3D scanner and software provider Riven has launched a comprehensive new part validation package that could enable engineers to expedite the New Product Introduction (NPI) process. Riven’s integrated scanning, comparison and communication solution allows NPI engineers to capture printed parts, identify any deviation from their CAD files and collaborate to resolve issues. The platform effectively enables manufacturers to identify potential defects earlier-on in the design process, avoiding excessive product iterations, shipping delays and ultimately unhappy clients. “By accurately measuring complex geometry such as warp, fillet radii, and amorphous surfaces, Riven identifies exactly where and by how much pre-production parts differ from the CAD design and then uses visual product communication to help teams collaborate on manufacturing and engineering adjustments,” explained said James Page, CTO of Riven. “There is an un-resolved bottleneck in metal additive manufacturing – it’s NPI – and it fundamentally limits the speed, reach, and growth rate of… read more
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3D Printing Industry is currently seeking feedback on resin 3D printing. Send your insights now and take the Spotlight on Resin 3D Printing Survey. Researchers from RWTH Aachen University’s Chair for Digital Additive Production (DAP) have started using Extreme High-Speed Laser Material Deposition (EHLA) 3D printing technology to develop new alloys for laser powder bed fusion (PBF). Originally developed in 2017, EHLA is Fraunhofer ILT’s take on high-volume directed energy deposition, or DED. The additive manufacturing technology was intended as a method for coating and repairing metal parts, and has the potential to replace current corrosion and wear protection methods such as hard chrome plating and thermal spraying. The RWTH investigation involved comparing the two printing technologies’ process characteristics, which yielded promising results with regards to the transferability of their material capabilities. In essence, the DAP team believes it can qualify EHLA as a rapid alloy development platform for PBF… read more
January 27, 2022 Leave a Comment 3D printed instruments are not a new thing, as we have seen with Olaf Diegel’s ever growing range of AM guitar creations. But most quality boutique instruments carry a price tag to match the effort of creation and the small scales of production. Enter musician/engineer Matthew Canel, who hopes to change that. Canel is an engineering graduate from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio and in a previous life spent time learning the cello. Motivated by the high cost of musical instruments (cello in particular), Canel has turned to additive manufacturing to make instruments of a reasonable quality for students. The FDM printed violins are on sale via his 3DMusic website, and can be purchased for as little as $200. Two printed violins, just chillin on a bench. (Image credit: 3D Music LLC) That may sound a little expensive for an FDM print, but… read more
We want to hear from you. Where is resin 3D printing winning and what are the hurdles? Take the Spotlight on Resin 3D Printing survey now. Our series looking at the State of Resin 3D Printing continues with insights gained from running a 3D printing bureau. With more than twenty years of experience, AME-3D is an industrial 3D printing service provider based in Sheffield, UK. In this article Managing Director, Rich Proctor, of AME-3D discusses how the areas where SLA 3D printing technology needs to advance and how new materials could propel the sector further. Rich Proctor Managing Director, AME 3D. Photo via AME 3D. 3DPI: How have you seen resin-based 3D printing develop in recent years? Rich Proctor: There are more varied technologies compared to ten years and more ago. Before there was only SLA, not there’s DLP, MSLA, LFS etc. Also, the materials are much improved. When we… read more
Maison 203 opens the new year by presenting the new “Kalikon” collection in Paris, at the Maison et Objet fair, a major international exhibition for luxury design and interior decoration, taking place from January 22nd to the 26th. Designer Giulio Iacchetti created the new collection in which aesthetics and functionality, geometry and movement, mechanics and style mix by combining talent and the use of 3D printing for proposing hidden closing mechanisms. The collection, which includes two necklaces, one long necklace, two pairs of earrings and one ring, is based on a series of 3D printed rings that are combined together. The addition of ball joints makes the bijoux’s structure fully flexible. This unique motion is due to the presence of a small space on the outer circumference of each ring, a track that houses the joint connecting one element to another. The lack of rigidity and the ability to move freely makes Kalikon… read more
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