We recently helped a pet food manufacturer modernise their manufacturing facility by introducing additive manufactured parts to their production line. Our customer, a European pet food manufacturer, was interested in 3D printing as a way to manufacture parts for their machines in-house. Their equipment was fitted with legacy parts that
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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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Markforged has today released H13 Tool Steel out of beta, making the material available for use with the Metal X 3D printer. H13 Tool Steel is an air hardening chromium-molybdenum hot work steel. It resists thermal fatigue cracking and is used in a wide range of applications. Typical applications include
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Without stock-feeding capabilities, CNC lathes cannot automate part production. The solution is bar pullers, which advance parts along the production line. The way it works is simple. The puller presses onto the remaining stock after the part is finished and a powered chuck moves it along. The chuck is then
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On the production line, process automation is essential to control manufacturing output and guarantee a standard of efficiency. Hugard Inc. manufactures precision turned parts using CNC lathes, and a challenge they have always faced is how to collect parts as they’re parted off the lathe. Ordinarily, an arm and grip would
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Event: Additive Manufacturing Day (Livecast) Date/Time: Tuesday October 30th, 7:30pm UK time FREE REGISTER Markforged are running a live broadcast on the 30th October with the opening keynote from Greg Mark, please see below for further details: Join industry thought leaders and experts from Markforged, Onshape and Dragon Innovation on October
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Event: The Basics Of Effective Part Reinforcement (Webinar) Date/Time: Thursday October 25th, 4pm – 4:45pm UK time FREE REGISTER Join Markforged for a webinar tomorrow at 4pm UK time and learn about how to reinforce your parts effectively. See the description below from Markforged: Thanks to the Continuous Fiber Fabrication (CFF)
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JJ Churchill Ltd use Markforged 3D printers to fabricate CMM fixtures in-house, which they use to inspect the jet engine turbine blades they manufacture for aircraft. The right CMM fixture improves the throughput and accuracy of the inspection process by making the fixturing setup process quicker and easier. The bottom
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Event: 3D Printing CMM Fixtures and Check Gauges for Faster, More Cost-Effective Inspection (Webinar) Date/Time: Thursday, 13th September, 2018. 4pm UK time. FREE REGISTER Markforged are running another webinar tomorrow, full details below: Typical inspection fixtures are either time-consuming modular assemblies or costly machined parts. 3D printing is a solution that
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SDHQ specialise in truck and 4×4 accessories, lift kits, performance off-road suspension, parts, servicing and everything in-between. They operate an enormous 18,000 sq ft facility in Arizona packed to the rafters with kit. They make hundreds of parts themselves, traditionally by hand using machine welding. At $800 per part, the
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