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rp+m adds metal additive manufacturing to its offerings

August 19, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

rp+m, a leading service provider of rapid prototyping and manufacturing services, has selected Concept Laser’s M2 cusing metal additive machine to strengthen its research and development competencies. The M2 cusing will allow rp+m to develop … [Read more...] about rp+m adds metal additive manufacturing to its offerings

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial, Materials, News, Powder Bed Fusion, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Service Bureau News Tagged With: rp+m

3D printed cast mends bones and plays music

July 18, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Who wants a boring, old plaster cast while broken bones mend? This 3d printed cast comes packed with pressure sensors, bluetooth speakers to play your music, LED lights, gyroscope, accelerometer, and WiFi enabled Intel Edison. Meet BOOMcast, a 3d … [Read more...] about 3D printed cast mends bones and plays music

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Extrusion, Featured, Material Jetting, Materials, Medical, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping, Service Bureau News Tagged With: fathom

Using 3D printing to repair metal parts

July 17, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Not only can 3D printing build parts, layer by layer, some metal additive systems repair already built parts. Optomec is one company with such a capability. BeAM Machines, Inc. is a new entrant into the U.S. market. BeAM is a spin-off of … [Read more...] about Using 3D printing to repair metal parts

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Aerospace, Automotive, Directed Energy Deposition, Industrial, Materials, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Rapid MFG Tagged With: BeAM Machines

Sciaky’s EBAM metal 3D printing system reduces time, waste and costs

July 13, 2016 By Marisa Martin Leave a Comment

Sciaky, Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. announced that its Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing  technology helped aerospace giant Lockheed Martin Space Systems reduce production time, material waste and overall costs for … [Read more...] about Sciaky’s EBAM metal 3D printing system reduces time, waste and costs

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Aerospace, Directed Energy Deposition, Materials, News, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Rapid MFG, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: sciaky

Latest 3D printing technology manipulates liquid metal through magnetism for faster build speed

July 12, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The latest 3D printing technology to emerge for working with metal materials is MagnetoJet technology from new startup, Vader Systems. This patent pending MagnetoJet technology is based on Magneto Hydro Dynamics (MHD) or the manipulation of liquid … [Read more...] about Latest 3D printing technology manipulates liquid metal through magnetism for faster build speed

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SME announces winners of the 2016 Skills USA Additive Manufacturing Competition

July 11, 2016 By Marisa Martin Leave a Comment

Like the FIRST competition for students learning robotics, the additive manufacturing world would benefit from a similar competition. One exists. SME, working with Stratasys, sponsored a student additive manufacturing competition at the 52nd … [Read more...] about SME announces winners of the 2016 Skills USA Additive Manufacturing Competition

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Industries, News, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: sme, Stratasys

Top 10 design tips for direct metal laser sintering

July 11, 2016 By Leslie Langnau 2 Comments

Each additive manufacturing technology has a number of best design practices to take advantage of that technology’s capabilities. Here are top design practices for Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS). (This information is based on a Design World … [Read more...] about Top 10 design tips for direct metal laser sintering

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FAQ: Can I use Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) for prototyping?

July 7, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Yes, you can. Depending on part size and quantity, the DMLS additive manufacturing technology may be a good option for prototyping components that will go to production using other manufacturing methods. With large bulkier parts, it may not make … [Read more...] about FAQ: Can I use Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) for prototyping?

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Somos material suits the 3D printing of injection molds

July 5, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

A key benefit of using 3D printing is the ability to produce short-runs of end use parts for testing or for direct use in hours. The engineering and design team at Wehl & Partner has been able to help customers realize these benefits using … [Read more...] about Somos material suits the 3D printing of injection molds

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Industrial, Materials, News, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid Injection Molding, Rapid Prototyping, Vat Photopolymerization Tagged With: DSM Somos

3d printing speeds testing of electrical prototypes

June 29, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

There is no absolute answer to the question of whether you should use 3D printing or injection molding for prototyping. It depends on the application. For some applications, though, 3D printing offers advantages over using injection molding for … [Read more...] about 3d printing speeds testing of electrical prototypes

Filed Under: 3D Printers, Additive Manufacturing, Industrial, Material Jetting, Materials, Production 3D Printers / AM Systems News, Professional 3D Printers News, Rapid Prototyping Tagged With: Stratasys Ltd.

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