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Rapid product development seminars announced
3T RPD's Telford Sales Office has moved to new premises at and recently held their first Rapid Product Development Seminar there, dates of future seminars are included at the end of this item.
News from 3T RPD (12 May 2004)
University invests in metallic rapid prototyping
User application article Liverpool University has invested in what is believed to be the most developed rapid prototyping process for the manufacture of metal components direct from elementary metal powders. Brochure available
News from MCP Tooling Technologies (10 May 2004)
Modular hot runner controller supports 384 zones
A modular, small footprint, hot runner controller that can support from 1 to 384 zones can be used free-standing, mounted on the mould or alongside or behind the injection moulding machine.
News from Moldflow (Europe) (10 May 2004)
Seminars update on rapid prototyping developments
"It was surprising to find just how far rapid prototyping has come in such a relatively short period of time," said an attendee of a series of UK rapid product development seminars.
News from 3T RPD (19 April 2004)
State-of-the-art prototyping facility opened
Rapid Product Development Group has opened a state-of-the-art prototype manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico, to support SLA, SLS, RTV, fused deposition modeling and CAD/CAM Machining.
News from Rapid Product Development Group, Inc. (13 April 2004)
Solid plastics parts cut from CAD files
To further enhance a service in rapid prototyping, parts can be cut in solid plastics, in minimum production time, using files direct from design software.
News from Toolcraft Plastics ( 7 April 2004)
Resins cut prototype camera build times by third
User application article With the introduction of alternative resins to its production line, Malcolm Nicholls has been able to cut prototype build times of Panasonic's new X70 camera phone by one third. Brochure available
News from DSM Somos (26 March 2004)
Rapid prototyper invests in twin laser sinter m/c
User application article As part of a GBP 1.3 million investment during 2003, leading rapid prototyping company has installed a twin laser-sintering machine to produce components directly from a CAD model.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems (26 March 2004)
UV-curable stereolithography resins sold in USA
DSM Somos said that its complete line of UV-curable stereolithography resins has been qualified for use in Sony's Solid Creation Systems (SCS), available for sale in North America. Brochure available
News from DSM Somos (10 March 2004)
Medical-grade prototyping material is durable
Polycarbonate material for use in applications such as food-, pharmaceutical-, and medical equipment modelling, as well as automotive use, has high impact and flexural strength.
News from Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) ( 8 March 2004)
Automated soluble support removal saves time
Automated soluble support removal system in a 3D printer reduces engineering time and enables the development of prototypes with more complex design geometries.
News from Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) (27 February 2004)
CAD and stereolithography make furniture
User application article Furniture manufacturer is using translucent honeycomb-like architectural structures manufactured through the CAD and stereolithography construction processes. Brochure available
News from DSM Somos (20 February 2004)
3D printer produces high-quality models
Offering easy finishing, friendly multi-user network 3-D printing, a 3D printer produces high-quality models at an affordable price, without geometric limitations.
News from 3D Systems Europe (20 February 2004)
Metal powder sintering machines get rapid
Rapid manufacture of metal components in small, medium and even large volumes can be achieved with the new EOSINT M 270 laser sintering machine
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems (13 February 2004)
E-manufacturing opens up new laser-sintering uses
Last year's EuroMold highlighted e-manufacturing; the cost-effective production of high-quality products directly from electronic data, for which laser-sintering offers much potential.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems ( 6 January 2004)
Vacuum casting materials have excellent HDT values
Vacuum casting resins with excellent HDT properties plus the ability to pigment resins to match all pantone or RAL colours are now available to produce complex plastics prototypes. Brochure available
News from MCP Tooling Technologies (16 December 2003)
LIM and LSR materials thin-wall vacuum cast
A technology exists that allows the successful vacuum casting of thin walled parts from highly viscous, thick or thixothropic LIM and LSR materials. Brochure available
News from MCP Tooling Technologies (16 December 2003)
Laser process fast-prototypes dense metal parts
Up to 100% dense metal prototypes are produced directly from CAD data using a laser-operated process at a rate of typically 5cm3 per hour for dense steel. Brochure available
News from MCP Tooling Technologies (16 December 2003)
Products produced directly from electronic data
'e-Manufacturing' describes the fast, flexible and economical production of products, moulds/tooling or patterns for all phases of the product life cycle, directly from electronic data.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems (12 November 2003)
Laser sintering offers flexible plastics parts
Recent developments in laser sintering of plastics and metallic parts include flexible, thin-wall plastics products and a plastics injection mould made from layers of 20 micron steel powder.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems (29 October 2003)
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