Prototyping with Metal – Webinars on Demand
Prototyping with Metal - Part 2 in the Acceleration of Metal 3D Printing Series This is a three part webinar series, culminating with a live event in New Jersey on April 28th. Metal Additive Manufacturing has become the hottest growth engine in the 3D printing Space. With its increased accessibility, variety of technologies, and breadth of material options, metal additive can give you an edge in highly competitive marketplaces. In Part 2 of this series, we'll discuss some key benefits and use cases of prototyping with metal 3d printed parts. We'll cover two hot technologies on the market, the Desktop Studio System (bound metal deposition), and Xact Metal systems (affordable metal powder-bed fusion). Jimmy Barrera from Cimquest and Zachery Padasak of Alpha Precision will be presenting. https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/zee1y8l1aw?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640
XYZprinting SLS Machines Compatible with High Performance PP and TPU
A reprint from 3Dnatives 3D printing solutions manufacturer XYZprinting has announced a partnership with AM Polymers to offer two new materials for its selective laser sintering (SLS) machines. The range now includes an FDA-approved, food-grade PP01 polypropylene powder and a PB01 TPU powder for the footwear industry. This partnership allows XYZprinting to expand the capabilities of its industrial SLS 3D printers and broaden the scope of possibilities for its users. SLS has become a very popular 3D printing process thanks to its ability to manufacture quality parts in series while optimizing costs and lead times. This is surely one of the reasons why XYZprinting has entered this niche, after already making a name for itself in the FDM 3D printer market. Since 2019, the manufacturer has indeed taken an industrial turn in the 3D printing market by developing SLS solutions which are more suitable for mass production. This time, it’s going one step further by offering qualified materials, developed by German manufacturer AM Polymers. The powders are compatible with the SLS machines from XYZprinting (photo credits: XYZprinting) An FDA Approved Polypropylene AM Polymers’ PP01 polypropylene powder is now compatible with XYZprinting’s SLS machines. It is a material that offers a high [...]
Join us for Informative Upcoming Webinars
Next week we have three different webinars scheduled that will take some deep dives into 3D Printing. All events are free to attend but registration is required. Take a look at what's coming up . . . Prototyping with Metal Tuesday, March 29 at 9AM EDT In this webinar, you will be introduced to some key benefits and use cases of prototyping with metal 3D printed parts. We’ll cover two hot technologies on the market, the Desktop Studio System (bound metal deposition), and Xact Metal systems (affordable metal powder-bed fusion). Register Here How 3D Printing is Getting Products to Market Faster Tuesday, March 29 at 4PM EDT With 3D printing, you can print prototypes and end-use parts moving to full-scale production at a faster speed, enabling you to get to market faster, while still reducing costs. Join HP and current customers as we share what it takes to incorporate 3D printing into product development and production of medical equipment and devices. Register Here Metal Using Additive for End-Use Parts – Deep dive into Desktop Metal Shop System Wednesday, April 13 at 9:30AM In this webinar, we will provide a brief history of Metal 3D before diving deep into the [...]
Desktop Metal Releases the Production System P-50
Desktop Metal has shipped its first Production System P-50 printer, marking the commercialization of the company’s flagship additive manufacturing technology for mass production of end-use, metal parts. The P-50 is designed to mass-produce high-performance metal parts with the repeatability and cost required to compete with conventional manufacturing. (Photo: Business Wire) As one of the most highly anticipated advanced manufacturing systems ever introduced, the P-50 is the product of nearly $100 million in investment and a four-year development program overseen by Desktop Metal engineers and materials scientists. The P-50 is designed to mass-produce high-performance metal parts with the repeatability and cost required to compete with conventional manufacturing. Stanley Black & Decker, the first P-50 customer, is a purpose-driven industrial organization that operates the world’s largest tools and storage business, including such iconic brands as DEWALT, BLACK+DECKER, and CRAFTSMAN. The Production System - World’s Fastest Way to 3D Print Metal Parts At-Scale Created by the inventors of binder jetting and single-pass inkjet technology, the Production System is an industrial manufacturing platform powered by Desktop Metal’s Single Pass Jetting™ technology. It is designed to achieve speeds up to 100 times those of legacy powder bed fusion additive manufacturing technologies and enable production quantities of [...]
Metal 3D Printing 101 – Webinars on Demand
Metal 3D Printing 101 - Part 1 in the Acceleration of Metal 3D Printing Series This is a three part webinar series, culminating with a live event in New Jersey on April 28th. In Metal 3D 101, we will provide a brief history of Metal 3D before diving deep into the most commonly used processes and use cases. We will show how it plays an important role in manufacturing today. https://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/afd3eo346r?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640
Exploring the Desktop Metal Fiber 3D Printer
Here’s another great new 3D printer from Desktop Metal, today we will showcase the Fiber™ machine. Many of these new printers will also be showcased in our upcoming 3D Metal Printing Online Seminar Series which will happen over the next couple of months. Please stay tuned for more details on that and in the meantime let’s take a look at one of the new releases from Desktop Metal. The Fiber system brings continuous fiber 3D printing to the desktop of engineers and designers. Composites are commonly used in performance automotive, aerospace, and many other industries. They are ideal for parts that require the strength and stiffness of metal but at a fraction of the weight. Traditional Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) processes are only suitable for large-scale parts and require million-dollar systems. And while manual methods do exist, these can be labor-intensive with expensive tooling. How can engineers gain access to AFP without breaking the bank? Desktop Metal was able to scale down AFP and make it accessible via 3D Printing. They did this through a new process called micro automated fiber placement. During the μAFP process, one Fiber™ printhead deposits a continuous fiber tape along critical load paths to build dense reinforced sections [...]