Canon, the Tokyo-based company known worldwide for their cameras and photo printers, has decided to pursue the latter path by creating a new ceramic material that results in extremely high-resolution parts. The substrate is an alumina-based ceramic powder that is sintered together with a selective laser melting 3D printer. Unlike other ceramic-infused resins that are...
Today, we bring updates on the CEAD large-scale CFAM Prime 3D printer designed for shipbuilding, infrastructure work, and industrial projects. CFAM stands for Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing and involves infusing continuous strands of carbon fiber or glass into 3D printed thermoplastics.After settling into their new Delft location and printing various materials f...
Kapton is the yellow film that’s often mistaken for gold foil on satellites, but those familiar with 3D printing will also know Kapton as a liner used on the beds of FDM 3D printers. The reason Kapton is used in space and on 3D printers is that it remains mechanically stable across a wide range of temperatures, from -269 to 400°C. It makes for a great thermal and electri...
The electrolyzers could be used as a fuel source in cars or to store energy generated from solar and wind power. The new laser 3D printing technique would reduce the cost and time of manufacturing highly compacted electrolyzers. Jianhua "Joshua" Tong, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, is leading the research with $1.6 million from the U.S. D...
Their invention is called a 3D Printable Polymer Pelletizer Chopper and it chops 3D printer filament into pellet-sized pieces that can be used in a fused granular fabrication (FGF) 3D printer or re-extruded as a new filament spool that can be used on a standard fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer. Those familiar with FGF know that one of its big advantages is t...
Lulzbot has been one of the most prominent 3D printer companies in the game for a while. Rather than introducing new printers, they’ve wisely decided to expand the capabilities of their existing ones with add-ons. The HS series presents their users with the opportunity to make industrial-grade prints with abrasive, high-strength materials. The new tool heads come in t...
Termed an “all-in-one” solution, the FUNMAT PRO 410 is designed to work with a diverse selection of materials. Many filaments, from low temperature PLA, through to engineering-grade and high performance polymers like PC, PA, PA+CF and PC, PA, PA+CF , can be processed by the system, a capability that remains one of INTAMSYS’ key differentiators in the current market. “...
The printer has a 200 x 200 x 235 mm print volume and a dual extrusion system with automatic nozzle lifting. The company also states that the Portrait is capable of producing parts with a variety of materials. This is due to a host of extra features like swappable nozzles, high temperature yield and the intricacies of the dual extrusion system, which combine to give it a...
At the trade fair, the startup introduced its aptly named Colossus 3D printer, which it calls the largest and first fully integrated transportable 3D printer in the world. The Colossus was built with flexibility in mind – it’s easy to add on features and upgrade it, and the transportable 3D printer works as a fixed unit as well. Yannick Aerts, CTO of Colossus, said, “...
Silicones are used in many applications that require electrical conductivity, such as actuators, sensors, generators, heating elements and advanced applications like cold plasma or printed electronics. 3D printing allows for integrated functionalities to be created in only one step, as well as for the creation of complex structures that cannot be realized with other prod...
The Everes Zero and Everes Uno are DLP 3D printers designed to cater to several markets, including dental, medical and industrial production. Both 3D printers features Sisma’s patent pending Zero Tilting Technology (ZTT). During the print job, the vat is fixed in the printer while the glass tilts after each layer, avoiding the suction effect and subsequent mechanical ...
One of the company’s main areas of focus is on congenital thoracic deformities, or anomalies in the growth of the chest wall. These deformities include pectus excavatum, which is an excessive growth of the cartilage that joins the ribs to the breastbone and causes a concave defect of the sternum, and Poland syndrome, which results in an underdeveloped chest muscle on one...
Austrian company Hirtenberger Engineered Surfaces believes it has a solution in its new Hirtisation technology. Hirtisation is a part finishing technology that is based on a combination of electrochemical pulse methods, hydrodynamic flow and particle assisted chemical removal and surface treatment. The multi-step process is fully automated, with no mechanical processing ...
The modular system is interesting in terms of SLS technology in that it integrates, and semi-automates, the laser sintering, de-powdering, material preparation, and surface treatment processes. The end-to-end solution allows users to benefit from economic operation with decreased down times, precisely 3D printed objects with freedom of form, and no more annoying cleaning...
The Nera electric motorcycle, a new creation from BigRep’s Nowlab, is 100 percent 3D printed, however, right down to its airless tires – except for its electrical components. The flashy-looking motorbike is impressive to look at, and it’s even more impressive that it was specifically designed for FDM 3D printing. The Nera motorcycle, which measures 190 x 90 x 55 cm (74.8...
The RAPTOR 84X-Q offers a build envelope of 800 x 400 x 480 mm and, according to LSS, is the first-ever polymer laser sintering platform with a quad laser/scanner system. This allows for extremely fast production rates. A dual laser/scanner module will be available under the name of RAPTOR 84X-D. The RAPTOR 22X-S is the entry-level model in the series, with a build envel...
With more than thirty years of experience within the hose and tube processing equipment industry, OP is pleased to offer to their customers a complete range of products particularly suitable for the high volume production of hose assemblies: the crimping machine V160ES, the cutting machine TF6, the skiving machine SPF6 and the preassembling machine Insert 03P. The mod...
The company claims this tool steel in quenched and tempered condition, offers a higher thermal conductivity of 44 W/(mK) at 100°C. As such a die insert made of this steel is said to be able to conduct heat from the heated sheet in a controlled manner within a short time. In addition, it’s claimed to be more resilient at consistently high temperatures, which is expressed ...
The Dutch company also markets a plastic shredder as part of its mission to simplify the making and recycling of filament. Now 3devo has announced two new series of products, the Precision Series and Composer Series filament makers. According to 3devo, the new filament makers further simplify the material fabrication process. “Our NEXT filament maker found numerous am...
LAM works with material that is in liquid form and then vulcanized to its final form under heat exposure. Unlike FFF 3D printing, the layers truly bond together, rather than just being welded together. Parts produced with the technology have the same properties as injection molded parts, according to German RepRap. The parts actually have better strength than those pr...
The LAM printing process enables the solidification of liquid or high viscosity materials such as Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR). It uses a material in a liquid form and vulcanises it under massive heat exposure for a cauterising effect. Unlike FFF/FDM technology, it is not based on melting a material and solidifying again. This gives it a distinct advantage in quality ove...
Many industry announcements will be made at the trade show, including one from advanced manufacturing startup MetalMaker 3D. The Connecticut-based company has just launched its new rapid prototyping service for on-demand 3D printing of metal parts. The process, which integrates investment casting with 3D printing, is said to be a more practical alternative to direct meta...
The Zortrax Apoller Smart Vapor Smoothing (SVS) device, which will be unveiled at Formnext 2018, is a desktop system utilizing acetone and MEK solvents on 3D models. The Zortrax Apoller Smart Vapor Smoothing device With a smoothing chamber measuring 300 x 250 x 250mm, the Zortrax Apoller creates a glossy or matte finish to achieve the appearance of injection-molded...
“LAM is a very interesting 3D printing process because it works with a material that is in a liquid form that is vulcanized under heat exposure to its final form, contrary to the FFF technology.” “In this way, objects can be produced that have the same properties as injection-molded parts – a clear advantage because insights from the 3D printed prototype can be transf...
This material is composed of Polycarbonate (PC) and Polymethacrylate (PMMA) for optical and mechanical properties, high heat, scratch, and abrasion resistance as well as high light transmission and UV resistance. “Verbatim’s goal is to drive new markets within the 3D printing industry and a key part of this is the introduction of specialist 3D printing materials that ...
TOMRA Sorting Recycling has introduced a new-generation X-TRACT machine with innovative Dual Processing Technology to improve the accuracy of material recognition and waste sorting. The Norwegian recycling equipment manufacturer’s X-TRACT system is best known for the sorting of Zorba (shredded mixed nonferrous scrap metals) into aluminium and mixed heavy metals, but i...
The mill allows control of the air flow rate and grinding temperature to condition heat-sensitive or hygroscopic materials. Material enters the milling chamber where a spinning rotor impacts the particles against grinding segments inside of the chamber wall by centrifugal force. A rising column of air lifts the particles into the rotating classifier wheel, separating ...
Digital Metal, the Swedish company known for producing small, high-volume components using high-precision 3D metal printers, is taking its process one step further. The company recently announced in a press release that it’s launching a fully automated, no-hand production concept. Since 2013, Digital Metal has produced more than 300,000 components using its unique bin...
An ideal choice for customized metal parts, and low volume production, the system takes only a fraction of time and cost to produce 100% wax patterns, compared to traditional methods. Mike Stanicek, Vice President of Product Management at 3D Systems, said, “the ProJet MJP 2500 IC not only eliminates the need for injection-molded tools, it could potentially increase th...
“Traditionally PA11 has not really been widely used due to its challenges with repeat accuracy on old generation Laser Sintering machines,” explains designer Janne Kyttanen, who worked with Sinterit on some trial part examples. “[The] reason for that is controlling heat on large powder beds, which all of the previous machines have had,” “WHEN YOU BRING THIS MATERIAL T...
First presented by the institute and its partner German prototyping specialist Rapid Shape GmbH, TwoCure technology seeks to eliminate challenges associated with post processing. Support-free 3D printing Like SLA 3D printers, TwoCure is a process that uses a light source to solidify photopolymeric materials. However, unlike other technologies of this kind, the Two...
Coolrec, a subsidiary of Renewi, produces the filament in the Netherlands. They create two sizes of the HIPS filament in a neutral color, although the company also want to expand into other shades. HIPS is a great material to produce, offering both high durability and the ability to paint and glue over it easily. Additionally, Coolrec also optimise the filament for 3D pr...
While metal printing has come a long way, a lot of laser powder systems still leave trapped bits of metal powder in the more complex multi-channel parts. The SFM-AT800S is a device that can rid the parts of these leftovers with two servo-motorised and endless rotating axes. The new axis-system the SFM-AT800S brings offers the possibility of moving the part along any thre...
This anti-static ionizing bar is effective when mounted up to 4 inches from a charged surface, enabling increased production speeds, product quality and surface cleanliness. It eliminates static on plastics, webs, sheet stock and other product surfaces where tearing, jamming or hazardous shocks are a problem. The Gen4 meets the safety, health and environmental stan...
Roth Composite Machinery (Steffenberg, Germany) announced Sept. 26 it has added Robot Filament Winding Machines to its range of products. The technology uses a six-axis robot to move the fiber delivery eye – used for the fiber guide during the winding. The machines are well suited for development purposes and for the small-series manufacture of products for light-weight ...
This production line for pharmaceutical, medical and diagnostic applications consists of the flexibly configurable PMK web processing machine and the high-performance MKC cartoning machine. The innovative technology of the machines is reflected in the combination of a dynamic design and a systematic use of safety glass. Furthermore, the low height, the flat front and the...
