Stratasys Gets Tough with Nylon 12
Reprinted from the Stratsys Blog: Tough and flexible bender bar created with FDM Nylon 12 material on the Fortus 3D Production System A new nylon material with the specs to be the toughest in additive manufacturing is a strong reason to take notice. Stratasys chose EuroMold 2013 to launch FDM Nylon 12 for Fortus 3D Production Systems. Designed to optimize strength and toughness while reducing the residual stresses and warp that have prevented semi-crystalline material use in the past, FDM Nylon 12 offers several key improvements over any other 3D-printed nylon. It out-performs on toughness and mechanical properties, exhibiting 100% improvement in elongation at break and also offers superior fatigue and chemical resistance. FDM Nylon 12 is also the first FDM material that can be annealed, improving the temperature and mechanical properties of 3D printed parts. All this presents compelling opportunities for jigs, fixtures and tooling with enhanced durability, dimensional stability and impact strength. Black rotary cap cover created in FDM Nylon 12 material on the Fortus 3D Production System It also opens up new possibilities for geometries and applications that can easily withstand repetitive stress, flex and vibrations such as snap fits and press fit inserts FDM Nylon 12 is available for use on Fortus 900mc, Fortus [...]
A Handheld 3D Scanner Turning Heads at the Trade Shows
Columbus, Ohio-based company, Knockout Concepts, is developing a mobile 3D Scanner. Their objective is to create the mobile 3D Scanner that can go wherever you go and capture whatever what you see. The 3D Scanner is a first-of-its-kind unit which contains an integrated depth sensor from Primesense, the same technology used in 3D Systems’ own scanning device. As it happens, Knockout used a rapid prototyped version to present at Maker Faire, turning more than just a few heads. Knocking out Concepts The benefit of Knockout Concepts’ product, first demonstrated at Maker Faire 2013, is that it offers complete wireless mobility–no cords are required to tether the user to a laptop. All point cloud data is processed right on the device using a Quad-core ARM CPU/GPU with the 3D scanning being done in real time, right on the touch screen. The content is stored to memory in the scanner with an internal battery that will keep you scanning for 5hrs+ on a single charge. The product renders a digital file that is suitable for further CAD development, 3D animation or 3D printing. The Technology House (TTH), a product development and rapid prototyping company, first came in contact with Knockout Concepts when they needed show [...]
3D Printed Injection Molds Demo at EuroMold 2013
At EuroMold 2013, Stratasys once again demonstrated the value of 3D printed injection molding. Watch the exciting booth demo here in either English or German, hosted by Michael Anton, Senior Pre-Sales and Application Engineer, Stratasys.