Postprocessing
Formlabs Expands SLA/SLS Ecosystem With New Materials, Postprocessing Tools
The new hardware, software and materials are designed to streamline postprocessing and unlock new workflows.
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Voxel Innovations Relocates to New, Expanded Facility
The pulsed electrochemical machining (PECM) provider is using this expansion to upgrade its production capabilities as well as its laboratory, testing equipment and metrology equipment.
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Solukon Upgrades SFM-AT350/-E Depowdering System to Handle Larger, Heavier Parts
The SFM-AT350/-E depowdering system can accommodate the increased weight due to an adapted arm design, which means that the chamber volume and the associated inert gas consumption remain the same.
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Bodycote Initiates Expanded Production Capacity for HIP in Southeastern US
Bodycote commissioned the additional hot isostatic pressing (HIP) capacity to service the development and processing of advanced materials at its Greenville, South Carolina, plant, which is a Nadcap-accredited site and holds several core OEM approvals.
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EDM Performance Accessories’ Tilt and Slide Rail and Fixturing System Simplifies Part Removal
With a simple tilt of the plate in EDM Performance Accessories’ Tilt and Slide rail and fixturing system, the parts naturally fall away from the plate and easily drop off.
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Is Automation More Effective Than Size for Serial Production 3D Printing?
Micro Factory has developed an mSLA system that incorporates cleaning, curing and part ejection, not to mention 100 empty build plates, into the frame of a desktop machine. The result is a small unit for large-scale production.
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Rivelin Robotics Leads Project CAMPFIRE to Develop Automated Postprocessing Solutions for Regulated Industries
The participating companies are working to create complete digital postprocessing solutions for the automated finishing of flight parts, orthopedic implants and gas turbine components produced using metal additive manufacturing processes.
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Freeform: Binder Jetting Does Not Change the Basics of Manufacturing
Rather than adapting production methodologies to additive manufacturing, this Pennsylvania contract manufacturer adapts AM to production methodologies. In general, this starts with conversation.
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Video: Binder Jetting Production Workflow at Freeform Technologies
Additive manufacturing via binder jetting includes a sequence of downstream steps. During a visit to the Pennsylvania metal 3D printing part producer, I had the chance to walk through this process.
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3D Printed Tennis Racket Serves a Collaborative Win
The collaboration between All Design Lab and Protolabs led to the creation of a 3D printed tennis racket via direct metal laser sintering, called Hìtëkw. This project not only pushed the limits of additive in terms of design capabilities but revealed how important active communication between customer and manufacturer can be for a project’s success.
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