Sintavia Raises the Bar for Production-Level, 3D-Printed Parts
Sintavia is already expanding its facilities to handle the increasing customer workload, with goals of adding 35 more AM systems plus larger furnaces and HIP equipment by 2020.
/article/sintavia-raises-bar-for-production-3d-printed-partsSOLIDWORKS 2018 Includes Design-for-3D-Printing Tools
Designers in the world of 3D printing/additive manufacturing (AM) will find a number of highly useful features among the hundreds announced in SOLIDWORKS 2018.
/article/solidworks-2018-includes-design-for-3d-printing-tools3D Printing Recipes Save Time, Ensure Results
Optomec has published highly detailed, vendor-specific guidelines for additive manufacturing (AM) on both its LENS (laser engineered net shaping) and Aerosol Jet systems.
/article/3d-printing-recipes-guide-best-resultsMetal 3D Printing on the Desktop Heats Up
Both Markforged and Desktop Metal have announced metal 3D printing systems that avoid the concerns posed by working with classic powdered-metal materials.
/article/3diligent-talks-desktop-metal-and-3d-printingMetal 3D Printing: Making the Unprintable, Printable
Metal additive manufacturing is not a rescue for a bad design, but with thoughtful preparation, users can get strong, lightweight parts that exceed their expectations.
/article/3d-printing-better-metal-partsReusing IN625 Powder for 3D Printing: What Does the Test Data Say?
Engineers at Stratasys Direct Manufacturing did an in-depth, eight-month study that measured and evaluated a number of part properties.
/article/stratasys3dprintingsinteringpowderreusestudyTOMAR Electronics Solves Vexing Problem with Carbon 3D Printing
Accuracy, repeatability, durability and surface quality were all important factors, but so was cost.
/article/tomar-electronics-solves-vexing-problem-with-carbon-3d-printing3D-Printing Highlights and Surprises from RAPID + TCT 2017
The buzz at the show was mostly that of the manufacturing, not prototyping, world.
/article/3d-printing-highlights-and-surprises-from-rapid-tct-2017Testing Sculpteo’s Agile Metal Technology 3D-Printing Software
Sculpteo offers a new design-guidance software suite called Agile Metal Technology (AMT).
/article/testing-sculpteos-metal-3d-printing-softwareDissolvable Metal Supports for 3D Printing - for Real!
The solution to dissolvable metal supports causes certain areas of a metal additive manufactured part to react chemically when immersed in a corrosive solution.
/article/dissolvable-3d-printing-metal-supports3DHEART: 3D Printing Surgical Planning Models for Tiny Patients
Phoenix Children’s Hospital designs 3D-printed pediatric heart models, supporting Project 3DHEART’s goal to gain insurance coverage for surgical planning.
/article/3dheart-3d-printing-surgical-planning-models-help-tiny-patients3D Printing Prosthetics Part 2: Join Up with Projects and Conferences
Two programs addressing prosthetics: Refugee Open Ware (ROW), a hybrid social enterprise, and 3DHEALS, a community-building effort and conference, are featured.
/article/3d-printing-prosthetics-innovative-projects-conferences3D Printing Prosthetics Part 1: Ways to Get Involved
The need for truly affordable prostheses has led a number of individuals — engineers, research students, medical professionals, even parents whose children face limb challenges — to create their own affordable, functional designs.
/article/3d-printing-prosthetics-get-involved3D Printing Metals: Why Support Designs Matter
Designing with metal additive manufacturing in mind means understanding how support structures transfer heat.
/article/3d-printing-metals-why-support-designs-matter3D Printing Research Now Comes with Southwest Flavor
Arizona State University Polytechnic just kicked things up a notch with the launch of the Southwest’s largest 3D printing research facility: the ASU Manufacturing Research and Innovation Hub.
/article/3d-printing-innovation-center