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July 2023
3D Printing Changing the Game
How TUM Boring Printed Strong Parts for their Tunnel Boring Machine
TUM Boring team in Bastrop, Texas in April 2023.
TUM Boring is a student organization from the Technische Universität Munchen composed of more than 60 students originating from 16+ countries. The group came together in 2020 to participate in the Not-a-Boring Competition 2021 from Elon Musk’s The Boring Company (TBC).
The student-led team is […]
Introducing Design X Essentials for Mastercam Users
Attention Mastercam Users Who Need To:
- Design machinable parts from point clouds or mesh files.
- Have access to incredible sketching, solid and surface modeling CAD tools.
- Machine parts when no drawing or model exists.
- Repair broken parts where no CAD model or Drawing exists.
Introducing Design X Essentials for Mastercam Users
Scan-based Step/Parasolid files vs CAD-Based Step/Parasolid Files – What’s the difference?
Some of you may have experienced the nightmare of attempting to create good quality G-Code by […]
June 2023
Ceramic Production Innovation via 3D Printed Prototypes
Artisans are increasing speed, reducing costs, and expanding flexibility by using 3D printers to create prototypes as opposed to traditional hand-made models.
Chinese porcelain has always been loved by people all over the world for its unique beauty, among which the Southern Song Dynasty official kilns are very popular because of their elegance. Xiao Heqing, a ceramics manufacturing expert, inherited traditional ceramic skills and introduced 3D printing […]
Which 3D Printing Metal Technology is Right for You?
If you are interested in learning more about 3D printing Metal, please join us this afternoon for a special webinar where you will learn which metal technology is right for you and how easy they are to adopt.
3D Metal printing can be transformational – unlocking new design freedoms for part innovation with fast iterations and enabling tooling-free production of spare parts or custom fixtures. When […]
Expanding Formlabs Medical Materials Library
Formlabs Healthcare is introducing BioMed Durable Resin for strong and impact-resistant medical devices and instruments.
The BioMed Resin family is targeted for a wide range of healthcare applications, helping advance 3D printing for medical devices and point-of-care manufacturing and providing new possibilities for the wider healthcare community. BioMed Durable Resin is a clear material for biocompatible applications requiring impact, shatter, and abrasion resistance.
Xtreme 8K Lets you Expand Your 3D Printing Capabilities
ETEC Xtreme 8K 3D Printing Material Will Expand Your Printing Capabilities
As new 3D Printing materials expand, so does Additive Manufacturing’s ability to solve more production applications. Having a printer that can do it all is challenging because there is no one best-fit technology. However, ETEC’s Xtreme 8K solves many problems:
- It has a heated vat that allows users to process a wide variety […]