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Prusa Patent Shapes Nozzle Channels For Higher Flow

That is the idea behind a new patent filing from Prusa Development A.S. They propose changing the internal shape of the melt ...
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Topology Optimization Needs To Know How Parts Will Print

That is the idea in a recent research review of topology optimization (TO), generative design (GD), and additive ...
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Tens Across the Board: How the University of Tennessee and Other Organizations are Fixing the Manufacturing Workforce Gap

Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito highlight the groundbreaking initiatives transforming manufacturing education and ...
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Carbon Fiber Does Not Automatically Make FFF Parts Stronger

There are other problems. Fibers can break during extrusion, particularly when continuous reinforcement has to negotiate ...
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Quadratic 3D Building A Volumetric Printing Platform

The Massachusetts company has been working on volumetric 3D printing since 2019, yet it has maintained a much lower public profile than firms such as xolo and Readily3D. Quadratic is now based in ...
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Xolo Patent Uses Messy Light Beams To Smooth Volumetric Prints

Xolo’s proposed solution is almost counterintuitive: make the beams less orderly.
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If You Build it, They May Come: Lockheed’s Strategic Shift

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi discuss how Lockheed Martin's bold production strategy could foreshadow the next era ...
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Uniformation to Launch for Fully Automated Resin Printer

Now here’s a new take on resin 3D printing: full automation, on the desktop. This new approach comes from Uniformation, a long-time manufacturer of resin 3D printers, who have just previewed an ...
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Padel’s, Ballers and 3D Printing Opportunities

Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe reveal how the same 3D printing breakthroughs reshaping pickleball and tennis are poised to revolutionize padel equipment as the sport rapidly expands across the U.S ...