Stratasys shares how Rutland Plastics utilises Polyjet 3D printers to make jigs and fixtures for their operation in this video. According to Rutland Plastics’ engineer Simon Grainger, by manufacturing their jigs and fixtures using a Stratsys Objet350 Connex 3D printer they save time and money when compared with the alternative of machining them from wood, metal or plastic. It also …
I’m Still Here But I’ve Been Busy
It’s been a while since I posted here as life has been a bit hectic for a few months. Given we have a new long weekend thanks to the Victorian government I have a few minutes to post what I have been up to. New Job/s The easiest way to see what I have been up to is to check …
Carbon3D Is Changing The 3D Printing Game
In a recent TED talk Joseph DeSimone presented a new additive manufacturing technology developed by his company Carbon3D along with a team of scientists from the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University). They call their 3D printing technology Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP). This new technology utilises photopolymerisation of UV curable resin commonly seen in Stereolithography (SLA) …
Airbus Sees Cost And Mass Reduction Opportunities From 3D Printing
Airbus uses 3D printing of metals and plastics for production and service parts. Future aircraft will benefit from cost and mass reductions enabled by 3D printing.
Making An Injection Molding Tool By 3D Printing
When Dr. Jozsef Gabor Kovács at Budapest University was commissioned to develop a fan the improved engine cooling and reduce noise he needed to make production representative prototypes for testing. A Stratasys Objet500 Connex 3D printer was used to create a simple tool made from their digital ABS photopolymer. It took 22 hours to print the three-piece tool. The rapid …
3D Printing An Impossible Object
In this video 3D Printing Systems shows a model they make of an impossible object using a Fused Deposition Modelling machine. Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is an additive manufacturing method (ie. a type of 3D printing) where a filament of material is heated and extruded to build layers of the model which fuses as it cools forming a solid model. …
3D Printing Blow Mold Tools
According to this video from Stratasys, manfacturers of blow molded products will often skip prototyping their product due to the cost and time associated with making metal prototype blow mold tools. The video presents an alternative solution to make prototypes by creating a 3D polyjet printed tool for blow molding. Not only can this type of tooling be used for …