Month: February 2019

3D Printing Custom Prototypes with Riegler and Formlabs

Riegler is a medium-sized company specialising in the manufacture of components for the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, and cosmetics industries. They manufacture a large number of complex, custom system components. Parts are produced in production runs of several million, and Riegler use CAD to transform initial customer ideas into moulds. For highly complex models, Riegler would outsource prototype …

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Vacancy: Applications Engineer or Technical Sales Role – Applications Closed

Applications for this vacancy have now closed. Above: Josh Best, Applications Engineer at GoPrint3D, explaining how the Markforged 3D printer works to a potential customer. What can GoPrint3D offer you? This is your chance to join the growing team at GoPrint3D, part of Express Group Ltd, the family business specialising in printers, repair and spare …

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Prototyping an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with 3D Platform

Seven fourth-year students from University of Warwick have worked together to prototype reusable moulds for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) body. By using additive-manufacturing techniques in aerospace innovation, they hope to create a drone capable of flying humanitarian missions where traditional road access is limited. Another application is mountain rescue. Print BIG Drones have to …

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Rapid prototyping with the Mayku FormBox with Theo Ford

Theo Ford is an award-winning London-based industrial designer. He uses the Mayku FormBox to make short run prototypes of products like custom furniture. His small model making setup makes use of injection moulding with the FormBox and 3D printing to prototype products. With these modern manufacturing techniques, he helps his clients meet their projects on …

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How 3D Printing Achieved a 62% Weight Saving on the Production Line

Confectionery is the art of making confections. Whether this is performed by hand or machine, the principle is the same. A high-quality product is always the desired outcome and automated production lines spit out a consistent quality. It’s a case of setting up the machine, pressing go and letting the batch run. We recently worked with a confectioner …

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3D Printing Tools, Jigs, and Fixtures with Ford and Ultimaker

Ford has led the way for innovation in the motoring industry since 1914. Their pilot plant in Cologne, Germany, develops new cars years before they go into production. With a small manufacturing line all their own, they develop models and the tools, jigs and fixtures that build them. Outsourcing the manufacture of custom tools, jigs …

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3D Printing in Engineering Education with Morrison Tech and Formlabs

Morrison Tech, formally Morrison Institute of Technology, is one of the leading engineering and computer science educational institutions in Colorado. They recently dispatched of their last manual drafting table, and in doing so, created a fully digital learning environment. Part of this includes 3D printers. The institution’s president, Chris Scott, has been with them since …

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Formlabs Webinar: A look inside SLA technology

Event: A look inside SLA technology: Precise 3D printing with advanced engineering materials (Webinar) Date/Time: Anytime (pre-recorded) FREE REGISTER This recorded webinar by Formlabs teaches you about what can be achieved with Stereolithography and how it differs to other 3D printing technologies such as FFF or DLP. Kevin Gautier takes you through their range of engineering …

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