Prototyping
3 Ways a Small Mold Builder Uses 3D Printing
How mold builder Byrne Tool + Design uses 3D printing for simultaneous mold manufacturing, conformal cooling and hybrid designs.
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Markforged Launches Flame-Retardant Material for 3D printing
Markforged, manufacturer of metal and carbon fiber 3D printers, has released Onyx FR, a V-0 rated flame-retardant material designed for industries such as aerospace, automotive and defense.
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Rapidia Unveils Process for Debinding Free Bound Metal
Rapid 2019: Rapidia has announced an office-friendly way to 3D print metal parts that eliminates the debinding step required by other bound-metal systems.
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AI-Driven "Operating System" Makes Data Count
AI assistance could help additive manufacturing operations link engineering and design data to what is really happening on the factory floor.
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PostProcess Launches Forti Support Removal Solution
PostProcess has expanded its post-3D printing offering with its Forti support removal solution. The technology is said to give operators the ability to control key process parameters and optimize cycles for consistent end parts.
Read MoreAuthentise Announces App for Additive Manufacturing Operators
Authentise's mobile web workflow tool and application, developed to aid additive manufacturing (AM) operators, extends the digital thread into postprocessing.
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What Is the Role for Additive Manufacturing in Aircraft Structural Components?
Spirit AeroSystems recently began installing the Boeing 787’s first titanium structural component to be made through AM. The part is not critical but also not minor. I spoke with manufacturing leaders at Spirit about the meaning of the part and the way forward for additive in aircraft structures.
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Video: 3D-Printed Brackets Are Key to Automated Coolant Delivery for Lights-Out Machining
An on-site look at the different elements of the coolant-delivery system developed by a machine shop committed to running unattended.
WatchSaratech, UC Irvine Partner to Advance 3D Printing Techniques
Saratech and the University of California Irvine’s Institute for Design and Manufacturing Innovation have partnered to advance additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing techniques.
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AM 101: Multi Jet Fusion (MJF)
From functional prototypes to end-use parts, HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) is capable of efficient production. Learn about MJF, including its materials, postprocessing requirements, benefits and more, in this 101 post.
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