Intelligent Layering is a proprietary metal additive manufacturing technology from 3DEO. The company claims that this technology is cost competitive with CNC machining and metal injection molding. According to 3DEO, part properties exceed MPIF … [Read more...]
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When would you use metal 3D printing rather than another process?
More vendors are developing metal additive manufacturing systems and hope to compete with more traditional manufacturing processes like machining and injection molding. There are already a number of metal additive processes including--laser … [Read more...]
What can be done to minimize safety risks of desktop 3D printers?
UL Chemical Safety and the Georgia Institute of Technology recently explored the impact of 3D printing on indoor air quality. Following an in-depth, two-year research period, the researchers found that many desktop 3D printers generate … [Read more...]
For Additive Manufacturing, is the next step to develop better materials or a better way of designing for AM?
Development of materials will always be at the forefront for 3D printing. The more materials available to print, the more applications that will be able to use 3D printing/Additive Manufacturing. Thus, materials will always have a high … [Read more...]
What is the most significant development in 3DP/AM materials in the last few years?
3D printing is a dynamic industry, with new technologies and techniques emerging all the time. Here’s what Menno Ellis, senior vice president, Strategy & Vertical Markets, 3D Systems says about recent developments in materials for 3D … [Read more...]
What is the most underrated or least recognized capability of 3D printing?
According to Frank Marangell, president of USA at BigRep GmbH, A huge opportunity for growth is in manufacturing tooling. Even so, only a fraction of manufacturers are using additive manufacturing to help them make better parts through jigs and … [Read more...]
How are 3D printers being used in hospitals?
The medical industry has become a big user of 3D printing/additive manufacturing. In hospitals, 3D printers serve a number of applications. Anatomical modeling. When it comes to planning a surgery, most surgeons previously relied on 2D imaging to … [Read more...]
What are the major additive manufacturing technologies?
The additive manufacturing industry is continually evolving, as new ways to make things arrive frequently. Types of additive manufacturing technology that have been around the longest, though, are stereolithography, PolyJet, Fused Deposition … [Read more...]
What are some new applications for 3D printing?
Menno Ellis, senior vice president, Strategy & Vertical Markets, 3D Systems, offers insight into upcoming and current 3D printing applications. The advances in the medical/life sciences space represent a major evolution that will continue to … [Read more...]
What is the most significant, recent development in materials for additive manufacturing?
Frank Marangell, president of USA at BigRep GmbH, recently gave us his thoughts on the state of the additive manufacturing industry. Here's his view on what has been and continues to happen in additive materials. We're seeing more … [Read more...]
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