UltiMaker Launches New Factor 4 3D Printer
UltiMaker Launches Factor 4, a New Standard in Industrial-Grade 3D Printing UltiMaker recently announced the release of the UltiMaker Factor 4 industrial-grade 3D printer, designed to take manufacturing to new levels of efficiency and reliability. Factor 4 is an end-to-end 3D printing solution for light industrial applications. The UltiMaker Factor 4 3D printer is engineered for the development and production of process-critical tools and components. With support for engineering materials, direct drive dual extrusion, onboard print quality reporting, temperature-controlled build volume, and other innovative features, it delivers high levels of predictability and minimal variance. Built on over a decade of dedication to openness and accessibility, the machine will support one of the widest material portfolios on the market for a variety of applications, including end-use parts, functional prototyping, manufacturing tools, and small batch manufacturing of auxiliary components and spares. Factor 4 offers a temperature-controlled build volume of 330 x 240 x 300 mm and uniform bed heating, ensuring consistent performance across the entire build plate. Designed for manufacturing and industrial sectors, it launches with a new high-temperature print core that allows engineers to print up to 340°C, enabling a broader range of high-performance, temperature-resistant, and durable materials, such as the new UltiMaker PPS [...]
Introducing the New Formlabs’ New Form 4
Formlabs recently announced the new Form 4, their next-generation resin 3D printer that redefines the industry standard for speed, accuracy, reliability, and material versatility. Form 4 and its biocompatible version, Form 4B, represents the next evolution in stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing technology, built upon years of groundbreaking hardware, software, and materials science innovations. With unprecedented speed, Form 4/B delivers the majority of parts in under two hours, in all materials, without ever compromising on dimensional accuracy or surface finish. Form 4 combines a new print engine with updates to the Formlabs materials library — 23 unique resins on Form 4 and 37 on Form 4B available at launch — as well as new accessories and post-processing solutions, and an improved user experience. These updates reaffirm that Formlabs’ resin 3D printing ecosystem is the most powerful tool available for any professional to turn their ideas into reality. Please click below to learn more about this new 3D printer. More Details
Formlabs 3D Printing Boosts the Fast-Mosting Consumer Goods Industry
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) provider Unilever and Serioplast Global Services are leveraging Formlabs’ 3D printing technology to overhaul the conventional process of developing and testing new bottle designs. As per Formlabs, the journey from conceptualizing a design to mass-producing plastic bottles has been arduous and costly. The conventional method primarily involves blow molding, requiring intricate metal tooling and specialized equipment. This process is characterized by prolonged production cycles and substantial expenses, posing challenges for companies in the FMCG sector. With room for improvement in packaging development, Unilever and Serioplast partnered to explore the feasibility of using 3D-printed molds for low-volume stretch blow molding (SBM). This approach aimed to streamline prototyping and pilot testing processes, reducing lead time by six weeks and costs by up to 90%. “A consumer goods company like Unilever must be on the market as soon as possible or before your competitors. You need to offer the best product at the best price in the shortest time possible to the consumers. 3D printing helps us speed up this process,” said, Stefano Cademartiri, CAD & Prototyping Owner, Unilever. The mold 3D printed with Rigid 10K Resin is manually polished and then assembled into a metal frame. Photo via Formlabs. [...]
Kimya’s ABS-ESD Filament
Kimya's ABS-ESD Filament Join us to learn about the 3D filament Kimya ABS-ESD, thanks to which those in the industry can produce and use ESD-safe parts providing secure operations in explosive zones, cleanroom environments, and manufacturing plants of sensitive industrial devices.
Freeform Recreates a 2,000-year-old Face
Almost two millennia ago, a man in Roman Britain was executed by crucifixion. His skeleton was discovered in 2017 in Cambridgeshire, England. And now, thanks to the expert work of forensic imaging specialist Joe Mullins and Oqton’s Freeform software, we can see his face. Mullins is a professor at George Mason University in Virginia in the United States. He also works for the forensic imaging unit of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The Producers of the BBC documentary turned to Joe for his expertise in forensics for this historic case. “It’s one of the coolest, most remarkable cases I’ve ever been involved with by far,” Mullins says. A facial reconstruction of a crucifixion victim. Image courtesy of Impossible Factual. The details of the case are gruesome. The skeleton was discovered in a cemetery within a Roman settlement. The remains were unusual in that the heel was penetrated by a nail and the legs indicated the man was bound and shackled. According to radiocarbon dating, he died between 130 and 360 C.E. and was probably in his mid-30s. DNA tests suggested brown hair and brown eyes. “They had a really captivating picture of the nail going through the heel, [...]
HP Collaborates with 3D Printing Artist
HP 3D printing helps to unleash new levels of creative expression from the human heart to a Triceratops HP has showcased a collaboration with Amy Karle, a leading artist, provocateur and futurist. Regarded as one of the most influential women in the 3D printing industry today and one of the BBC’s 100 Women, Amy Karle is leveraging the power of 3D printing to reinvent creating art in amazing new ways. HP’s 3D Printing & Digital Manufacturing organization and HP Labs are working together with Amy Karle to provide the most advanced 3D printing solutions to make her creative art expression a reality. “I love the exploration and development that 3D printing offers: a new opportunity for thinking, a new way to reshape what we create, and a completely new approach to expression in which digital, physical and biological systems are interwoven,” said Amy Karle. “HP 3D Printing enables me to bring this vision to life by opening up new artistic possibilities not achievable before.” Amy Karle’s mission is to positively impact others, raise consciousness and contribute to social, political, and technical development by making and sharing her work. As an artist and designer, Karle uses HP Multi Jet Fusion technologies which include the [...]