Missed part 1? Read here: How To Prepare Your Designs For 3D Printing – Part 1: FFF Stereolithography (SLA) is a completely different technology to FFF. They both print layer by layer, but that’s about where the similarities end. FFF melts material and then extrudes it through a small nozzle
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When it comes to 3D printing, you can either design the part you want to print in CAD software (see our guide on designing parts for 3D printing), or you can search online libraries such as Thingiverse and download the files directly. Load the file into your slicing software and
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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This March our Managing Director, Joanna Young, is going to be entering the ring in aid of Cancer Research UK. She’ll be taking part in a white collar boxing event taking place on Saturday 30th March at The Majestic in Harrogate. Jo has never boxed before but she has been
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InMotion want to be the first team to compete at Le Mans with an electric racing car. They aim to have a car ready for 2023, with a target to reduce charging times down to the time it takes to refuel a normal car. They will show off their fully
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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
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