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3D printing makes complex parts possible

Design World

This challenging, costly, and time-consuming process requires additional steps and tooling to create soluble or ceramic cores that form complex internal ports, passages, channels, and baffles. However, manufacturers now use […] The post 3D printing makes complex parts possible appeared first on Design World.

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Formlabs unveils 3D printing Automation Ecosystem at CES 2023

AU Manufacturing

Global 3D printing giant Formlabs has rolled out the Automation Ecosystem that would unlock new levels of 3D printing productivity. . The ecosystem features Form Auto, which enables back-to-back throughput with automated 24/7 3D printing on automatic part removal. .

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Materialise Empowers Control of the 3D Printing Process

Fabricating & Metal Work

Materialise Process Control enables manufacturers to introduce quality control using data gathered during the 3D printing process. Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing software and service solutions, announced its Process Control software for metal 3D printing and introduced the Build Processor Software Development Kit (BP SDK).

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3D Printing — so what?

AU Manufacturing

As a company, 3DPRINTUK is embedded in the additive manufacturing (AM) / 3D printing world. As such, we can advise you on issues relating to technology and material choice, orientation of parts in a build area to maximise return, design for AM, etc… etc… We live and breathe 3D printing every day. Now let’s take a leap.

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3D Printing Technologies for Moldmaking Applications

Mold Making Technology

To read more content about 3D printing in moldmaking, visit the Additive Manufacturing zone page. Printing directly with thermoplastic pellets offers several advantages as an additive manufacturing (AM) method, especially when it comes to reducing part costs and increasing print speeds, according to the company.

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Half the Time and Cost: How 3D-printed Molds are Transforming Thermoforming Processes

Manufacturer's Monthly

Plastic thermoforming companies like Duo Form have discovered how to leverage large-format extrusion 3D printing using low-cost plastic pellets to gain a competitive edge. Thermoforming often includes vacuum forming, which assists in pulling the plastic sheet over the mould.

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A 3D Printing Retrospective

Mold Making Technology

3D printing advancements and applications have gone from conformally cooled hot runner nozzles using a 3D-printed pattern to cast the part with integrated cooling circuits (left) to large DMLS 3D-printed parts in 420 stainless steel with integrated conformal cooling and InnoVent Technology for venting (right).