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November 2020
Explore Additive Manufacturing 2.0 with Desktop Metal
Additive manufacturing is shifting from applications like prototyping and tooling manufacturing to the mass production of end-use parts – a transformation that will revolutionize the world of manufacturing, and one Desktop Metal refers to as “Additive Manufacturing 2.0.”
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November 18, 2020
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Sign up for a free conference on November 18 to learn how next-generation technologies like binder jetting unlock benefits like generative design, […]
Nexa3D Announces Two New 3D Printing Materials
Nexa3D recently added xCast and xPRO410 to their 3D printing materials lineup.
xCast, a new material tailored specifically for the production of precision investment casting patterns on the NXE400 3D printer. xCast is ideal for foundry series production of small, large and complex metal parts for a variety of aerospace, defense, automotive, oil and gas and heavy industry applications, offering a toolless, faster, and more accurate alternative […]
Upcoming Live Free Webinar from Formlabs
From Quick Designs to High Performance Parts: Explore the New Formlabs Draft and Rigid 10K Resins
Formlabs just reformulated their fastest 3D printing material, Draft Resin, to enable quick design iterations in-house. This is because in the product development cycle, time is of the essence. You can’t be waiting around for weeks to get parts delivered from outsourcing.
As designs evolve and you’re prototyping for functionality, […]
Formnext Connect 2020 – the global AM community meets virtually
Formnext Connect – the virtual edition of the world’s leading AM exhibition – will once again set the tone for the industry with an outstanding lineup of content. It will also offer all its participants a great deal of value in the form of intelligent matchmaking and exhibitors’ presentations of their latest innovations.
Like the exhibitions of years past, Formnext Connect will be largely driven by the content on offer. “We’ve had a great deal of […]
Metrology Minute – Interpreting 3D and 2D Color Maps
Let’s take a look at how to interpret 3D and 2D color maps using inspection software. Non-contact inspection software that is designed to show color maps will align the scan of a manufactured part with a nominal CAD model and actual manufacturing tolerances are revealed in a clear, easy to interpret fashion. Some products can show a blended color map whereby a color (typically green) represents a nominal tolerance.
For the connecting arm color map in […]
Mastercam Lathe Custom Thread Toolpath
This blog post will take a look at a new Mastercam Lathe Custom Thread toolpath that was added in Mastercam 2021. This new Custom Thread toolpath allows simplified creation of previously hard-to-make thread profiles like the rope thread on our example part. After selecting Custom Thread from the lathe toolpath gallery, it launches in the new side panel window just like 3D custom tools.