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Zeiss Blue Light Scanner Accelerates Part Digitization

Modern Machine Shop

Whether the object material is cast, metal formed or injection molded, the ATOS Q captures millions of accurate points through quick scans to create a high-definition file with intricate feature detail.

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Metaverse Solutions For Enterprises

Gary Mintchell

Mostly I’ve been exploring AR usually in the form of glasses that project the digital over the physical or VR usually in the form of an eye covering totally immersing you in the digital world. It’s hard to fit all that into an acceptable form factor. At this rate, they may be right. Even AR requires a lot of compute power.

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The first chip-based 3D printer has been demonstrated by researchers

Manufacturer's Monthly

Shapes can be fully formed in a matter of seconds. This type of portable 3D printer could have many applications, such as allowing engineers to make rapid prototypes at a job site.

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3D Printing — so what?

AU Manufacturing

3D printing, additive manufacturing, (and for those long enough in the tooth) rapid prototyping has been around in one form or another for 30 plus years. For the first 20 years, it disrupted in the area of prototyping (hence rapid prototyping).

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Wearable Medical Devices and 3D Printing

Additive Manufacturing

Leanna Levine and her team at ALine specialize in the development of microfluidics solutions for customers in particular incorporating 3D printing for proof-of-concept and rapid prototyping of lab-on-chip devices. “We’ve

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How Hybrid Tooling Accelerates Product Development, Sustainability for PepsiCo

Mold Making Technology

The mold forms made this way capture only the bottle geometry, not the entire structure of the mold. PepsiCo’s innovation for prototype molding optimizes strength and reduces cost by containing the 3D-printed mold set within a universal metal mold shell that fits standard blow molding machines. Photo Credit: Nexa3D.

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In "Hybrid" FIM Process, 3D Printing Complements Injection Molding

Mold Making Technology

Alpine Advanced Materials delivered 80 rapid prototype molded (RPM) parts (depicted above) for low-volume injection molding production within 10 business days using the freeform injection molding (FIM) process. Results: 80 rapid prototype molded parts for low-volume injection molding production delivered within 10 business days.