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How Lufthansa Technik Uses 3D Printed Tools to Manufacture Escape Route Markings

Aerospace, Customer Stories, Formlabs, News /

Customer case study – How Lufthansa Technik Uses 3D Printed Tools to Manufacture Escape Route Markings Lufthansa Technik is a leading provider in aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification services for civil aircraft, from commercial to VIP and special mission aircraft. CHALLENGE:  Lufthansa Technik has innovative floor markings called Guide

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Some 3D printed parts

3D Printing Helps Dorman Keep Pace with Automotive OEMs

Automotive, Customer Stories, Formlabs /

Customer case study – 3D Printing Helps Dorman Keep Pace with Automotive OEMs Dorman Products sell automotive parts and components for both heavy and light-duty vehicles. They have been the automotive aftermarket’s pioneering problem solvers for over a century. Dorman gives people greater freedom to fix these vehicles by constantly

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A motorbike engine

Using 3D Printing to Make Heat Resistant End Use Parts and Spares for Motorsport

Automotive, Customer Stories, Formlabs /

Customer case study – Using 3D Printing to Make Heat Resistant End Use Parts and Spares for Motorsport Andrea Pirazzini has been riding motorcycles since 2012. He has been using 3D printing since he started. Pirazzini uses 3D printing to create small pieces for his motorbike, recently he began printing

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3D printed helmet mount

How Cannon Air Force Base 3D Prints Tools for Airmen in the Field

Automotive, Defence, Markforged /

  Whether we’re talking about functional parts for fighter jets or field components for field personnel, the military uses additive manufacturing in many different ways. The use cases are growing as 3D printing gets faster and more efficient. Another critical reason for 3D printing uses cases in the military growing is

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3d printed skeleton prop

How Raised By Wolves 3D Printed Epic Props for Season 2

Formlabs, News, TV & Film /

Raised By Wolves is an HBO Max television series created by Aaron Guzikowski and produced by Ridley Scott. For the show’s second season, which aired in February 2022, the effects team needed to create custom props and prosthetics, but traditional manufacturing methods were holding them back. Making hyper-realistic silicone replicas

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Various uses of 3d printing in medicine

Transforming Healthcare With the Lynxter S600D’s Triple Extrusion

Case Studies, Customer Stories, Lynxter, Medical, News /

3D printing has hundreds of applications in healthcare, including creating precise anatomical replicas to help plan surgery, manufacturing prosthetics for amputees and whipping up custom trays for medical instruments. Advancements in materials and additive manufacturing techniques also mean that 3D printing is more accurate, consistent, and efficient than ever. One

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Soldier taking a printed part from a Markforged 3D printer

U.S. Army Utilising Markforged to Decrease Downtime

Case Studies, Customer Stories, Defence, Markforged /

Customer Story – U.S. Army Utilising Markforged to decrease downtime PROFILE: A major training base for the U.S. Army provides realistic joint and combined arms training to develop the U.S. Army’s soldiers and leaders for the battlefield. They train soldiers for upcoming deployments, wherever that may be in the world.

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Two 3D printed aerospace tools in black, labelled raw part and post-processed part

Enhancing 3D-Printed Aerospace Tooling with AMT PostPro

Aerospace, AMT, Case Studies, Customer Stories /

3D printing is an invaluable manufacturing tool for aerospace innovation with the ability to produce complex external shapes and internal geometries. No other manufacturing tool lets aerospace engineers prototype and produce end-use parts to exceptionally low tolerances, with unequalled repeatability at minimal cost in-house. However, the technology – which builds

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3D rendering of a silicone seal

Keeping Trains Moving With Silicone 3D-Printed Parts

Case Studies, Customer Stories, Engineering & Manufacturing, Lynxter, News /

Train maintenance problems are becoming commonplace due to parts shortages and manufacturing constraints. Grounding a train is the last resort, but operators are faced with no alternative if serviceable parts are unavailable. A railway sector company recently faced this problem when the silicone boot seal for a train braking system

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Close-up photo of 3D printed prosthetic leg that has been post-processed with vapour

Finishing 3D Printed Prosthetics with PostPro Chemical Vapor Smoothing

AMT, Case Studies, Customer Stories, Medical, News /

Post-Processing 3D printed prosthetics for comfort, safety and strength with AMT PostPro. One commonly cited limitation of 3D printing is the surface finish of 3D printed parts, which usually have visible layers – the opposite of injection moulded parts, which are perfectly smooth and ready to go. Thankfully, you can

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