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SLS rapid prototyping saves mould costs
User application article Selective laser sintering is producing components for a luxury car maker that are robust enough to be used on test vehicles running around the track - so saving costs.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems ( 1 November 2005)
Metal and plastics laser sintering powders arrive
For producing moulds and metal parts directly from CAD data by direct metal laser-sintering, new materials to open up additional applications in aerospace and medical industries.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems (12 October 2005)
Rubber-like flexible materials make models
User application article Available in two formulations with different elasticity properties, flexible materials enable printing of 3D models that closely resemble the feel of flexible end-products.
News from HK Technologies ( 6 October 2005)
SL resins behave like thermoplastics
Based on market demand for stereolithography (SL) resins that approximate the aesthetic of engineering plastics, DSM Somos has expanded its Somos 9000 and Somos 12000 series. Brochure available
News from DSM Somos ( 4 October 2005)
Aluminium-filled nylon introduced for SLS
Components in Alumide, an aluminium-filled Nylon material provide an alternative to Nylon, glass-filled Nylon or polystyrene - Alumide provides entirely 'new look' laser sintered components.
News from 3T RPD (29 September 2005)
Laser sintering produces bicycle parts
User application article Selective laser sintering machines produced functional and aesthetically pleasing prototypes to assist Paul Wolfson in his final year of study in Industrial Design and Technology.
News from 3T RPD (28 September 2005)
Free seminars for casting and moulding
MCP Tooling Technologies is holding two free educational seminars at its headquarters in Stone, Staffordshire, which are aimed at designers and manufacturers. Brochure available
News from MCP Tooling Technologies (20 September 2005)
Multi-material injection moulding simulated
Two-shot vacuum casting involves a four step process to simulate multi-material injection moulding to produce a range of prototype radiation detection devices.
News from Paragon Rapid Technologies (13 September 2005)
Preparing for successful 'e-Manufacturing'
More and more application cases show that laser-sintering is not only suited for building prototypes or tooling, but that the technology is also being used in manufacturing.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems ( 8 September 2005)
Chinese launch UK rapid prototyping service
The first Chinese rapid prototyping service launched in the UK is the rapid CNC machining of models of up to 6m length in real materials such as ABS, Nylon, PP, and Acrylic.
News from Star Prototype China (26 August 2005)
SLR produces custom lighting products
User application article Belgian domestic lighting company is now using selective laser sintering to produce customised domestic plastics lighting directly from CAD data - eliminating moulds.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems (26 August 2005)
Tooling system has no complex ejectors
Space Puzzle Molding differs from full production tooling by an absence of complex ejector systems resulting in faster time-to-market and and costs 50% less than automated tooling.
News from Protoform (24 August 2005)
Injection moulding system halves tool costs
'Space Puzzle Molding' uses state of the art CAD/CAM technology to produce metal tooling at half the price for injection molding via CNC and 5-axis machining.
News from Protoform (24 August 2005)
Stronger, complex moulds laser-sintered faster
User application article Tooling such as injection and blow moulds can now be built with laser-sintering from CAD models in 20 micron thick layers of powder, rather than the previous limit of 50 micron layers.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems ( 8 July 2005)
Rapid product development supports Baghdad
User application article Rapid Product Development Group (RPDG) has announced its intent to support RP4 Baghdad in the area of rapid prototyping.
News from Rapid Product Development Group (23 June 2005)
High quality soft-tooling wins the business
User application article High quality RTV soft-tooling, that delivers parts for design evaluation, functional testing or patterns for RTV silicon-mould soft-tools, keeps mobile computer specialist competitive. Brochure available
News from DSM Somos (13 May 2005)
Casting system contributes to award-winning car
User application article Casting system has been used to build an Michelin- award winning model car designed to meet the demands of 21st century urban living in China and exhibited at the Detroit Car Show earlier this year.
News from Huntsman Advanced Materials ( 5 May 2005)
SLA and SLS repaid prototypes made in colour
Engineers can now have coloured products produced quickly and cheaply through the stereolithography and selective laser sintered fast prototyping methods.
News from MEC, Cardiff University (12 April 2005)
SL material deflects highest heat yet
Among new stereolithography materials recently launched is a material that delivers the look of production injection molding plastics with the highest heat deflection temperature available. Brochure available
News from DSM Somos ( 6 April 2005)
Direct metal laser sintering makes tooling
User application article Innovative Product Development Centre has started making metal tooling and components in short lead times using a direct metal laser sintering machine.
News from EOS Electro Optical Systems ( 1 April 2005)
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