Gantri, a direct-to-consumer designer lights manufacturer, unveiled its first 3D printer named “Gantri Dancer.” This commercial multi-gantry cylindrical 3D printer leverages four gantries and a rotating circular build plate to print up to four times … [Read more...]
What is topology optimization?
Topology optimization refers to software that takes advantage of the design freedoms offered by additive manufacturing. It is a generative approach, so multiple design configurations are created for experimental testing without added design work. … [Read more...]
Computed Tomography (CT) data-analysis software analyses additively manufactured molds
Volume Graphics, a provider of industrial CT software, announced its involvement with the Kunststoff-Institut in a second joint project on “Rapid Tooling” with companies from a range of industries. "Working on this project with Kunststoff-Institut … [Read more...]
13 common mechanical and thermal properties of 3D printing materials
Materials, whether for 3D printing or other applications, can exhibit a number of properties. Each property plays a role in design and the given application. Here’s a quick primer on common material properties you will find for 3D printing … [Read more...]
Dunlop Systems and Components uses 3D printing to make otherwise unaffordable parts
UK-based automotive manufacturing company Dunlop Systems and Components used Markforged 3D printers to produce custom tooling for the facility, saving tens of thousands of dollars. Internal and customer tools would often be outsourced to … [Read more...]
Urban green habitat 3D-Printed with multiple recycled filaments
BigRep, a global leader in large-format 3D printing launched a fully 3D-printed urban green habitat installation using multiple, recycled plastic-based filaments - the GENESIS Eco Screen. Addressing some of the biggest environmental … [Read more...]
MakerBot launches METHOD X, brings real ABS 3D printing to manufacturing
MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing, launched the METHOD X, a manufacturing workstation engineered to challenge traditional manufacturing with real ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) material (not a variation of ABS), a 100°C chamber, and … [Read more...]
Additive Innovation offers additive manufacturing of thermoplastic parts with surface textures
Additive Innovation (AI), a future-oriented additive manufacturing company, is offering low cost, high speed production of polyamide 12 (PA 12) thermoplastic parts using HP Jet Fusion technology. It uses data from all popular CAD systems and 3D … [Read more...]
How to “de-stress” laser sintered metal parts
Even though additive manufacturing (AM) gives designers more freedom to design geometrically complex objects, there are some limitations. One of which is cost. While a designer can create anything from his/her imagination, it may not be … [Read more...]
Nano Dimension introduces low-volume, continuous additive manufacturing system for electronics production
Additively manufacturing functional circuits round-the-clock with little or no operator intervention is possible with the new DragonFly LDM precision additive manufacturing system from Nano Dimension. LDM stands for Lights-Out Digital … [Read more...]
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