Polymer

Lightweighting

Hexagon, Stratasys Unlock 3D Printed PEKK’s Lightweighting for Aerospace

The companies say the rigorously validated multiscale models of these high-performance, aerospace-approved materials have been added to Hexagon’s Digimat materials exchange ecosystem with associated print process parameters from Stratasys’ aerospace-ready 3D printers.

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Automotive

How AM Enables Cobot Automation for Thyssenkrupp Bilstein (Includes Video)

The shock absorber maker has responded to its staffing shortages through extensive use of collaborative robots. In-house 3D printing makes this possible by providing the related hardware needed to complete the cobot-automated cells.

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Sustainability

Concept Sneaker Boasts One-Piece 3D Printed TPU Construction

The Reebok x Botter Concept Sneaker Engineered by HP premiered at Paris Fashion Week, hinting at manufacturing possibilities for the future of footwear.

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Postprocessing

Solukon Expands Compatibility of Unpacking, Cleaning Station for Plastic Parts

With adapters for EOS P 1 and P 5 series SLS manufacturing systems, the Solukon SFP770 postprocessing system can now accommodate build boxes from other leading printers, enabling Solukon to tap new markets in the area of polymer postprocessing.

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Medical & Dental

B9 Elite Micro 3D Printer for Medical, Industrial Microscale Applications

The B9 Elite Micro offers ultrahigh resolution, accuracy, precision and repeatability, pushing the boundaries of feature size capabilities at the scale and tolerances nearly meeting or exceeding micro injection molded parts.

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Sustainability

Advancing Additive Manufacturing With a CATCH and Release Approach

Solutions for energy efficiency, sustainability, part repair and more are developing at Siemens’ Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH) in North Carolina.

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Polymer

Horizon Microtechnologies’ Micro AM for Conductive, Environmentally Resistant Parts

The company has developed a template-based 3D microfabrication technology that gives manufacturers the ability to add conductivity to all or selected parts of a 3D-microfabricated template.

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Polymer

PolySpectra Reformulates Rugged Resin for Desktop 3D Printers

COR Alpha was previously available solely for use on 385-nm wavelength 3D printers, limiting use to industrial hardware. The new formulation expands availability to 405-nm wavelength systems.

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Materials

Mechnano Develops First Nano-Uniform ESD, High-Temp 3D-Printable Resin

The resin for quick-turn soldering processes can help electronic manufacturing service providers reduce cycle time, increase throughput and ensure nano-uniform ESD protection.

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Production

3D Printed Mold Tooling Advances in Performance With Proprietary Resin

Material improvements offer turnkey production and cost trimming with 3D printed mold tooling. A new, proprietary resin addresses the current limitations associated with 3D printing in polymer. 

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