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8 Cool Parts From RAPID+TCT 2022: The Cool Parts Show #46
AM parts for applications from automotive to aircraft to furniture, in materials including ceramic, foam, metal and copper-coated polymer.
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Lightweight Components: A Paradox When Machining
Today’s computer software can just as easily generate lightweight shapes for subtractive processes as it can for additive ones, but it increases cost and waste to make them.
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GROB Metal Printing System for Near-Net-Shape Components
The process is said to offer a higher buildup rate than comparable PBF systems, and with better component resolution compared to current direct energy deposition processes.
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Researchers Lay Groundwork for 3D Printing Electrical Machines
For more than a year, three partners have been focused on a research project that lays the groundwork for next-level electrical machines as they work to gain an in-depth understanding of the involved materials and technologies.
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Thermwood LSAM 510 Additive Printer Useful for Molding, Tooling
RAPID 2022: Thermwood’s LSAM 510 additive printer features a single fixed gantry and a 5 × 10 ft. moving table with a 4 ft. maximum print height and a maximum temperature of 450°C.
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IRPD Impact 4530 for Metal Additive Manufacturing
The laser bed powder fusion machine features a modular, scalable design and is said to offer a high degree of automation and repeatability.
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PrintFoam Develops 3D Printer for High-Throughput Foam Applications
PrintFoam says its 3D printing technology creates closed-cell foam parts that are faster, lighter and less expensive to produce than other photopolymer technologies.
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Creating Designs That 3D Printing Experts Love
3D printing can create virtually any shape imaginable, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy to print. How to design parts that are printable as well as functional.
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JEOL E-Beam Metal AM 3D Printer for Improved Productivity
This electron beam melting powder bed fusion machine is said to achieve high productivity, reproducibility and accuracy due to its automatic correction of focus and spot shape.
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Intro to DLP: Learn the Basics of Digital Light Processing Technology
Digital light processing (DLP) is quickly emerging as a key technology to move the 3D printing of plastics from prototyping to mass production, delivering the material properties and part characteristics without the costs and delays of tooling. Learn the basics and how new innovations to DLP enable mass production.
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