pic by Lace by Jenny Wu Jenny Wu is a Los Angeles-based jewelry designer that uses her architectural background to create complex designs for her necklaces, rings and bracelets. Her company, Lace by Jenny Wu, makes 3D-printed jewelry in a lot of beautiful designs using SLS -- Selective Laser Sintering -- to essentially melt a powder into shape using lasers as well as printing them in a wax that can then be cast [...]
Mueller Corp. – Case Study: The Endless Possibilities of SLA Replayed from a live webinar held on Nov.29, 2022 Webinar on demand replay of a case study of Mueller Corporation, a user of Formlabs and their SLA technology. In this webinar, we will dive into the various applications for which Ryan Cummings, Manufacturing Engineer for Mueller Corp., uses his Form 3L. By printing manufacturing tools, prototypes, jigs, and fixtures, Mueller Corp. [...]
Desktop Metal, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has received a $9 million order from a major German automaker for its Binder Jetting (BJT) Additive Manufacturing machines for the mass production of powertrain components. This is the second order from the same automaker in fewer than twelve months, bringing the total amount of production AM machines purchased to $16.9 million to support digitally cast powertrain components for a popular car line. “The Additive Manufacturing industry continues to grow [...]
My Mastercam - Mastercam 2023 In this week's 2 Minute Tuesday, we will take a look at how to locate valuable and free posts, tool libraries, and update patches for your current version of Mastercam as well as the latest information from the manufacturing industry.
Mastercam Lathe generates the best G-code possible to direct a CNC turning machine. It takes a 3D CAD model of a part, applies toolpaths to it to create a machining plan, and then outputs that information to the CNC lathe. The Mastercam Lathe product does this and more. Its optimized, stock-aware toolpaths can be applied to a program with minimal time and mouse miles. It also offers a customizable tool library where programmers can digitally [...]
reprint from Metal AM Headmade Materials GmbH, Unterpleichfeld, Germany, has announced it is expanding its portfolio of available materials for the ColdMetalFusion standard with the release of its new M2 tool steel material. Developed by Headmade, the M2 tool steel material is said to exhibit well-balanced toughness, wear resistance, and hardness properties, as well as part density of up to 99%. The M2 tool steel is a hardenable high-speed steel with a tungsten-molybdenum matrix suitable [...]
Control X – 2D Twist Analysis In this week’s 2 Minute Tuesday, we will examine the 2D Twist Analysis tool in Control X which analyzes the deviation of the twist angle between section profiles of the Reference and Measured Data.
If you’re considering adding lathe software to your shop, here are the five most important things to know. 1. It Can Take a Part from Start to Finish With the right CNC lathe software, you should be able to set up your part on one machine (hopefully just once) and run it until completion. Your software should be able to direct roughing, grooving, threading, and finishing the vast majority of your turned projects. If it [...]
