Prototyping
8 Transformations 3D Printing Is Making Possible
Additive manufacturing changes every space it touches; progress can be tracked by looking for moments of transformation. Here are 8 places where 3D printing is enabling transformative change.
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Nexus, Hexagon's Digital Reality Platform Offers Collaboration Solutions Congruent With AM Needs
Nexus, Hexagon’s open, digital reality platform, enables collaboration among manufacturers and promotes the freedom to innovate using an array of digitalized tools.
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Kingsbury Looks at Additive’s Journey Over the Last Decade
The ways people get into additive have changed along with the industry itself.
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Lithoz Supports Zenit Smart Polycrystals’ Materials for Solid-State Lasers
The collaboration includes alignment of Lithoz’s lithography-based Ceramic Manufacturing (LCM) technology for the Zenit process, as well as support for market, organization and innovation strategies.
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Hexagon, Stratasys Unlock 3D Printed PEKK’s Lightweighting for Aerospace
The companies say the rigorously validated multiscale models of these high-performance, aerospace-approved materials have been added to Hexagon’s Digimat materials exchange ecosystem with associated print process parameters from Stratasys’ aerospace-ready 3D printers.
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3D Printed Metal Filters Protect Circuit Breakers from Explosion: The Cool Parts Show #57
New high-voltage circuit breakers from Schneider Electric make use of 3D printed metal filters to protect people and equipment in the event of an overload. Binder jetting provided both the geometric complexity and price point needed for these parts.
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Kimya Releases Life Cycle Analysis Results for 3D filaments
Analysis results indicate that using Kimya’s recycled PETG filaments helps reduce CO2 emissions by 35% compared with standard PETG, which the company hopes will encourage users to give priority to recycled filaments in the interests of sustainability and resource conservation.
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AM Companies Collaborate With Wilson to Create First Airless Prototype Basketball
General Lattice’s enterprise solutions team worked with Wilson to bring its concept to life by streamlining the design and iteration process through the use of its computational design tools and workflows.
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The Robot Craftsman: Force Sensing and Vision Help Realize Automated AM Postprocessing (Includes Video)
Automated production via additive manufacturing will need automated postprocessing. This UK startup is equipping robots with the capabilities needed for critical, fine-detail finishing of metal 3D printed parts.
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Protolabs’ Software Provides Instant Manufacturability Analysis for 3D Printing
The automated design feedback helps accelerate product development and avoid unnecessary production costs by making design adjustments early.
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