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Thermoplastic Composites Facilitate DED of Electric Scooter
The Scotsman scooter’s creators say it is the first fully custom, 3D printed electric scooter. The company uses Arevo’s Aqua DED system to print the carbon-fiber thermoplastic composite body.
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Meet the LSAM Additive Printer
Thermwood Corporation, manufacturer of some of the largest composite thermoplastic additive manufacturing systems operating in industry today, has announced the availability of a new line of lower cost "print only" LSAM systems, called LSAM Additive Printers. (Sponsored)
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Metal 3D Printing in the CNC Machining Job Shop
For metalworking businesses looking for a metal 3D printing option free of the concerns of handling metal powder, metal fused filament fabrication provides additive capabilities with easy implementation and material flexibility.
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LEO Lane Partnership with HP to Advance Trust in Digital Manufacturing
The arrangement integrates LEO Lane’s Limited Edition Object (LEO) solution with HP’s 3D printing technology, enabling IP owners to decide how and where their parts are produced and building trust in a new, digital workflow.
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Freeformer Enables Tailored Pharmaceutical Production
A 3D printer for polymer part production has enabled researchers from the University of East Anglia to develop individually tailored pharmaceuticals that better support patient needs and outcomes.
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Cool Parts In Space!
The Cool Parts Show has long had a fascination with AM for space. Revisit some of our episodes to find out what AM brings to the final frontier.
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Materials are Key to 3D Printed Injection Mold Tooling
IC3D’s combination of experience with filament production, building 3D printers and service bureau work is helping it expand the possibilities of 3D printed injection mold tooling.
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Topology Optimization Software Enhances Gripper Reliability
Design software with built-in topology optimization and reconstruction features enabled Preziosa Francesco SRL to use Desktop Metal’s Studio System to improve the performance of a robotic gripper.
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A Resonant Harmony for Bell Casting and 3D Printing
When a 180-year-old bell foundry sought an alternate solution for expensive metal mold patterns, it turned to a 125-year-old company for a modern solution: large-format additive manufacturing.
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Balancing MFAM and DFAM for Metal Additive Manufacturing
For viable metal AM, users must balance design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), modifying for additive manufacturing (MfAM) and cost per kilogram.
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Why I Am Bullish on Additive: 3 Factors Favoring 3D Printing’s Continued Advance
The shortcomings are being overcome and the advantage is nothing less than freedom. Only the pace of the advance is uncertain.
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Solving MRO Challenges with Bound Metal Deposition
Three case studies reveal how Desktop Metal’s second-generation Studio System bound metal deposition printer eliminates common safety hazards of metal AM, enhancing the technique’s value for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) applications.
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