Metrology device manufacturer Shining 3D has launched its new FreeScan UE Pro 3D scanner. The handheld metrology-grade machine is the latest iteration of the firm’s high-performance FreeScan series and is based on the previously launched FreeScan UE. Operating on Shining’s own blue laser technology, the UE Pro aims to combine accuracy and ergonomics for a wide variety of medium to large part scanning applications. This includes quality assurance, inspection, reverse engineering, and additive manufacturing. Sunny Wong, Shining 3D’s Product Manager of Industrial Products, said, “Photogrammetry plays an important role in the 3D scanning of big objects, providing a guarantee of high accuracy. We fuse the power of laser and photogrammetry in the FreeScan UE Pro to provide a highly efficient all-in-one solution for large-scale 3D inspection and reverse engineering.” The FreeScan UE Pro. Photo via Shining 3D. Shining 3D’s scanner portfolio Based in China and founded in 2004, Shining 3D… read more
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new 3D printing approach that could serve as a much lower-cost means of creating high-resolution parts than Two Photon Polymerization (TPP). As opposed to the expensive femtosecond lasers required to cure materials during TPP, the team’s less pricey method involves deploying an LED visible light source, at a significantly lower intensity. Despite this, the engineers’ ‘Triplet-Triplet Annihilation’ (TTA) process is still able to achieve submicrometer feature sizes, hence they say it could now “open the door to low-cost submicron resolution fabrication.” A set of samples produced via the researchers’ TTA 3D printing process. Image via the University of Massachusetts Amherst. High-res printing for the people Even though the researchers have developed their fresh approach as an alternative to TPP, they accept that the latter continues to represent a viable means of 3D printing at extremely high resolutions. Typically capable of… read more
April 4, 2022 Leave a Comment Anycubic has unveiled two new series of printers that will appeal to fans of resin and FDM printers alike. Last week Anycubic announced their Kobra series FDM printers, which come in two different sizes, and also their Anycubic Photon M3 series of resin printers. Features include Anycubic LeviQ auto bed leveling technology and the Anycubic LighTurbo matrix light source that provides a radically improved user-friendly experience and superb print details. Let’s look in some detail at what these new product lines have to offer. Kobra Series The Kobra is an easy-to-assemble FDM printer that comes in two sizes, the Kobra, with its 22 x 22 x 25 cm build volume and the Kobra Max with its 45 x 40 x 40 cm build volume. At a retail price of $569.00, that’s quite a large print area for the money, and with the 40x40cm bed, it fills… read more
Engineers in the US and Australia have gained a significant amount of funding to further their research into novel aerospace and electronics 3D printing applications. Over in Australia, Hypersonix Launch Systems has been awarded $2.95 million by the nation’s government to fund the development of a hydrogen-powered UAV, which it’s building using 3D printing ‘where possible.’ In the US, meanwhile, NextFlex has issued $17 million to projects seeking to advance the R&D of flexible electronics, including 3D printed Radio Frequency (RF) and hypersonic flight-related parts. ”This latest round of projects focus broadly on critical FHE manufacturing developments that have been prioritized in the NextFlex FHE Manufacturing Roadmaps,” said Malcolm Thompson, PhD, an Executive Director at NextFlex. “These projects will develop groundbreaking capabilities that will transition to industrial practice and benefit US manufacturing.” A diagram of the upcoming Hypersonix ‘DART AE’ UAV. Image via the University of Southern Queensland. NextFlex in… read more
Continuing our series looking at the State of Resin 3D Printing, Raymond Weitekamp, polySpectra Founder and CEO gives us his insights into the wider adoption of photopolymer-based 3D printing. 3D Printing Industry: How have you seen resin-based 3D printing develop in recent years? Raymond Weitekamp: I’ve been excited to see the sheer number of new SLA/DLP/LCD printers now available in the world. As a chemist, I’ve also been really excited to see an increasing number of “open” printers – there is finally a healthy ecosystem of compatible software <> hardware <> resin. When we first started working in 3D printing, the Autodesk Ember (RIP) was the only open printer! Now, it is very clear that additive manufacturing end users are going to choose the best combination of software/hardware/chemistry for their specific applications, without the full solution stack needing to come from one company. COR Alpha Resin 3D printed. Photo via… read more
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