How to Debind Desktop Metal Studio System Parts
In the video below, Desktop Metal demonstrates how to load parts and set up a job for solvent debind in the Studio System debinder. For more information on Desktop Metal 3D printers, please click the button below. More info
Mastercam Solid Modeling Sweep Command
There are several new enhancements to the Solid Modeling Sweep Command in Mastercam 2018. In previous versions, if your geometry changed direction by 5 degrees or more you would be required to do a fillet between the entities on the along curve. Now, the swept body can travel smoothly throughout. Here we have some geometry in Mastercam 2017. The first two pieces of wireframe chain and produce a solid sweep that keeps the angle between the along curve and the profile curve throughout. The last piece of geometry doesn't produce any solid. You can see in the upper right corner we receive a warning message, informing us that the path curve is not smooth within 5 degrees. If you open up this same part in Mastercam 2018, you will see the software handles these curves more efficiently. The first two profiles can actually have their cross-section alignment parallel to the original curve when being swept. And, the new Solid Sweep command also handles the chain cleaner on the larger profile. There are no more error messages and we have a nice smooth transition along the fillets back to the sharp corners. There’s no longer a need to fillet the entire chain. As you [...]
Introducing Castable Wax Resin for Sharp Detail and Clean Casting
Castable Wax Resin, the newest addition to the Formlabs library of Jewelry Resins for 3D printing, is now shipping. This wax-filled material is designed for reliable direct investment casting with zero ash content and clean burnout. Printed parts are suitable for both custom try-ons and final production. It combines sharp accuracy, smooth surface finish, and high green strength, making it our best all-around material for direct investment casting. The way jewelers work is changing and castable photopolymer resins are leading the way. From independent designers concepting and prototyping in their studios, to casting houses increasing capacity and diversifying their offerings, digital fabrication techniques are increasingly key to growing a successful jewelry business. Capable 3D printing materials like Castable Wax Resin are helping jewelry designers and manufacturers scale their production in-house. Highly capable equipment and materials help designers and manufacturers free up time that would be spent making or preparing pieces by hand. With affordable, intuitive desktop 3D printing options like the Form 2, high quality 3D printing is increasingly accessible and scalable for jewelers at all levels. For more information on the Formlabs 3D printers, please click the button below. More info
Mastercam 2019 PrimeTurning Toolpath
The PrimeTurning toolpath, which was introduced in Mastercam 2018 as an Add-In, is now fully integrated into Mastercam 2019. To use it, select PrimeTurning on the Lathe Turning or Mill-Turn Turning contextual tab. Mastercam has partnered with Sandvik Coromant on the development and support of their innovative PrimeTurning™ method and CoroTurn® Prime tooling. With these tools and methods, Mastercam allows you to turn in conventional turning and PrimeTurning directions. When combined with either CoroTurn Prime A-type or B-type inserts, PrimeTurning provides superior metal removal rate, productivity gains of over 50%, and increased tool life in a variety of materials. PrimeTurning has high metal removal rates that are the result of running the CoroTurn inserts at double the speed and feed, compared to conventional turning strategies. These inserts utilize a chip thinning design that reduces temperature at the leading edge and away from the tool nose. You experience greater chip control and increased tool life, requiring fewer tool changes and production stops. Improved Tool Libraries for PrimeTurning The CoroTurn Prime tool libraries for PrimeTurning now include Sandvik's 0.4mm radius inserts. The libraries are installed with Mastercam 2019, and can also be downloaded from the Tech Exchange (https://community.mastercam.com/techexchange) on Mastercam.com. 3D Tool Libraries for PrimeTurning [...]
What’s New in Live Parts v.1.3
Desktop Metal has created a nice video that will walk you through the new B-rep geometry import/export functionality in Live Parts™ v1.3. This new version was released in June and this video below will give you a great preview of the technology. For more information on Desktop Metal products, please click the button below. More Info
Rize Helps FRC Team Soar to New Heights
Rze Pulley Maximizes Efficiency and Performance FRC Team 1257 had a new competition, or “game,” to play in this year called FIRST Power Up, which entailed building robots that placed boxes on scales in competitive events vs. other FRC teams. The team designed and a printed functional pulley with an integrated sprocket. The pulley/sprocket part was printed in one piece on a Rize™ One 3D printer to reduce the number of parts and minimize part assembly required. The part is operated with a cable. The chain turns the sprocket that is built into the drum of the pulley. Students wind and unwind the assembly to lift and lower the robot’s elevator that holds the boxes. “We chose the Rize One 3D printer to print the part due to Rize’s isotropic part strength and ink marking capability,” said Jackie Gerstein, a technology teacher at UCMHS. “Labeling was printed directly onto the end of the sprocket part to indicate which chain the students need to use to use with that sprocket. This avoided any confusion and potential malfunction.” Rize Pulley Lifts 18 inches to Over 6 Feet in 3 Seconds Using the Rize 3D printed pulley/sprocket part, FRC Team 1257’s robot successfully collected 4 [...]