Is it important to you how faithfully your designs can be created when weighing rapid prototyping or digital manufacturing options? Then you will want to learn about Fineline’s Technology Comparator, a standard test part with a variety of … [Read more...] about Competitive Comparisons of RP Capabilities
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Discover the Secrets of Selective Laser Sintering
Rapid Prototyping started out as a tool for large OEMs in aerospace, automotive, and consumer products. In the next few years, it may become standard procedure for plastics processors large and small. You can use a variety of processes to obtain a … [Read more...] about Discover the Secrets of Selective Laser Sintering
Multi-Jet Modeling Helps Rush New Design to Market
Today hearing instruments have become so small,” said Cameron Hay, Unitron Hearing president and CEO, “that controls are being reduced to a size where the targeted audience has trouble using them.” The product’s small size provides a challenge for … [Read more...] about Multi-Jet Modeling Helps Rush New Design to Market
WaterShed XC is the Clear Choice for Abdeslam Laraki Luxury Yacht Model
When a young Moroccan designer searched for material for his scale model of the Abdeslam Laraki 55 meter luxury-yacht, he chose DSM Somos WaterShed® XC stereolithography resin. The resin exhibits optical clarity and is used by other designers and … [Read more...] about WaterShed XC is the Clear Choice for Abdeslam Laraki Luxury Yacht Model
Dental Crowns and Bridges Produced with Rapid Custom Manufacturing
Glidewell Laboratories, a dental laboratory, manufactures crowns and bridges with Roland desktop milling machines. The parts are milled in about eight minutes and then cast in gold or used to create tooth-colored crowns.“Our crowns and bridges drop … [Read more...] about Dental Crowns and Bridges Produced with Rapid Custom Manufacturing
New Materials for Laser Sintering
High-performance polymers are viewed as key materials of the future. They are well-suited for numerous applications including aviation and medical because of a combination of properties such as flame retardance, light weight, high tensile strength, … [Read more...] about New Materials for Laser Sintering
Modern Prototypes Help Old Fighter Fly Again
Connecticut Corsair, Chester, CT, is restoring an F4U Corsair fighter aircraft, a complex World War II fighter plane. The company is restoring the “main beam,” or spar, using SolidWorks 3D CAD design software. The beam is the most heavily … [Read more...] about Modern Prototypes Help Old Fighter Fly Again
Optical Advances Speed Rapid Prototyping
Rapid prototyping leverages computer aided designs (CAD) create in a relatively short time a three-dimensional object that once may have taken months to fabricate. Now, advances in lasers and optics are making such systems easier and faster to … [Read more...] about Optical Advances Speed Rapid Prototyping
The Shape of Things to Come
3D design of products is not just for experienced engineers anymore. At least two companies, located in different countries, see a market for 3D printed goods where average consumers can buy unique objects that better reflect what they want and … [Read more...] about The Shape of Things to Come
University Race Team Uses Sintered Engine System
Duraform PA plastic withstands challenging environments — including under-the-hood applications in motorsports. With high strength plus heat and chemical resistance, the PA plastic is a tough material for custom manufacturing of end-use parts.Oregon … [Read more...] about University Race Team Uses Sintered Engine System