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22 Feb 2021

3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing Juliann Grant 0 comment

Replay: Success In Additive Manufacturing with Humanetics

In the first webinar of our Series: Success in Additive Manufacturing we feature Humanetics, the global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of test crash dummies who successfully adopted additive manufacturing in their operations.

Humanetics adopted 3D printing in the early additive manufacturing days when they were looking for alternatives to cost-effectively replace the ribs in crash test dummies using 3D printing technology that could match the strength and durability needed for their test conditions. They discovered new cost savings and production speed using Markforged 3D Industrial Composite printers.

Join us and hear Kris Sullenberger, Sr. Design Engineer, share how the company continues to evolve their additive manufacturing capabilities and applications at their Huron facility.

The presentation also introduces the Markforged Metal X 3D Printer and shares useful Metal applications.

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The Future of Additive LiveStream at Youngstown Business Incubator

28 Aug 2019

Events, Metrology Juliann Grant 0 comment

See us at Westec in Long Beach!

Visit us at Westec in Long Beach at booth #732!

We will be showcasing the latest Metrology equipment and 3D Printers to address the point in product development where products move from digital to physical properties.

Our metrology line includes Creaform’s most advanced portable scanners HANDYSCAN and GoScan Spark:

3D Scanning hardware are excellent solutions for:

Inspection applications like first article inspection where validation and verification is required before products are released for mass production
Reverse engineering where you need to enhance or innovate new design iterations on existing products

We will also be showing our Markforged 3D Printer Line.

The X7 Industrial Printer will be on display, plus part samples in a variety of materials including plastic, carbon fiber, and metal from the new Metal X which is now available and shipping.

Download the specs on the X7 here

Download the brochure on the Metal X here

Two Ways To Get A Free Pass to Westec:

Use our Promotional Code: 15228136

Or register here with our Free Pass URL

Dates/Location

September 24-26, 2019
Long Beach Convention Center
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We look forward to see you there. Make sure to stop by our booth and see our West Coast team Bill Zanke, Mike Conley and Larry Kuehn.

24 Apr 2019

3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing Juliann Grant 0 comment

Introducing Nylon White for Markforged 3D Printers

Announcing Nylon White composite material available for the Mark Two and X7 Markforged 3D Printers.

It is now possible to print in Nylon and Onyx on the same printhead! But what is Nylon White?

Nylon White is an engineering thermoplastic that is non-abrasive and can be easily painted.
It replaces Tough Nylon, which will no longer be available for purchase after mid-July 2019

Nylon White is better than what came before in every way – including being more easily printable, stronger and stiffer, non-abrasive, even more moisture resistant, and smoother.

It is available to purchase right now – just give us a call.

When should you use Nylon White?

When you need to customize any part that needs to be smooth and non-abrasive that will come into contact with Class A cosmetic surfaces.
When you need to easily paint or dye any parts to enhance designs, color code, or increase visibility.

Nylon White FAQ

Is Nylon food safe?
- The base material is food safe, but we have not certified the overall process (spooling the filament through printing it) as food safe
What layer heights are supported?
- Same as layer heights supported for Tough Nylon today.
  - Non-reinforced: 100 μm or 200 μm
  - Reinforced: default to 100 μm (HSHT, Kevlar, Fiberglass) and 125 μm (Carbon Fiber)
Which printers print Nylon White?
- X7 and Mark Two print Nylon White.
Will you come out with more colors?
- Yes, we plan to in the future.

Get more information on the spec sheet here.

16 Jul 2018

3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing Ken Smith 0 comment

Modern Machine Shop Reprint: Toolmaker uses 3D printing to produce composite workholding fixtures

Read how an Adaptive customer solved their production bottleneck challenges with 3D printing in a recent article published on the Modern Machine Shop website.

Elliott Tool is a tube tool and burnishing product manufacturer located in Dayton, Ohio. They were having difficulties keeping up with the demand for custom fixtures and dies to meet their customer orders. They turned to Markforged and their Mark Two 3D printing system to ease their production bottleneck. They were so impressed with the lightweight ONYX material they began using 3D printing for their end use parts.

Adaptive in the News: Design2Part A New Era of 3D Printing

In this Design2Part article, Frank Thomas explains how 3D Printing has evolved as a valid approach for manufacturers to enhance their agility on the plant floor by employing 3D printing for additive manufacturing. Whether they create replacement parts, tooling or jigs, the advancements in the durability of materials has enabled 3D Printing to be a dependable solution that is more affordable than ever before. Here are a few excerpts from Frank:

Thomas said that until fairly recently, additive manufacturing was used most often as a tool to create parts that you could hand to somebody so that they could see it, touch it, and provide some input as to what might need to be changed or modified. But that’s changed in recent years as new materials have been developed that enable printers to make stronger, more durable parts.
“Metal printing has always been there, but that has an economic value proposition that’s a bit challenging for it,” he said in an interview. “The ABS and nylon and other plastic 3D printers, up until the last couple of years, weren’t necessarily dimensionally accurate, and then they had challenges creating a part that’s functional. That’s what I think is different about the market today, compared to just, really, a couple of years ago.”
If the demand for 3D printed metal parts is going to grow significantly, especially for critical use cases, OEMs will have to be able to count on high-quality parts. Thomas believes the additive metal industry is up to the challenge because he’s already seen major improvements in quality in recent years.
“At the end of the day, this is really a materials game. If the materials that we’re able to bring to the market provide the end use quality that people are looking for, that’s critical.”

Read the entire article here

09 Apr 2018

3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing Ken Smith 0 comment

Overcoming Manufacturing Challenges with Composite & Metal 3D Printing

Both composite 3D printing and metal 3D printing are invaluable resources on the production line. They are often used to affordably and efficiently produce many of the low volume, high-strength, custom parts critical to manufacturing. In this paper from Markforged, you’ll learn how composite and metal 3D printing technologies can work together to optimize your digital manufacturing processes.

Examples of 3D printed tooling applications include:

Conformal Workholding for Metal Printed Parts

If a part can be 3D printed in metal, conformal workholding for the part can easily follow. Printing composite workholding for processing metal 3D printed parts solves the conformal work holding problem efficiently-whether for tapping, post machining, or QA inspection.

Tooling, Jigs and Fixtures

Using industrial 3D printers for tools, jigs, and fixtures can drop costs and cut lead time by over 90%, delivering highstrength, long-lasting parts next day.

Breaking your tools down into material-specific regions can optimize their properties while dropping cost and time to manufacture. Below are some properties that can be localized by splitting parts into metal and composite segments.

Download the white paper to explore application use cases from conformal workholding to tooling inserts, and discover how composite and metal 3D printing technologies from Markforged can help you overcome common tooling and fixturing roadblocks.

Here are a couple other related blog posts that may be of interest:

Not Just for Parts: Additive Manufacturing Delivers Benefits with Tooling

Additive Manufacturing Deep Dive (Part 2): Every Part is Custom

21 Dec 2017

Additive Manufacturing Juliann Grant 0 comment

Markforged’s Guide to 3D Printing on the Production Line

Markforged has released a new Guide to 3D printing on the production line.

Many manufacturers have realized significant cost savings and productivity improvements by integrating high strength additive manufacturing (AM) technology into their business, especially in support of their maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) strategy. For many more, identifying where additive will be most impactful to their business can be a daunting task, and increasingly one that corporate leadership has directed plants to investigate. This white paper provides structure and clarity to that ask by demonstrating strategies and applications for integrating high strength AM opportunities on the manufacturing floor.

Download the white paper.

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