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DE Editors · January 1, 2012 · By Debbie Sniderman Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies speed prototyping by allowing design engineers to make prototypes on demand, rather than using large amounts of energy and raw materials for a small number of items. That, in itself, is environmentally friendly. Parts can be produced using many materials: plastics,…
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Pamela Waterman · December 1, 2011 · …of rapid prototyping and manufacturing, regardless of the technology used, have spread well beyond the industrial, aerospace and medical arenas of the past decade. DE takes a look at some far-reaching, innovative uses that might surprise and inspire you.Magic Flutes, Magic PhotosAmit Zoran, a student at the Massachusetts…
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DE Editors · December 1, 2011 · …DE’s Visionary Voices section. Additive manufacturing (AM) is instrumental in bringing products to life. Its role now spans concept development to manufacturing. While many of today’s conversations turn to the amazing ability to manufacture end-use items with little more than CAD data, I believe there is still much…
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DE Editors · November 29, 2011 · By DE EditorsCideas Inc. has announced the purchase and installation of two Fortus 900mc 3D Production Systems. According to the company, the fused deposition modeling (FDM) equipment, purchased from the Fortus Group of Stratasys Inc., comes as a response to an increased demand from existing as well as…
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Kenneth Wong · November 21, 2011 · …Systems also offer rapid manufacturing services under its 3Dproparts and Quickparts online portals. 3D Systems’ rival Stratasys offers similar services through its RedEye business division. Design and engineering shops that do not have in-house rapid prototyping facilities tend to rely on service bureaus to create low-volume parts on…
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DE Editors · November 10, 2011 · …at Medical Design and Manufacturing West. The event will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, on February 14-16, 2012. FineLine Prototyping is a rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing service organization specializing in parts for the medical device industry.Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West gathers…
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DE Editors · November 2, 2011 · …sister company Rapid Quality Manufacturing (RQM) operate 20 direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS) systems from German producer EOS. MTI was one of the first shops in the U.S. to collaborate with major aerospace and medical producers to explore laser-sintering. The company now makes everything from lightweight components for military…
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DE Editors · November 1, 2011 · …very important part of manufacturing. The demand for new materials is unrelenting, and keeps additive manufacturing (AM) companies in constant competition to meet the need. In the past year alone, several new materials have been released, addressing such requirements as transparency, biocompatibility, static-dissipative capabilities and advanced composite materials.…
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DE Editors · October 24, 2011 · …conference will focus on additive manufacturing, and is part of the EuroMold event being held Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, 2011. This year’s event will concentrate on how additive manufacturing allows people to unlock ideas and produce designs that were impossible to manufacture in the past. The conference…
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DE Editors · October 17, 2011 · …DE EditorsThe Society for Manufacturing Engineers has announced its call for presentation abstracts for the RAPID 2012 and 3D IMAGING Conference and Exposition to be held in Atlanta May 22-25, 2012. Deadline for abstracts is Oct. 28, 2011. Submissions will be reviewed by the technical advisors of SME’s…
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DE Editors · October 14, 2011 · …demand for design and manufacturing events have balanced in recent years. Due to competitive issues and other factors, we’ll continually see them come and go, but the number that’s currently being offered, at least in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, seems to be about right. Some might argue…
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DE Editors · October 13, 2011 · …titled Design Innovation from Additive Manufacturing, takes place on Thursday, December 1. The EuroMold trade fair is November 29 through December 2 at the Exhibition Center Frankfurt.Past conferences have brought into focus trends and major developments in rapid product development, additive manufacturing (AM), and 3D printing. This year’s…
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DE Editors · October 10, 2011 · …craft and design via additive manufacturing in hall 11 at EuroMold, World Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, Design and Application Development on Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, 2011 in Frankfurt. Dean will present a 3D-printed titanium gearshift as well as a sophisticatedly produced Faberge egg in an exhibit…
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DE Editors · September 14, 2011 · …the process known as additive manufacturing (AM), which encompasses both rapid prototyping and direct manufacturing, complex 3D objects are created in a short period of time. Think days rather than weeks. There are many ways to produce and form the deliverable: Stereolithography (SL) uses a UV laser to…
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DE Editors · September 12, 2011 · …their product design and manufacturing processes. The world of manufacturing is changing dramatically as advanced technologies continue to facilitate “better, faster and cheaper” product design and development processes. “Two shifts in the world of manufacturing are changing the way products are designed and produced,” said Elizabeth Goode, president…
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DE Editors · September 9, 2011 · …data for manufacturers considering additive manufacturing for production parts or functional prototypes. According to the company, this information is imperative as additive manufacturing moves from its roots in prototyping to production of finished goods.“The finished product or prototype can be in service for extended periods of time and…
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DE Editors · September 1, 2011 · …a new approach to manufacturing. Here’s a recent example: Design consultancy firm Within Technologies partnered with 3T RPD, a prototyping and additive manufacturing firm in the UK, to explore a bold new design for a heat exchanger. Neither company was aiming for the conventional shell, tube or plate…
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Pamela Waterman · September 1, 2011 · …today's world of rapid manufacturing technologies, particularly in additive manufacturing (AM), can be a much less labor-intensive job. Why Color? “Most 3D printing and rapid prototyping technologies work in monochrome, where only one color is used “and that is the base color of the material,” says Joe Titlow,…
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DE Editors · August 29, 2011 · …laser melting) is an 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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Pamela Waterman · August 1, 2011 · …transform the world of manufacturing.When a part’s end-use requirements call for metal, many factors determine the best material and process. High strength, excellent thermal conductivity, machinability/weldability, corrosion resistance and the ability to create extremely smooth surfaces may all be on the list. Beyond that, design complexity, a need…
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