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CGI's Spec.Check inspection software, for use with any digitizing system, is designed for first article inspection or mold qualification and can save users time in performing dimension measurements - up to 75 percent, according to the developer. In...
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First article inspection is an essential and crucial step in product development and in proving a new mold. But when the part geometry is complex – and especially when the internal geometry is complex – the measuring and qualifying process can take days...
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EOS systems enable a wide variety of e-Manufacturing applications for producing metal or plastic parts. e-Manufacturing with EOS technologies is a method of manufacturing by which parts for consumer goods, industrial components and tools are laser-sintered...
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Laser sintering is a generative layer manufacturing technology. Any three-dimensional geometry can be built effectively and flexibly, without any tools or laborious milling path programming. During production, the 3D CAD model is sliced into layers. EOS's...
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As a personal 3D printer, uPrint makes 3D printing immediate and convenient through every design iteration. Designed for the desktop, uPrint requires only a 25 x 26 in. footprint and features an 8 x 6 x 6 in. build envelope. Using Dimension’s proven FDM...
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Design, prototype and manufacture high-precision small parts with Microlution's 363-S 3-Axis CNC Micromilling Machine. Unique features include a 36-pocket automatic tool changer system that is capable of supporting tools ranging from 0.002" ...
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How can cars be designed to be more attractive, more environmentally friendly, more efficient, and safer? These are questions that Evonik Industries has answers to. The car of the future doesn’t yet fly—but its lightweight construction owes something...
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The Boston Engineering FlexStack is a tiny, rugged deployment platform that combines the flexibility of LabVIEW Embedded technology with the power of the Analog Devices Blackfin Processor. With these 2.5 by 2.5 in. stackable modules, you can implement...
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Rapid Prototyping (RP) – technology allows 3D-printing of arbitrarily shaped structures, directly from computer-aided design (CAD) data. It has traditionally been used to produce only passive mechanical parts. A team at Cornell University has developed...
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Imagine owning a machine, about the size of your desktop printer that, at the touch of a button, will churn out three dimensional, completely functional products such as cell phones, shoes, even food and prosthetic limbs. Evan Malone, a Ph.D. candidate...
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Using modeling foam and spatial software, students at Lorain County Community College in Ohio can easily create three-dimensional objects without formal training and with the help of a plotter that renders their designs. Have a story suggestion? Want...
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The Fab Lab at Lorain County Community College in Ohio is only one of two types of personal manufacturing labs in the United States. Using common manufacturing machines in uncommon ways puts fabrication in the hands of the individual. Have a story suggestion...