While it’s not your average prototyping project, today’s photopolymer materials proved to be well suited for replicating the skeletal remains of a 77-million year old dinosaur. Leonardo is the mummified dinosaur in question. With the help … [Read more...] about Replicating a Dinosaur
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Rapid Prototyping Will Shift to E-Manufacturing
According to EOS, e-manufacturing with such additive prototyping processes as laser-sintering will strongly compete with conventional technologies, such as casting, in the near future. E-manufacturing is one term being used to describe the process of … [Read more...] about Rapid Prototyping Will Shift to E-Manufacturing
Quick Turn Tooling For Silicone Molding
Delano, Minnesota - Sil-Pro Silicone Professionals is now offering Quick Turn Tooling for molded silicone parts, with delivery in days, not weeks. Targeting medical products, Sil-Pro provides molds and parts in as little as 3 days depending on part … [Read more...] about Quick Turn Tooling For Silicone Molding
PolyStrata(TM) Microfabrication Technology
BLACKSBURG, Va.-- The PolyStrata(TM) Microfabrication process is now available for use in commercial markets including RF electronics, medical and biomedical, sensing and more. This process, originally developed under DARPA grant funding, has never … [Read more...] about PolyStrata(TM) Microfabrication Technology
Quickparts Offers TangoPlus Rubber-Like Material
ATLANTA, GA - Quickparts announces the availability of the new TangoPlus rubber-like material for use in Rapid Prototyping. This new material offers exceptional elongation at break, excellent strength, and a high resistance to tearing. It addresses a … [Read more...] about Quickparts Offers TangoPlus Rubber-Like Material
Momentive Introduces Clear LSR Products
ALBANY, N.Y.— Momentive Performance Materials introduces the LSR7000 series, a family of highly transparent liquid silicone rubbers (LSR). Combining typically 98 percent transparency with the unique processing and productivity advantages of an … [Read more...] about Momentive Introduces Clear LSR Products
Ogle Models Introduces a Flame-Retardant Plastic
Krailling, Germany -- Ogle Models (Letchworth, UK), has introduced a flame-retardant plastic to the range of materials that it uses to produce components for customers. Designated PA 2210 FR, the powder is produced by EOS for use in its … [Read more...] about Ogle Models Introduces a Flame-Retardant Plastic
New SLA Material from Quickparts
ATLANTA, GA - Quickparts announced the availability of a new gray ABS-like Stereolithography (SLA) material for use in Rapid Prototyping and RTV/Silicone master patterns. "For our customers that need functional detailed SLA parts, Quickparts is now … [Read more...] about New SLA Material from Quickparts
Rapid Sheet Metal, Inc. Adds Acrylic to Available Materials
Nashua, NH - Rapid Sheet Metal, Inc. announced that it has added a plastic material, acrylic, to its list of available materials. With a standard shipping lead-time of 5 business days or less, product designers can now be assured that flat acrylic … [Read more...] about Rapid Sheet Metal, Inc. Adds Acrylic to Available Materials
Metal Laser Sintering at Vaupell
Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) does for metals what other RP processes have done forplastics, but takes it further with generally better tolerances and truly production worthyend-materials.DMLS builds parts from powdered metal in thin layers (20 … [Read more...] about Metal Laser Sintering at Vaupell
