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CREATING THE 3RD DIMENSION. Printing Material Suppliers. Distribution G2L. Price compare 3D printing materials. Materials hold the key to higher growth in 3D printing. Various 3D printer and additive manufacturing systems are already manufacturing parts, just not in the quantity that is possible.

Materials hold the key to higher growth in 3D printing

What’s holding back this technology’s potential to “disrupt manufacturing?” Design engineers will tell you it’s the lack of information and standards, particularly for materials. Despite all the news reports and commentary, engineers and operators in manufacturing have limited knowledge, let alone experience, of additive manufacturing processes or systems. The print material used with 3D printer or additive manufacturing systems has been, and continues to be, a key to growth for this industry. Unless a couple of important challenges are resolved, however, 3D printing will not develop enough to disrupt manufacturing. For design engineers, the right material is key to every design. Also, design engineers need a lot more information about material performance before they will specify it for wider manufacturing application. Leslie Langnaullangnau@wtwhmedia.com. We need to keep printer manufacturers away from filament : 3DGenius.

One of the things people new to 3D printing always ask is: “How much does it cost to make a print?”

We need to keep printer manufacturers away from filament : 3DGenius

Without fail, they’re always surprised by how cheap it is. Show them a 3D-printed thimble and they’ll be lightly amused; tell them it cost only a few pennies to print and they’ll see the whole 3D printing process as a much more viable opportunity. What people are expecting is the sort of tactics promoted by traditional printer manufacturers – the likes of Epson, Canon and Hewlett Packard. They’ll readily sell you a cheap enough printer, but you’ll pay a fortune for the ink to run it. As a business model, it comes from the Gillette approach: give the razor away for next to nothing, but make them pay a lot for the only razor blades that will fit it. But there is a dark cloud on the horizon. So what constitutes a “regular-sized print”? UP Mini 3D Printer. UP Mini 3D Printer in stock Australia and New Zealand.

UP Mini 3D Printer

Introducing the UP Mini 3D Printer, the much anticipated follow-up, to our highly acclaimed, flagship 3-d printer, the UP Plus 3D Printer. The all-new UP Mini 3D Printer, with its full metal,heat retention enclosure and groundbreaking price. Download Brochure. Ben Heck talks about fitting custom 3D printer in briefcase, Q nods in approval (video) Fab Labs on Earth. Awesome Apps. Starter Kit: Autodesk 3ds Max. This tutorial is for Autodesk 3dS Max 2010: How to export a STL design file using Autodesk 3DS Max STL designs are good for all 3D materials. 1.

Starter Kit: Autodesk 3ds Max

Remove extra vertices Select all the vertices and use the Weld function in the Edit mesh modifier to remove any double ups. 2. 3ds Max will triangulate your mesh when you export. 3. Select all faces and use Unify under Surface Properties to make sure the normals are facing the right way. 4. Use STL Check in the Modifier List to check your model for errors.

Fabriquer autrement - Machines-outils. ENQUÊTE Le salon Industrie 2012 se déroulera du 26 au 30 mars, à Paris-Nord Villepinte.

Fabriquer autrement - Machines-outils

L’occasion pour les industriels de découvrir de nouvelles solutions technologiques pour produire sans déchets. Les moyens existent pour renforcer la compétitivité de l’industrie du Vieux Continent. L’exemple de Fiat, qui a réussi la relocalisation de la fabrication de la Panda de Pologne dans son usine de Naples, au sud de l’Italie, est éloquent. Bien sûr, cette opération a fait l’objet d’un accord avec les syndicats. Mais au-delà de cet exercice imposé, la mise au point de solutions techniques innovantes permettant une exploitation intensive jour et nuit de l’usine est à relever. Fabrication additive, zéro déchet Ce n’est cependant pas suffisant.

À l’affût de nouvelles technologies, le centre de R&D de Mecachrome utilise depuis trois ans une machine de fusion de poudre métallique par bombardement d’électrons du constructeur suédois Arcam, représenté en France par Multistation. Chacun sa mini-usine. Les Petits Débrouillards Rhône-Alpes. The Future of Open Fabrication. Fab Lab, la pharmacopée anti-crise.

Ce jeudi, l'université de Cergy-Pontoise inaugure Fac Lab, le premier fab lab en France porté par une université.

Fab Lab, la pharmacopée anti-crise

Il sera ouvert au public. Pour ses porteurs, ce type de lieu est une réponse à la crise que nous traversons. Et pas qu'économique.

Rapid Prototyping and Solid Freeform Fabrication - The Worldwide Guide.