The growing demand for composite components increasingly requires efficient and cost-effective manufacturing solutions. Massivit recently launched the 10000 unit and its additively manufactured mandrels, useful for forming hollow composite components with smooth and regular internal surfaces. The article illustrates the advantages of printing with water-breakable material and the possible economic savings.
While wood is still used in modern shipbuilding, many other materials have since made their appearance, including metals, polymers, and composites. Practical fiber-placement limitations with continuous-fiber composites, resolution in machined composites, challenges accurately predicting performance of discontinuous-fiber composites lead to lower repeatability and reproducibility (R&R) values and higher costs limiting usage of these materials in applications where they could be quite useful. To solve these challenges, 9T Labs developed a new Additive Fusion Technology.
The ground mobility company Local Motors’ autonomous electric vehicle Olli 2.0 includes some 3D printed parts manufactured by CRP Technology in Windform composite materials
CRP Technology has built the supporting structure in a single part: sole, midsole, nails, and ribs. The result is an innovative functional prototype for customization, technologies and materials used. The Windform SP has made it possible to create a special spiked shoe for the track with high elastic properties and resistance to deformation even in thin thicknesses.
Formlabs, a leading 3D printing company, announced at CES2021 its 30th proprietary resin: Castable Wax 40 Resin, a game-changing jewellery material. It was engineered for jewellers who value casting reliability above all and has been stress tested in the lab and on the casting floor to provide clean castings under a wide range of conditions.
Scotsman, an electric scooter brand based in Silicon Valley, presented its flagship product: the first electric scooter made entirely of carbon fiber composite. The Scotsman touts a true unibody construction, 3D-printed with single passes of continuous carbon fiber thermoplastic composite. The scooter is produced using the latest thermoplastic materials, making it extremely impact-resistant, yet remarkably lightweight.
Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed an excellent parameter set for 3D printing graphene-based structures with optimized conductive qualities. Using these parameters as a guide, the scientists produced a material with enhanced strength and conductivity, ideal for use within military applications.
Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created a “morphing” nozzle that allows to 3D print custom parts with fiber-filled composites. This work opens the doors for new 3D printing applications, for example in the biomedical or military fields.
Leavine Family Racing, has selected the MakerBot METHOD X 3D printing system to produce a number of car parts. MarketBot has been chosen for its broad portfolio of advanced materials and thermoplastics available for both rapid prototyping and final parts. METHOD has been chosen for its capacity to print at high temperatures.
Through selective laser sintering process and Windform® FX BLACK polyamide-based material, CRP Technology has manufactured for Tecnoguarnizioni the visor frame of two PPE for medics and professionals. The speed of execution and the functionality of the parts in Windform® allowed the devices to be certified in a short time
