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Which vendors make electron beam additive manufacturing systems?

March 18, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Electron beam melting (EBM) is an additive manufacturing technology that uses an electron beam instead of a laser as its heat source to melt metal materials. (It does not work with thermoplastic polymer materials.) Basically, electrical charge … [Read more...] about Which vendors make electron beam additive manufacturing systems?

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Which vendors make jetting 3D printing systems

March 11, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Material Jetting is one of the processes available to build parts in an additive format. Material jetting 3D printers use a printhead that is similar to those found in paper inkjet printers, except that these printheads deposit droplets of material … [Read more...] about Which vendors make jetting 3D printing systems

Filed Under: Additive Manufacturing, FAQs, Material Jetting

How to get good feature detail with 3D printed carbon fiber parts

March 4, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Many industries, including automotive, aerospace, and robotics are using additive parts made of carbon fiber. These parts are popular for the strength-to-volume ratio they offer. But the use of carbon in additive materials may not always produce a … [Read more...] about How to get good feature detail with 3D printed carbon fiber parts

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What is polyjet 3D printing?

February 26, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Among the ways to deposit material in a layer-by-layer approach, one is to use jetting technology. Jetting material in this manner is akin to inkjet printing. But, instead of ink as the material, the material is usually a type of photopolymer or wax. … [Read more...] about What is polyjet 3D printing?

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Additive design tips—A look at the importance of orientation

February 19, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

In most additive layer processes, the build direction is usually the Z axis. However, orienting a part to this axis may affect build time, part strength, and even total build cost. Let’s look at a typical powder-bed additive process. A heat source … [Read more...] about Additive design tips—A look at the importance of orientation

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Which vendors make additive systems for metal materials?

February 5, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Plastic materials were the first to be 3D printed. But for many users, the ability to print in metal material is key. The use of metal materials in a 3D printer or additive machine has challenges, though. The primary one being that many metals are … [Read more...] about Which vendors make additive systems for metal materials?

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Which vendors make extrusion 3D printers?

January 29, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

One of the earliest and most common methods of making parts one layer at a time is extrusion, also known as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM, trademarked by Stratasys) and Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). In extrusion, material is extruded through one … [Read more...] about Which vendors make extrusion 3D printers?

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Which vendors make stereolithography 3D printers?

January 22, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

As of this writing, and in alphabetic order, these companies offer 3D printing/additive systems that use stereolithography, or a version of stereolithography, to build parts layer by layer. You may find a number of companies making stereolithography … [Read more...] about Which vendors make stereolithography 3D printers?

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What are important design tips for 3D printing?

January 15, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing) predominantly consists of build techniques that use a layer by layer approach. A number of factors are important to make the most out of designing for this technology. Here are six to consider. 1. Part … [Read more...] about What are important design tips for 3D printing?

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What properties does continuous fiber give 3D printed materials?

January 8, 2020 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Continuous Fiber Fabrication (CFF) is a term coined by Markforged for the material and 3D printing process it developed. In CFF a printer uses two print nozzles to deposit printing material. One nozzle operates like a typical extrusion … [Read more...] about What properties does continuous fiber give 3D printed materials?

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