Industry: Jewellery (personal) Application: Casting, Prototyping Benefits of 3D Printing: – Design freedom – Fast prototyping – A unique engagement ring Depending on where you seek your advice about buying an engagement ring, you’ll be told to look out for the four Cs (colour, cut, clarity, carat), the purity of
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Industry: Education Application: Jewellery Benefits of 3D Printing: – An educational learning tool – Practical application – New manufacturing techniques using Formlabs’ resins The Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA) is one of the world’s foremost educational institutions for technology and design. Founded in 2009, KEA is a higher education
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Industry: Jewellery Application: Casting, Prototyping Benefits of 3D Printing: – Reduced casting costs – Reduced product lead times – In-house production – Newfound design flexibility For many jewellers, 3D printing is a new concept. For others, the idea of printing jewellery prototypes in-house, at minimal cost, has appealed for some
Industry: Manufacturing Application: Tooling and Custom Fixtures Benefits of 3D Printing: Reduced costs by 80-90% Reduced lead times from 2-3 weeks to 1 day Pankl Racing Systems manufacture custom high-performance engine and drivetrain components for the aerospace industry and racing cars, including for Formula 1. Every engine and drivetrain component
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Every 3D printing material, and every technology, has an application. Whether that’s to create jigs, jaws and fixtures, or casings for consumer electronics, there’s always something. Nylon, perhaps, is the most versatile of all materials. But, the Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printers that can print it offer limited performance. This
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Stereolithography is excellent for creating detailed prints, but up until now the colour choice has been limited. Today Formlabs have released Colour Kit – a system of a base resin and coloured pigments, as part of their experimental Form X program. Example Uses The Colour Kit is a huge time saver
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With Stranger Things season four now available for our viewing pleasure – we thought we’d refresh you all about how the Stranger Things’ Demogorgon monster was brought to life with Formlabs technology. One of the most popular articles on our blog is 3D Printers in Films. On the big screen,
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In addition to announcing the Fuse 1 3D printer yesterday, Formlabs also launched an automated 3D printing production solution called the Form Cell – a configurable production station for designers, engineers and manufacturers. Here’s what you need to know about it: The Form Cell The Form Cell is an automated 3D printing
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Formlabs has announced two new resins for dental professionals this week. The new resins, which are called Dental Model Resin and Dental LT Clear Resin, join Dental SG Resin (launched last April as Formlabs’ first biocompatible resin) in the Formlabs range, to enable dental professionals to 3D print surgical guides, orthodontic
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Back in October last year, Formlabs announced three new engineering resins for the Form 2: High-Temp, Tough and Durable. At the time, it was announced that Durable Resin would be available to purchase from January 2017 and Formlabs stuck to their word, announcing availability on January 31st. Formlabs published a useful
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