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Semiconductors, Tungsten, AM Affordability and More from Formnext 2024: AM Radio #56
The trade show included increased applications for the semiconductor market, machine launches and technology advances aimed at cost cutting, plenty of LFAM and more. Listen to our conversation on Formnext 2024.
ListenNanoOne Green 3D Printer Offers Increased Precision, Ability to Work With Broad Range of Materials
Formnext 2024: The printer features UpNano’s adaptive resolution technology, which dynamically expands the width of the laser beam tenfold to speed up printing in bulk material areas or shrinks it where precision is needed.
Read MoreBMF Expands Material Options for Microscale 3D Printers With High-Performance Resins
The company says the new high-performance materials can unlock advanced applications across electronics, medical and industrial sectors.
Read MoreNano Dimension Develops Advanced Software, Resin and Printers for Micro 3D Printing
Formnext 2024: The Fabrico 3.2 software for Fabrica micro 3D printers is said to deliver improved print times of up to 70%, while the Ataru resin is engineered specifically for digital light processing 3D printers. Also, the Admatec series of 3D printers have the capability to 3D print advanced, complex technical ceramics.
Read MoreResearchers Develop Single-Photon Method for Large-Scale, Laser-Based 3D Nanoprinting
The technology produces high-resolution nanostructures faster and less expensively than traditional laser nanoprinting. It can use less expensive light sources as simple as a laser pointer, which can reduce the tool cost by 10 to 100 times.
Read MoreHorizon Expands Services With Subcontract Micro AM Production, Design Support
Horizon also offers a suite of proprietary coating processes that enable customers to successfully expand the functionality of parts which are typically produced in plastics on commercially available micro additive manufacturing platforms.
Read MoreBMF’s MicroArch D1025 Offers Dual-Resolution for Flexible, High-Precision 3D Printing
This 3D printer with variable print resolution is capable of combining both resolutions in a single build to offer more flexibility and greater efficiency for ultrahigh-resolution applications.
Read MoreHorizon Demonstrates Effectiveness of HMT-Metal Coating Process for Plastic Micro Additive Manufacturing Parts
The ability to make mm-wave components via micro-additive manufacturing enables the production of smaller and lighter weight components, and also opens up the possibility of making them with properties and geometric features impossible using alternative fabrication processes.
Read MoreWhat We Found at Formnext 2023
New metal processes, new possibilities for existing processes, the next step for copper and more. Here is a summary drawing on all our reporting from November’s event.
Read More8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2023: The Cool Parts Show #65
New additive manufacturing technologies on display at Formnext were in many cases producing notable end-use components. Here are some of the coolest parts we found at this year’s show.
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