Composites
Carbon Fiber Bike Frame Made Possible with Robotic 3D Printing
Arevo’s True3D printing process, which deposits carbon fiber towpreg using a robotic arm, enabled the creation of a bike frame design that would not have been possible otherwise.
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Magnetic 3D Printing with Fiber Reinforcement Fills Tooling Gap
Fortify’s Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) platform pairs high-performance resins with fiber reinforcement that can be controlled at the voxel level. The process promises a faster route to durable injection mold tooling.
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Orion Gets a Lift from Electro-Static Dissipative (ESD) Material
NASA’s Orion spacecraft will include parts 3D-printed from electro-static dissipative Antero 800NA from Stratasys. Developing this material was an exercise in working within constraints.
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DMS Introduces Hybrid Machines, Doubles its Advanced Manufacturing Center
In quick succession, Diversified Machine Systems opened its Advanced Manufacturing Center and began to offer hybrid additive-subtractive machines. After just two years, the company plans to double the center’s size.
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UAMMI to Produce 3D-Printed Parts for Air Force
The Utah Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative has been awarded nearly $1 million to produce carbon composite 3D-printed parts for the Air Force.
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3D-Printed Tooling Offers Durability for Precast Concrete
As an alternative to wooden tooling, 3D-printed forms for precast concrete are proving to be more durable and better able to support a large-scale renovation project.
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Thermwood Offers Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) Line
Rapid 2018: The systems can 3D print and trim large, near-net-shape reinforced thermoplastic composite parts.
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3D-Printed Windform SP Part Helps Team Set New Speed Record
With no time left to make a NACA duct out of fiberglass using a mold and layup tooling, CRP USA 3D printed it from Windform SP to withstand the conditions of the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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Video: 3D Printing at Local Motors
3D printing plays multiple roles at the company’s Knoxville microfactory, from prototyping to the production of parts for autonomous vehicles.
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3D-Printed Prototypes Become the Parts with Carbon Fiber Filled Filament
Utah Trikes, a retailer and manufacturer of trikes and quads, has grown its custom business using FDM Nylon 12CF to produce end-use composite parts that formerly would have required moldmaking.
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