If you have ever touched something metal like a handrail or doorknob and received a small electric shock, you have experienced ESD (electrostatic discharge) first-hand. In everyday life, this is harmless, but in engineering and industry, it can fry electrical components and cause irreparable damage. The goal of ESD-safe materials
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Formlabs has today added a new resin to its engineering range – Tough 2000 Resin. Tough 2000 Resin is the official replacement for Tough Resin in the Formlabs material library. It’s easily distinguished from its predecessor by its dark grey colour, with the original Tough Resin being blue (see image
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TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) is a bridge between rubbers and plastics for it exhibits good elasticity, flexibility and rigidity. Most smartphone cases are made from TPU because it’s easy to mould and inexpensive to use. Introduce TPU to 3D printing, and the potential applications are taken to an even higher
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The first time you hold a physical 3D print in your hand is a magical moment. You realise that all the hype is real, that you can create detailed, retail-grade models and parts without the complexities of a production line or outsourcing. For many people who live and breathe their
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Did you know you can manufacture metal parts with 3D printing? The Markforged Metal X makes this possible. Imagine having the ability to design and iterate metal parts rapidly in-house, never having to worry about sourcing legacy parts and being able to manufacture a series of custom tools to solve
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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
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Note: The video above is in Polish, but English subtitles are available. Geo Globe is a Polish company that specialises in vacuum thermoforming. They operate in the plastics industry and among other things work to develop transportation trays which are used by machines to secure finished parts on the
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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
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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
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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
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