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DE Editors · June 27, 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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DE Editors · June 13, 2007 · …review and analysis of additive fabrication — i.e., rapid prototyping — technology and applications as well as the global business of rapid prototyping. The Wohlers Report 2007, like its predecessors, covering all facets of additive fabrication, including business, product, market, technology, research, and applications. Technology coverage ranges from…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · June 13, 2007 · …review and analysis of additive fabrication — i.e., rapid prototyping — technology and applications as well as the global business of rapid prototyping.The Wohlers Report 2007, like its predecessors, covering all facets of additive fabrication, including business, product, market, technology, research, and applications. Technology coverage ranges from modeling…
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Pamela Waterman · March 1, 2007 · …is rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M)? Is it solid freeform fabrication? 3D conversion? Whichever term you choose, the in-the-trenches folk keep making progress, offering new systems and materials. From the race for less-expensive hardware to the drive for more durable materials, there have been some interesting gains across…
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DE Editors · January 1, 2007 · …way almost every other additive RP technique does, with the difference being that in addition to the geometry of each slice, the system also creates a colored outline for each slice (approximately 2mm in depth), so when the layers are created, the colored skin is built on the…
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Pamela Waterman · April 1, 2006 · …of rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RP&M) systems. And we’re talking in just the past year. Courtesy of Stratasys. ‹ ‹ A complex part created on a Stratasys RP system. For example, RP&M industry consultant Terry Wohlers said recently that sales of 3D printers for concept models are taking…
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Pamela Waterman · March 1, 2006 · …attended the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Conference (first held in 1993) as it has moved from Detroit to Chicago to Cincinnati and back, visited countless vendors and service bureaus, earned SME’s Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing (RP&M) Professional Certificate, and benefited from the goldmine…
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DE Editors · February 1, 2006 · …of Arcam(Gothenburg, Sweden) rapid manufacturing and prototyping systems.Arcam’s electron-beam melting (EBM) process transforms titanium powderinto solid metal parts for functional prototyping or end use. Alsocalled CAD-to-Metal, the process is used primarily in the aerospace,automotive, and medical implant industries.“This agreement launches Stratasys into metal-powder systems and closesthe gap so…
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Pamela Waterman · August 1, 2005 · …to investigate direct metal manufacturing (DMM). Considered by some the holy grail of additive manufacturing technologies (aka rapid prototyping), DMM capabilities are now within reach. Though no one sees DMM as a complete replacement for traditional processes, there are many cases where it does make sense:• When the…
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Pamela Waterman · April 1, 2005 · …We'll look at both additive manufacturing systemsas well as subtractive alternatives (i.e., machining), plus a fewhybrid technologies. This prototype hip-stem was created using Solidscape's newInduraCast material on a T612 Benchtop system. It is 200 percentstronger than BlueCast, doesn't shrink or leave any residue, and can beformed at room…
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DE Editors · January 1, 2005 · …acquire Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd.,a manufacturing process management (MPM) software solutions provider for the automotive,electronics, aerospace, and other manufacturing and processing industries, forabout $228 million in cash.The transaction is the fourth technology acquisition since UGS launched independentoperations in May 2004, showing it to be continuing its expansion of softwaresolutions…
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Pamela Waterman · December 1, 2004 · …tooling (RT) or rapid manufacturing (RM) systems. Whetherthe parts are directly fabricated in a final material or indirectlycreated via a variety of methods, rapid tooling and manufacturing(RT&M) solutions are not only on the roster but playing firststring in a diverse arena of manufacturing applications.One participant on the popular…
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DE Editors · November 1, 2004 · …potential market for rapid manufacturing is much larger than that for prototypes.Stratasys and Z Corp. are two leading-edge rapid prototyping/rapid manufacturing companies with different products and somewhat different markets. Despite their differences—in terms of materials used and the markets those materials serve—both see trends toward more and better…
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Pamela Waterman · December 4, 2001 · …job to explain metal additive manufacturing (AM/3D printing) to a new mechanical designer, test engineer or material scientist, where would you go for resources? Vendor websites have in-depth information but with an understandably narrow focus. Given that more than 25 system manufacturers offer slightly, or greatly differing ways…
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Jamie Gooch · December 4, 2001 · HBM, Inc.‘s new T12HP digital torque transducer supports dynamic measurements in the test stand and provides unprecedented precision, according to the company, particularly in terms of temperature stability.Temperature influences have virtually no impact on the measurement result, says HBM, due to a TC0 value of 0.005%/10K. In addition,…
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Jamie Gooch · December 4, 2001 · Copy goes here.The subheads should be H3.To insert an image, click Add Media above. Images should be jpegs, preferably web-ready (around 500kb). You can enter a caption here.The maximum width for an image is 600 pixels. You can adjust it, if you like by clicking on the image’s…
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Jamie Gooch · December 4, 2001 · Body copy hereSubheads are Heading 3To add an image, click Add Media. You can then upload an image.
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Jess Lulka · December 4, 2001 · Bolt, by csimsoft the makers of Trelis, is a push-button meshing solution that reduces meshing time and allows you to do more analysis. Bolt is an ideal meshing solution for adaptive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, biomedical, metal forming, geophysical simulations, and more. Push the button.
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