While not the most glamorous or "sexy" application for 3D printing, using this technology to obtain molds for injection molding is one of the key applications of this technology. Tom Charron, vice president at 3D Systems, discusses the materials … [Read more...] about Master Class: How to use 3D printing for injection molds
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Highlights of the 3D printing industry from RAPID 2015
This year's RAPID 2015 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing show was in beautiful Long Beach, CA. If you did not get a chance to visit the show, here's a quick look at what was on display. Enjoy! Leslie … [Read more...] about Highlights of the 3D printing industry from RAPID 2015
Clear 3D printing: Clear choices for transparent parts
How would you go about clear 3d printing? You have a few choices in either material selection or 3D printing process. Creating a perfectly transparent product, however, is a challenge with 3D printing. Recently, Luxexcel patented a 3D printing … [Read more...] about Clear 3D printing: Clear choices for transparent parts
Master Class: Chuck Hull on the 3D printing industry
An important way to gain mastery is to learn from the master developers or users, those who developed a technology or an industry, or those who took a technology to a new level. One such master is Chuck Hull, the founder of stereolithography … [Read more...] about Master Class: Chuck Hull on the 3D printing industry
Making machine tool drills using additive manufacturing
The days when precision tools and additive manufacturing strategies could not co-exist are history. The new Mapal QTD-series insert drill proves this. For the first time, the precision tool specialists from Aalen are manufacturing drills additively, … [Read more...] about Making machine tool drills using additive manufacturing
Become a master user of 3D printing
Education constantly comes up as one of the challenges impeding the greater implementation of 3D printing / Additive manufacturing (3DP/AM). Unless you are in your 20s or can go back to school, your education on how to best use these machines and … [Read more...] about Become a master user of 3D printing
America Makes announces awardees of $8M in funding for Project Call #3
America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, announced nine awardees of its Project Call #3 for additive manufacturing (AM) applied research and development projects. Driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing … [Read more...] about America Makes announces awardees of $8M in funding for Project Call #3
How to ensure a quality build from laser melting
Laser melting is one of the more complex additive processes in the 3D printing industry. Used for medical and aerospace applications, it’s critical that parts are melted properly for the best mechanical and performance properties. Ensuring the … [Read more...] about How to ensure a quality build from laser melting
Easier 3D printing process for composite tooling
The ExOne Company has qualified a new application for its additive manufacturing process, Water Wash-out Tooling, designed to aid in the development of manufacturing and composite tooling. Engineers at ExOne’s Materials Applications Laboratory … [Read more...] about Easier 3D printing process for composite tooling
Formulate 3D Printing resins for specific mechanical properties and surface quality
Bomar oligomers , from Dymax Oligomers & Coatings let you formulate printing inks and 3D printing resins for SLA, DLP, and 3D inkjet printers. You can choose oligomers with varying Tgs that allow flexibility in mechanical properties. For example, … [Read more...] about Formulate 3D Printing resins for specific mechanical properties and surface quality