Thermoforming is a process in which sheets of extruded plastic are formed into custom shapes. The process begins by heating a sheet to an elastic or pliable state. After the plastic softens, a mold is placed under the sheet, and the sheet is drawn onto the mold by either a vacuum or air pressure. Upon cooling, the plastic takes the shape of the mold, forming a finished solid part. Thermoforming is a widely adopted process [...]
partial repost from http://www.usnews.com Fashion, movies and athletic footwear companies are among the latest users of 3D printing. Boston has a storied tradition of textile manufacturing, and, in more recent history, a tech scene. In its current exhibition, #techstyle, the city's Museum of Fine Arts looks to the future and at how some designers have interwoven fashion with technology. This 3D dress and cape is part of the #techstyle exhibit at Boston's Museum of [...]
Stratasys 3D Printers are revolutionizing the way in which new products are developed. Through additive technology, you can experience substantial lead time and cost savings while achieving greater freedom over your design process. For a limited time, we're running some great promotions on materials and trade-ins, and even a Buy One Get One on 3D printers. To learn more about all of our current 3D Printing promotions, please click the button below. Sales Promos [...]
Stratasys has once again transformed the impact of 3D printing on product development and delivery with the new Stratasys J750 3D printer. This new solution enables customers — for the first time — to mix-and-match full-color gradients alongside a wide range of materials to achieve one-stop realism without post-processing. This, together with the system’s superior versatility, makes the J750 the ultimate 3D printing solution for product designers, engineers and manufacturers, as well as service bureaus. [...]
When you are looking for a way to make very functional FDM parts look closer to being traditionally manufactured parts there are few methods out there. Some of these require manual working of the part, some mechanical, while others require almost no work at all. One of the major concerns that comes up regularly is the dimensional stability of the parts after the finishing process. When tumbling parts or sanding them you are typically removing [...]
http://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/2rot2t34fy?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In this Special Edition episode, we provide a split screen comparison of Dynamic Power vs. Dynamic Speed Cutting at the HAAS Factory Outlet in Pittsburgh, PA. As the chips fly, we analyze differences between the two methods and explain the benefits, including increased tool life and faster machining times.
You can’t solve an 80-year-old problem with 80-year-old technology. Take stereo speakers, for example. Conventionally designed and manufactured speakers almost universally suffer from some level of “back wave” distortion; this occurs when the audio signals fired to the back of the speaker bounce off the cabinet walls and interfere with the signals sent to the front of the speaker. In the 3D printed Aleph1 speaker design, sound travels in a perpetual self-feeding loop, preventing [...]
reposted from www.deskeng.com Color 3D printing showed its promise years ago. But there was a gap between promise and bloom. Early color 3D prints had color, sure, yet they lacked the vibrancy of a Cassius Marcellus Coolidge oil. Often parts were paint-by-numbers garish or dreary like the piping on a frozen cake. Objet multi-material, multi-color 3D printers from Stratasys changed that for the better with bright, deep colors. Today’s Pick of the Week, however, is [...]
