Product Development

Software

Casting Goes Digital with Sand 3D Printing, Nondestructive Testing

Tooling & Equipment International (TEI) used to make tooling for castings. Now, it casts prototype parts in a digital workflow using 3D printed sand molds in combination with simulation software, CT scanning and X-ray technology.

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Production

Fictiv, Jabil Collaborate on Agile 3D Printing

Joint digital thread accelerates and de-risks product development in the move from prototyping and low volume production to large scale global fulfillment.

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Design

AM’s 2020 Advance: How the Crisis Created Conditions for Additive Manufacturing to Leap Ahead

Stories we’ve found within the pandemic period reveal 3D printing’s promise for scalable, flexible production and rapid product development.

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Aerospace

Drone Engine Replaces 13 Parts With 1: The Cool Parts Show #14

Cobra Aero discovered an opportunity for redesign it might never have found without the COVID-19 interruption providing time for product development via 3D printing. The Cool Parts Show explores how additive manufacturing is advancing during the coronavirus crisis.

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Webinar: Holistic Characterization of Materials and Processes in AM using Correlative Multi-scale Multi-modal Workflow

The move from prototyping to production requires greater understanding and control of several variables such as stricter dimensional tolerances, surface roughness, defects and microstructure control, says Zeiss.

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FFF

Nanoe Zetamix Filaments Aid Prototyping Needs

RAPID 2021: Nanoe Zetamix filaments are ceramic and metal filaments suitable with almost any standard FDM 3D printer that enable the design and prototyping of ceramic and metal parts with a low investment cost.

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Protolabs Advances 3D Printing Beyond Prototyping

RAPID 2020: Protolabs has launched production capabilities for its metal 3D printing service.

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University of Maine Composites Center's 3D Printer Named World's Largest

The university now holds world records for the largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object and largest 3D-printed boat.

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Polymer

Webinar: Tooling Jigs and Fixtures for Automotive Product Development

Interested in tips and tricks to design and optimize assembly jigs and fixtures? Register for our webinar on September 24 to learn how HP's Multi Jet Fusion components have been used to assist in the assembly process.

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Metal

Desktop Metal Expands Materials Portfolio with H13 Tool Steel

Desktop Metal has announced the launch of H13 tool steel for Studio System, an office-friendly metal 3D-printing system for prototyping and low volume production.

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