By Ishan Bhide, Applications Engineer, Fictiv Advances in manufacturing have recently provided product developers with new materials to make the manufacturing process more diverse. However, material choice can make a big difference in the success … [Read more...]
How tariffs affect time to market
Fictiv released its fourth annual State of Hardware Report, exposing the added burden of tariffs on an industry already struggling to quickly and affordably bring products to market. The detailed data-driven insights from this year’s survey found … [Read more...]
Fictiv secures funding to transform its service provider business
Fictiv announced that it closed a $33 million Series C funding round to accelerate its transformation of contract manufacturing into a global digital ecosystem that enables fast, flexible hardware product development and production. Led by G2VP, with … [Read more...]
Fictiv Releases 2018 State of Hardware Report
Fictiv released its third annual State of Hardware Report. This year’s survey polled 1,136 developers and manufacturers spanning 72 industries for data-driven insights uncovering the most critical challenges and opportunities for more streamlined … [Read more...]
How do you compare with your fellow engineers in design and development challenges?
Online manufacturing platform Fictiv released its second-annual State of Hardware report. The report is a snapshot of the goals and challenges engineers face in product design and development. The 2017 report surveyed more than 340 engineers and … [Read more...]
What is the minimal wall thickness for 3D printing?
Minimal wall thickness varies depending on the 3D printing machine used and the material chosen for the part. For the printer, if you choose extrusion-based 3D printing, your possible dimensions will depend on nozzle size. For powder-based 3D … [Read more...]
Where to find answers about 3D printing
With additive manufacturing, most users are still at the point of having more questions than answers. One interesting resource is from Fictiv, a service provider that connects users with the right additive or subtractive technology. The Fictiv … [Read more...]
Fictiv streamlines communications to its online interface
With Fictiv’s recently added Live Annotations feature, users get immediate manufacturing feedback from Fictiv engineers, which helps in the production of better user products. “Often valuable design for manufacturing feedback is only available … [Read more...]
Get to market fast with subtractive and additive manufacturing
Madelynn Martiniere • Director of Community • Fictiv Many additive manufacturing service providers are broadening their range of services to include CNC machining as well as additive printing. The combination not only delivers prototypes fast, … [Read more...]
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