Additive Manufacturing
Bridging the Gap between Prototyping and Final Steel Production Tooling
SL modeling and rapid tooling methods combine to produce durable epoxy injection molds that generate production-quality parts in record time.
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Additive Manufacturing In Metal: New Option for Medical Applications
Parts produced by additive processes will require final machining or hand finishing, but allow significant flexibility in the manufacture of custom, short-run, complex or complicated-to-manufacture parts.
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The Role of Materials in Additive Fabrication
RP capabilities continue to expand with the development of new materials.
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The Growing Range of Applications and Technologies in Additive Fabrication
A look at the growing range of applications and technologies in additive fabrication, as well as the challenges that organizations face when trying to understand and make use of this fast-developing technology.
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RP/RT Technologies Offer Speed, Consistency for Consumer Products Molds
The constantly changing world of consumer products warrants molds that can be produced quickly while still maintaining high quality.
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As you know, we’ve been covering additive fabrication (rapid prototyping) regularly throughout the year to keep you updated on what’s going on in that world and how it will affect you.
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Dispelling Myths of Rapid Tooling
Six myths of rapid tooling will be dispelled by examining the truth. This will enable the moldmaking and injection molding industries to better accept and sell the growing trend of aluminum tooling.
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Refined Product Designs Lessen Mold Rework
The often overlooked benefit to additive fabrication: multiple iterations.
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Time and Money Saved with RP/RT Strategy
Using a variety of rapid prototyping and rapid tooling techniques, 3M was able to bring a new product to market faster and less expensively.
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Additive Fabrication Creates New Markets for Investment Casting
The development of production-quality direct patterns is changing the cost structure of investment casting.
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