SME and its RAPID event worked with Lockheed Martin, FARO Technologies, Inc., Direct Dimensions, Inc., Met-L-Flo, Inc., Florida Institute of Technology and Cincinnati Inc. to take the first-ever 3D scan of the Orion crew module, which will later be … [Read more...] about 3D scanning and printing of replica of Orion Crew module
Materials
ABS Material vs. PLA
PLA (poly lactic acid) and ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) are popular thermoplastic materials for personal and professional grade 3D printing systems. When deciding between PLA and ABS material, it depends on your application needs. PLA is … [Read more...] about ABS Material vs. PLA
Sculpteo offers 3D printing through Carbon3D’s CLIP technology
Sculpteo is the first online 3D print service to offer CLIP 3D print technology developed by Carbon, and to unveil new materials. This technology enables the continual production of commercial quality parts with an incomparable quality of … [Read more...] about Sculpteo offers 3D printing through Carbon3D’s CLIP technology
Oil drillers use additive manufacturing to create drilling parts
Around the world, well drillers routinely cut miles-deep holes through various rock formations. Many of those well bores are steered through complex hole geometries, often while the drill bit is tens of thousands of feet deep. The technology that … [Read more...] about Oil drillers use additive manufacturing to create drilling parts
Additive Manufacturing – potential and challenges for the automotive industry
If you plan on heading to Germany for the Rapid.Tech conference from June 14-16, 2016, at Messe Erfurt, check out the sessions and events around additive manufacturing and the automotive industry. Additive Manufacturing processes and 3D Printing have … [Read more...] about Additive Manufacturing – potential and challenges for the automotive industry
EnvisionTec unveils FDA approved 3D printing material
EnvisionTEC, a leading global manufacturer of professional grade 3D printers and materials, unveiled its new 3D print material E-Guard at the 32nd annual LMT LAB DAY taking place February 26 - 27, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL, a dental … [Read more...] about EnvisionTec unveils FDA approved 3D printing material
3D printing IoT devices
It looks like the Internet of Things (IoT) is reaching into the field of additive manufacturing. As developers seek to create more networked products to sense, collect, analyze and communicate data, new technologies, such as additive manufacturing … [Read more...] about 3D printing IoT devices
CADfix software supports additive manufacturing for mass production of custom parts
Going from CAD file to additive manufacturing file is not quite as easy as it could be. But researchers are getting closer to developing the right functions that translate CAD data to useful 3D printing data. For example, International TechneGroup … [Read more...] about CADfix software supports additive manufacturing for mass production of custom parts
What Ford Motor Co has found so far in its additive manufacturing exploration
Ford Motor Company recently developed a dedicated additive manufacturing research program to explore the potential of this technology to manufacture final parts that will eventually hit the road. “If we can shave months off of production time and get … [Read more...] about What Ford Motor Co has found so far in its additive manufacturing exploration
Sciaky introduces real-time monitoring for its EBAM systems
Full sintering of metal in an additive manufacturing process often benefits from some type of vision/sensor control system that lets engineers see deep into the sintering process. Several companies offer such control, including Concept Laser and EOS. … [Read more...] about Sciaky introduces real-time monitoring for its EBAM systems