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3D Printing Accelerates R&D Process For Prototyping Molds

Mold Making Technology

However, 3D printing offers an accelerated path for prototyping molds. Specifically, LSI Solutions wanted to find the right 3D printing technology to pair with a specific material grade, Ultracur3D RG 3280, from the chemical solutions company, Forward AM.

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Graphmatech and Filalab Unveil High-Speed ESD Filament for 3D Printing

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Our expertise in filament manufacturing, combined with Graphmatechs innovative graphene technology, has resulted in a product that we believe will set new standards in the 3D printing industry. For more information visit: 3dprint.com The post Graphmatech and Filalab Unveil High-Speed ESD Filament for 3D Printing appeared first on i4.0

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Materialise Empowers Control of the 3D Printing Process

Fabricating & Metal Work

Materialise Process Control enables manufacturers to introduce quality control using data gathered during the 3D printing process. Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing software and service solutions, announced its Process Control software for metal 3D printing and introduced the Build Processor Software Development Kit (BP SDK).

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3D Printing for Aerospace – Quality Requirements

Additive Manufacturing

Honeywell, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin are all using 3D printing for critical parts. Honeywell and Boeing are finding vast time and cost savings in printing parts for aging fleets. All 3D printing systems used in the aerospace field need to be based on a strong quality management system.

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Do or Do Not, There is No Try to 3D Print

Additive Manufacturing

When it comes to 3D printing, there’s a lot of advice floating in the ether regarding best approaches to new projects. Well, 3D printing is 3D printing. Besides, calling a product “3D printed” is sexy. If, though, you need a lot of the same thing made – don’t 3D print it just because you can.

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Renishaw Helps with Cost Effective 3D Printing of the World’s Most Expensive Metal

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Renishaw has enabled Cookson Industrial, a UK-based leader in precious metal additive manufacturing (AM), to significantly reduce the cost of 3D printing platinum rhodium, one of the world’s most expensive metals. For further information on Renishaw’s RenAM 500 Flex AM system, visit the product page. Today Magazine.

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3D Printing Enables Better Coolant Delivery in Milling Operations

Mold Making Technology

3D printed cutter bodies provide enhanced coolant delivery and increased tool life. Combining 3D printing of cutter bodies with advanced pressing techniques of carbide inserts allows ISCAR to expand the range of indexable milling tools to smaller diameters than previously thought possible.