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John Newman · October 7, 2014 · …staunchest critics of commercial additive manufacturing (AM) have been silenced, the critics of home and desktop units remain. One of the chief complaints against AM systems having a place in the home is the lack of material variety. According to the critics, simply having the ability to print…
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John Newman · October 2, 2014 · …get into the game. Additive manufacturing (AM) systems on the shelves at Home Depot and Staples help spread the word, as does the introduction of systems from the likes of Dremel.The latest company to enter the market is Arduino, a company mainly known for its open-source, single-board microcontroller.…
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DE Editors · October 1, 2014 · …provider of optical component additive manufacturing, has launched a new platform that delivers high speed precision and a new material called LUX-Opticlear. This enables manufacturing of prototypes up to 20mm in height.With these capabilities, the company states, the LUXeXceL process is ready to compete with injection molding for…
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Jamie Gooch · October 1, 2014 · …leader, Global Materials and Manufacturing Research, in a press release.The key phrase from Zuluzec is “high volume.” Automakers have been investigating and implementing lightweighting for years to increase speeds in race cars, for instance. But high-volume production opens Pandora’s box. Are enough high-strength steels and composite materials available?…
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John Newman · October 1, 2014 · While any advance in additive manufacturing (AM) technology is good news, advances in an ever-growing medical portion of the market can be cause for celebration. Medical AM, including accurate surgical models, prosthetics, and other medical devices offer new treatment methods and help reduce costs. That’s not even including…
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Jamie Gooch · October 1, 2014 · Click the links below to learn more about the 10 3D printers listed below. 3DP Unlimited's 3DP1000™ Take your prints from ordinary to extraordinary with a 74x greater build area than the average ordinary desktop 3D printer. 3D Systems' CubePro The largest-in-class build platform with ultra high-resolution in…
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Pamela Waterman · October 1, 2014 · …Medical Devices Produced Using Additive Manufacturing” (RJLG.com/2014/07/17/polymeric-materials-for-medical-devices-additive-manufacturing). — PJW Blended colors and materials are now available in a new line of 3D Systems VisiJet 5500X materials, which can be mixed together two materials at a time in the company’s ProJet 5500X system. By combining multiple materials in a…
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DE Editors · October 1, 2014 · …the leading software for additive manufacturing, to process CAD/STL-data files. Additional options offer the ability for monitoring, auditing and quality assessment to exercise optimal quality control in production. “From design and prototype to part production, our inclusive systems give companies the chance to optimize their production in a…
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DE Editors · October 1, 2014 · …melting is a pioneering additive manufacturing process capable of producing fully dense metal parts direct from 3D CAD using a high-powered fiber laser. Parts are built from a range of fine metal powders that are fully melted in a tightly controlled atmosphere layer by layer in thicknesses ranging…
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DE Editors · October 1, 2014 · …build next-generation equipment for additive manufacturing. 3DP Unlimited is committed to building on industrial strength linear motion components, actuators, and motors while maintaining affordable flexibility with open source control solutions. What’s Cool • Big: 3DP1000 provides a big build area of 1 x 1 x 0.5 m. With…
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John Newman · September 30, 2014 · …every piece of new manufacturing technology has to be additive in order to be interesting. Both additive manufacturing (AM) and subtractive manufacturing processes are valuable.It’s most common to find subtractive systems in workshops and factories, but 2BOT has developed a subtractive process that can be used in a…
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John Newman · September 29, 2014 · …the Rapid Ready site, additive manufacturing (AM) was still a generally low-profile technology. Most people had never even heard of the technology, even when I identified it as 3D printing. The times, they are a-changing.The year 2012 is generally seen as the when AM went mainstream. Instead of…
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John Newman · September 25, 2014 · …Stratasys’ entire line of additive manufacturing (AM) systems to complete projects meant to showcase what Stratasys and AM can accomplish. The first project will be a movie featuring a cast that has been entirely 3D printed, featuring a heroine named Margo.From the Bold Machines site:“Margo is a smart…
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DE Editors · September 24, 2014 · …engineered powered business into additive manufacturing. By using its uniform metal matrix microstructures in the laser sintering process, NanoSteel has created a crack-free, fully dense bulk sample, the company states.NanoSteel’s growth in additive manufacturing supports the need for on-demand, on-site wear parts while addressing the current challenges in…
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John Newman · September 24, 2014 · …is saturated for home additive manufacturing g (AM) systems that work on the Fused Deposition Modeling process (FDM). The new hotness is shilling more advanced 3D printing processes, such as selective laser sintering, or metal printers. The problem is that these systems are far more expensive than FDM…
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Jess Lulka · September 23, 2014 · …forefront of a growing number of retailers that see additive manufacturing as a significant value-add for their customers.”Fore more information, visit Stratasys and UPS.Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
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John Newman · September 23, 2014 · …added is a home additive manufacturing (AM) system named the 3D Idea Builder.Dremel’s new AM system runs on proprietary 1.75mm filament, which is available in 10 colors. The 3D Idea Builder has a build envelope of 9 x 5.9 x 5.5 in. (230 x 150 x 140mm), and…
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John Newman · September 22, 2014 · …they will join other manufacturing equipment at FirstBuild’s microfactory. It’s at that location that new ideas will be tested and initial production runs built. The appliances will then be offered for sale either online, at a store adjacent to the factory, or through other, more traditional, retail channels.If…
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John Newman · September 19, 2014 · …With the entry of additive manufacturing (AM) into jewelry design and manufacturing, customization is faster than ever.Cooksongold and EOS have partnered to produce the Precious M 080. The new AM system uses direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and gold alloys to produce jewelry and watches. EOS says it…
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