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DE Editors · March 27, 2008 · …variety of direct digital manufacturing possibilities for medical device and food and pharmaceutical companies interested in developing sterile, biocompatible parts in-house,” said Stratasys FDM product manager Patrick Robb. Build speeds using ABS-M30i on the Stratasys FDM 400mc are 29 percent faster, on average, than the same part built…
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DE Editors · February 28, 2008 · …modeling, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing solutions entered into a private label arrangement with MCP Tooling Technologies to make available the Sinterstation Pro DM100 and DM250 SLM systems, direct metal manufacturing systems that build fully dense parts for end products, prototyping, and tooling. The DM100 and DM250 systems build…
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DE Editors · February 14, 2008 · …a wider use of additive fabrication technology for producing models as visual aids for surgeons in preparation for complex surgeries. Most of these involve cranial facial and maxillofacial reconstructive surgeries, and cases of conjoined twins, according to Wohlers. Doctors who embark on these surgeries benefit from being able…
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DE Editors · February 14, 2008 · …MN) introduced a new additive fabrication system for prototyping and direct digital manufacturing applications. The FDM 360mc is designed for users with demanding applications that require the same accuracy, repeatability, and material specifications of the company’s more expensive fused deposition modeling (FDM) systems but who don’t need as…
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DE Editors · February 12, 2008 · …SLM Systems, direct metal manufacturing systems that build fully dense parts from a wide-range of metal materials for end products, prototyping, and tooling. The DM100 and DM250 Systems build metal parts using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technology where a laser fuses metal powder into a solid, 3D part…
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DE Editors · February 5, 2008 · …FDM 360mc, a new additive fabrication system for prototyping and direct digital manufacturing applications at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (Pacific Design) Show in Anaheim. It was designed for users with demanding applications that require the same accuracy, repeatability, and material specifications of more expensive FDM systems but…
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DE Editors · February 1, 2008 · …and parts made with additive fabrication machines. This level of activity is encouraging because materials development plays a critical role in the growth of the rapid prototyping industry. With each new material, the industry chips away at the primary obstacle to an increase in the use of the…
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DE Editors · January 31, 2008 · …a provider of rapid manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and rapid tooling, has been named the 2007 Rapid Innovator of the Year by the Low-Volume Manufacturers Association (L-VMA). L-VMA said it was particularly impressed by Tangible Express’s move to permit all entrepreneurs, inventors, engineers, and designers to share in the…
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DE Editors · January 15, 2008 · …to stop distributing Arcam additive fabrication systems in North America. Arcam and Stratasys mutually agreed to terminate the distribution agreement. Since January 2006, Stratasys has been responsible for marketing and sales for Arcam in North America. Both companies are working together to create a smooth transition of operations…
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DE Editors · January 13, 2008 · …of rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M) technology. After finding that other approaches to RP&M were either too slow, not accurate enough, or too expensive, he configured his own desktop RP&M laboratory using off-the-shelf hardware and software. Siderits’ entire system fits on his desktop, cost him less than $8,000,…
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DE Editors · December 13, 2007 · …Founded in 1980, AdvaTech Manufacturing (Goodland, Ind.) has been transformed from a traditional tool shop into a high-tech Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Manufacturing provider. Thanks to 3D Systems’ Selective Laser Sintering technology, AdvaTech is now producing big, accurate, tough, production-quality parts from digital data for its customers in…
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DE Editors · December 13, 2007 · …are the only considerations, additive Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies like 3D printing SLA, SLS, and FDM, are good options for getting concept models quickly. If you also care about functionality, you’ll want better material properties than RP can provide. Suppliers like First Cut Prototype and Protomold have applied…
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DE Editors · November 28, 2007 · …of rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M) enabling the simultaneous jetting of different types of model materials. The company says it makes for virtually unlimited opportunities for emulating the look, feel, and function of final products. In combination with Objet’s new Connex500 printer, the technology allows for the printing…
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DE Editors · November 20, 2007 · …of rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M) enabling the simultaneous jetting of different types of model materials. The company says the new technology offers virtually unlimited opportunities for emulating the look, feel, and function of final products. The process allows engineers to create a product with a rubber-like handle…
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DE Editors · November 6, 2007 · …a variety of rapid manufacturing applications, DuraForm EX Black Plastic offers the durability of injection-molded polypropylene and ABS. It retains its toughness to -65 degrees F, a critical functional requirement in many aerospace and automotive applications. The material is nonsloughing, so its color won’t rub off onto other…
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Steve Robbins · October 3, 2007 · …many rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M), and reverse engineering companies clustered in the region. In every encounter, we met people excited by the advances their companies were making in their respective areas of expertise. Costs are dropping and accuracy and reliability are increasing. The hurdle most RP&M companies…
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Pamela Waterman · October 1, 2007 · …and on direct digital manufacturing techniques (RP&M).“An informed client is our best client,” they unequivocally state. So what makes an informed client? Is a little knowledge a dangerous thing? And what role do service bureaus play in grooming their clients for success?So Many Choices For Patrick Hunter, vice…
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DE Editors · September 27, 2007 · …a variety of rapid manufacturing applications, DuraForm EX Black Plastic offers the durability of injection-molded polypropylene and ABS. It retains its toughness to -65 degrees F, a critical functional requirement in many aerospace and automotive applications. The material is nonsloughing, so its color won’t rub off onto other…
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DE Editors · August 27, 2007 · By Brett DuesingDescribing a manufacturing system that enabled his company to develop a knotless technique for repairing torn rotator cuffs, Mike Ko, senior product development engineer at KFx Medical Corporation of Carlsbad, CA, says, “We’re really talking about two different developments which have combined to bring useful 3D…
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DE Editors · July 31, 2007 · …rapid prototyping, and rapid manufacturing. According to the report, the evolution of 3D printers now makes concept modeling and rapid prototyping affordable for most end users, fueling explosive growth in this area. Despite this activity, most manufacturers are not using rapid prototyping. “Even though rapid prototyping has been…
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