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3D Scanning, Reverse Engineering, & Rapid Prototyping3D Systems: Two New Versions Of Its Geomagic Reverse Engineering Software
3D Systems has announced two new versions of its Geomagic Design X and Geomagic Wrap 3D scan processing software packages. The amped-up iterations feature a number of “first-to-market capabilities” and are designed to allow engineers to streamline workflows and...
Flexible 3D Scanning In Research
The Chair for Aerospace Systems is an integrating chair dealing with the aircraft in its entirety and the integration within civil and/or military aviation. In addition to civil and military aircraft design, it focuses on the derivation and analysis of aviation...
Personalized Fingerprint Stool, Custom Manufacturing with BigRep
Additive manufacturing has offered open access to affordable manufacturing solutions and unparalleled reductions in the cost of low-volume high-mix manufacturing. Because of these combined possibilities, a wealth of personalized products have become available to the...
Quick, High-Precision Measurement Of Templates & Gauges
M.D.C. DESIGN srl is a young, dynamic company that firmly believes in sharing individual experience with the entire group, and developing the highest quality standards in design and production. Thanks to years of experience in the mechanical sector, M.D.C. DESIGN has...
FDM vs SLA – 3D Printing Process Breakdown
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is used to describe one of many processes available that involve the conversion of a digital file into a solid, three-dimensional object. A 3D printer will repeatedly lay down or fuse successive layers of material...
BigRep adds New Materials to 3D Printing line-up
Large-format 3D printer manufacturer BigRep has added two new materials to its certified filament portfolio. The new ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) materials are believed to be ideal for applications in the automotive...
5 Metal 3D Printing Applications
Metal 3D printing is changing how we think about fabricating with metal, and as the technology becomes more prevalent on manufacturing floors, it’s important for businesses to gain application-centric intuition about the process. Just as machinists understand which...
Quality Control & Design Of Composite Components in the Aerospace & Defense Industries
In the early 1990s, Franco Bercella’s dream was to build an ultra-light airplane, which is how he began to learn about composite materials. But designing an airplane wasn’t enough, he also wanted to build it. Franco wasn’t easily discouraged by details. He decided...