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Implicit Modeling for Additive Manufacturing
Some software tools now use this modeling strategy as opposed to explicit methods of representing geometry. Here’s how it works, and why it matters for additive manufacturing.
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AM Workshops: The 3D Printing Conferences at NPE and IMTS 2024
We are presenting half-day conferences on additive manufacturing at both of the two largest manufacturing events in North America this year. Join us!
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CRP Technology’s Windform SL Is Lightweight, Rigid Composite for SLS, LPBF
Windform SL is well suited for the the production of sophisticated, efficient components across various fields, from aerospace to automotive, ensuring light weight without the need to reduce thickness.
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HP, Materialise Integrate Technologies to Optimize AM Manufacturing Workflow
Working in combination with the Materialise CO-AM Software Platform, manufacturers can now link HP’s Multi Jet Fusion and Metal Jet technology to their existing production systems to optimize the additive manufacturing workflow from order entry to delivery.
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Spherene Creates Metamaterial with Geometry Derived from Spheres
An algorithm developed by Spherene Inc. generates Adaptive Density Minimal Surfaces (ADMS) as a self-supporting infill strategy that can be used to reduce mass and manage material properties in 3D printed parts.
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8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing
Plastics processors are finding applications for 3D printing around the plant and across the supply chain. Here are 8 examples.
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BCN3D Spins Off VLM Business Unit, Creates Supernova 3D Company
The new company’s focus will be on materials development targeting industrial applications, as well as the industrialization of the product ecosystem, with the first beta systems to be installed in 2024.
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Ross VMC-100 Processes Viscous Solutions, Dispersions, Suspensions, Emulsions
The VMC-100 is designed for vacuum operation up to 29.5”Hg and supplied with interchangeable 100-gallon mix cans, each fabricated with a 50-psig ASME-code stamped jacket for heating/cooling via glycol.
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Aconity3D, Equispheres Achieve Productivity Gains for Metal 3D Printing
The companies say they have achieved remarkable productivity improvements using laser beam shaping and NExP-1 high-performance AM powder.
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3D Printed Airless Basketball Now for Sale
Wilson began selling its Airless Gen1TM 3D printed basketball on February 16, 2024. Here’s what we learned about the ball last year, in this bonus episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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