read more...]
With office friendly, full-color 3D printer, users can validate designs quickly
Stratasys Ltd. unveiled its new J55 3D Printer, which makes fast, full-color design realism accessible to designers and teams everywhere. At about a third the price of enterprise-class PolyJet printers, the J55 combines realism and productivity, … [Read more...]
3D printing silicone for prototyping molds
Advances in new elastomeric materials formulated specifically for urethane, epoxy, and acrylic casting and 3D printing make silicone a vital solution for molds for rapid prototyping. Leveraging silicone technologies will allow rapid prototyping … [Read more...]
