Accuracy is the name of the game with dental 3D printing. Precision models like biocompatible surgical guides, splints, fixed patterns and dentures have to be made to an exact specification as outlined in CAD to be usable, which is why the consistency and reliability of a 3D printer is so
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Formlabs has launched a new 3D printer designed specifically for dental applications. The Form 3B utilises a tweaked version of the Low Force Stereolithography (LFS) technology found in the Form 3 and Form 3L. In this application, it is called Advanced Low Force Stereolithography, utilising a custom-designed light engine that
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Stereolithography has come a long way this past decade. The first stereolithography 3D printers were slow and crude. The technology came about in the 80s by way of Japanese researcher Hideo Kodama. Hideo invented the layered approach to 3D printing we know today, utilising UV light and photosensitive polymers. The
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Grow Your 3D Printing Capabilities Many businesses use both FFF and SLA machines alongside one another. This opens access to a wider range of applications supported by low-cost rapid prototyping, high quality, functional parts, and comprehensive material formulations. As an FFF user, we’re giving you up to £400 off the
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There are few things harder to think about than the murder of a child. It truly is a heinous crime, and one made even more incomprehensible when a parent is found to have committed the act. These cases are tragic and difficult to work on, and the story of Ellie
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Handmade rings are romantic, and beautiful. For jewellers, they are a type of functional art. Even the plainest metal bands are inherently special, perhaps not in form, but at least in their purpose. After all, they are a symbol of enduring love. Until recently, these rings were made exclusively by
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To say precision engineering concerns itself with the design of machines, fixtures, and other mechanical and electronic components would be a little basic. It’s just as much about understanding the cause-and-effect relationship between machine and use, and the development and refinement of structures to make them function optimally. This is
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Stereolithography (SLA) is one of the most mesmerising additive manufacturing processes. Instead of building up layers of plastic through extrusion (which is how fused filament fabrication works), SLA sees layers of liquid-resin cured solid with a laser. After each layer is printed, the printer’s tank moves to peel the newly
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You might not have heard of TripleCell just yet, but trust us, it’s going to kick up a storm in the sneaker world when it goes mainstream in a few years. Developed by New Balance and Formlabs, TripleCell is a beyond foam structure built up in intricate, spring-like layers. It
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Ashley Furniture is one of the world’s leading furniture store brands. Their constant investment in manufacturing processes has enabled them to carve out their own unique factory creation setup, with which they prototype and conceptualise new ideas in-house. Alongside their industrial packing robots and state-of-the-art CNC milling machines, they
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