Month: February 2020

3D Printing Custom Parts for Serial Production with ZEISS and Ultimaker

 Carl Zeiss Optical Components, a subsidiary of Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH, is a German manufacturer of optical devices. They manufacture microscopes, multi-sensor machines and optical sensors which are used by companies all over the world to inspect and verify what they produce. The machines ZEISS makes have to be reliable and accurate. They …

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Oakley Boosts Prototyping Capability with HP 3D Printers

 Oakley has partnered with HP to boost its prototyping capability with 3D printers. The California-based sports performance brand is a leading manufacturer of glasses and sports apparel and will use HP 3D Printers to create prototypes and functional products across its portfolio starting this year. “World-class athletes around the globe depend on Oakley to …

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How Professor Yuko Oda Uses 3D Printing in Art at UMass Lowell

Technology is changing how art is created in numerous ways. From the lasers used in “Assemblance” that allowed people to interact and sculpt with light, to the “Rising Colorspace” in Berlin that had artwork created in real-time by a climbing robot called Vertwalker, technology is opening up new methods of expression and helping create some …

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BREAKING: Markforged Launches Copper Filament for Metal X 3D Printer

Markforged has today announced a new filament for the Metal X 3D printer — Copper. Because of its excellent electrical conductivity, copper is the most widely used metal in electrical equipment for wiring and motors. It also has outstanding heat sink properties in terms of its thermal conductivity – around 60% higher than that of …

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BREAKING: Formlabs Announces Tough 1500 Resin for Tough, Pliable Prototyping

Imaged above: Glasses printed in Tough 1500 Resin.  3D Printing tough and durable parts that bend and quickly return to shape has just been made possible with the launch of Tough 1500 Resin. The new resin is ideal for printing stiff but pliable parts like jigs and fixtures. The keyword to describe Tough 1500 Resin …

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson Gets Metal X 3D Print During University of Sunderland Tour

Prime Minister Boris Johnson got to see the innovation of metal 3D printing in action recently when he paid a visit to the University of Sunderland. The PM was even given his own special metal print of the number 10 printed with the Markforged Metal X. During his visit, the Prime Minister witnessed the cutting-edge …

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Join us at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020

If you or your company will be available between the 11th and 13th of February, we’ll be exhibiting at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020 in Farnborough at the International Exhibition Centre. We’ll have a selection of state-of-the-art desktop 3D printers on show, and our experts will be around to discuss them. Southern Manufacturing & Electronics …

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Announcing Our Partnership with Essentium 3D

We are delighted to announce we have partnered with Essentium Inc. to bring their range of large-format, industrial-grade 3D printers to our users. Essentium is a manufacturer and innovator of industrial 3D printers and materials for the manufacturing sector, with key applications in automotive, aerospace, consumer goods, biomedical and oil and gas. Their 3D printers …

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