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The Union Tech center provides 3D printer evaluators with year-round hands-on access to equipment and application know-how.

Material profiles for DSM Novamid: properties similar to injection molding enabled by 10% carbon fiber; material profiles for Owens Corning XSTRAND filaments: strong mechanical and thermal properties enabled by glass-fiber reinforcement; and new Ultimaker print core CC Red 0.6: 3D printing with...

By employing the technical advantages of 3D printing, Betatype could improve the design of the housing by focusing on various key areas: improved strength, increased stiffness and a reduction in overall weight. 

There is no doubt that additive manufacturing has moved beyond the incredible benefits it adds to prototyping and tooling, and into production. However, significant challenges remain before it can earn the mass production moniker.

From new cold spray deposition methods to innovations in extrusion processes, advances in metal additive manufacturing address long-standing limitations related to cost, safety and time to print.

The use of polypropylene in 3D printing could be beneficial in automotive, electronic, industrial and consumer goods applications, the company reports.

Materialise brings simulation for additive manufacturing to the production floor.

This material is the second certified open source hardware filament available on Aleph Objects' website.

Each of the participating high schools in the additive manufacturing training will also receive a 3D printer, laptop with software and a stipend for materials and supplies.

According to GKN, the lead time typically required to produce a metal or plastic replacement tool is several weeks. With a 3D printer in the facility, the company can more quickly produce tools that are better suited to its operational...

Global company in micro/nanoscale 3D printing uses cloud CAD for real-time collaboration with its industrial customers worldwide.

The PostPro3D technology is an automated post-processing solution for smoothing thermoplastic polymer 3D parts. PostPro3D achieves an injection-molded surface quality on parts printed using laser sintering, HP Multi Jet Fusion, High Speed Sintering, or Fused Deposition Modeling technology.

One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

New carbon fiber resin for Cincinnati Incorporated’s SAAM (small area additive manufacturing) provides high strength-to-weight ratio, surface finishes for custom tooling and fixture applications.

With the launch of its platform, 3D Center is joining 3YOURMIND in a mission to promote more widespread adoption of additive manufacturing in Nordic countries.