Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
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For more than 25 years, Stratasys has been a defining force in 3D printing and additive manufacturing - shaping the way things are made. Stratasys 3D printing solutions enable better designed products to be delivered faster. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and Solidscape.
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
Sailing may not be the sport people immediately associate with boundary-pushing innovation. It’s more likely to produce images of boats languidly floating through the water. (Or to conjure a certain song by Christopher Cross.) However, spend a few minutes with New York Yacht Club’s American Magic team and it’s clear that it’s all high tech on the high seas.
On a mission to win next year’s America’s Cup, the oldest
trophy in international sports, the American Magic team has spent years
designing, building and perfecting a hydrofoil yacht capable of reaching speeds
upwards of 50 knots (almo ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
The 3D printing market has rapidly expanded from its humble
origins, and the technology is evolving at a breakneck pace. From small, costly
machines to industrial-grade operations, 3D printing hardware continues to be
refined, though at a much more gradual pace. The next major frontier for the
industry is improving the materials we use to create more resistant, flexible,
and usable parts and components.
One of the more interesting developments in recent years is
the introduction of 3D printable nylon, which delivers several noteworthy benefits
and can be combined with other ingredients to ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
It was a pleasure to have Andy Storm, president and CEO of Eckhart, sharing his company’s extraordinarily extensive work applying 3D printing to tooling applications at the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Fla., this past week. The theme of the conference was driving digital transformation in industry, and additive manufacturing is certainly having a very tangible impact on how Eckhart engineers industrial solutions that improve the effectiveness of production lines while enhancing operator safety.
One of Storm’s key messages is that additive manufacturing is a significant journey. “You don’t ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
LAIKA’s Brian McLean shares his story and some secrets of making Missing Link
Brian McLean is LAIKA’s Oscar-nominated Director of Rapid Prototype, bringing 3D printing technology to stop-motion films like Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and most recently Missing Link. Fresh off LAIKA’s Golden Globe win for best animated motion picture and new Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature for Missing Link, he joined Jenna Schneider, Consumer Products Customer Leader, for a sit-down to talk about how he got into the business and the magic LAIKA is creating at the ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
If there’s
one thing product designers have in common, it’s a commitment to push the
boundaries of realism. Beginning at concept design, their goal is to create models
that look, feel and act as close to the finished product as possible. True-to-life
prototypes empower teams to make better, more accurate decisions. That’s why so
many are tapping into the power of 3D printing.
But product
realism is much more than fast and accurate 3D printers. At its foundation are materials
that enable full-color, multi-textural models. And our new VeroUltraClear
offering is the perfect example. The mater ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
Several
years ago, GrabCAD
hosted the CubeSat Challenge
in which designers around the world were asked to think about small satellites
and how design could be simplified with 3D printing. At the time, there wasn’t a material on the
market to meet all requirements for the application. But the creativity of designers
showed the world how 3D printing could reduce part count and simplify assembly
of satellites in the rapidly growing small sat market.
Meanwhile, behind
the scenes we were already tackling the material challenge. Stratasys FDM filament produced from ULTEM 9085
and 1010 resins
ha ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
One of the bigger challenges faced by today’s aerospace manufacturers is the ability to 3D print parts that are certified for flight. That’s why one leading Austrian engineering and manufacturing service provider is turning to Stratasys for flight-rated thermoplastics and equipment. This helps to facilitate certification initiatives, accelerate overall throughput and reduce per part production costs.
Antemo is investing in a large-scale, industrial-grade Stratasys F900 3D Printer to advance production operations and open new business opportunities. The service bureau hopes to leverage Strat ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
This week at Formnext 2019, the Stratasys team just announced our exciting relationship with Bombardier Transportation – teaming to accelerate part production for interior and exterior vehicle components for its trains in German-speaking countries. And it’s all backed by the power of 3D printing.
The Stratasys F900’s print capability enables Bombardier Transportation to rapidly produce larger 3D printed vehicle components, such as this air vent system component
According
to Marco Michel, Vice President Operations at Bombardier Transportation, the integration
of Stratasys additive manuf ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
In the next decade, additive
manufacturing will become an indispensable part of leading rail transportation
providers’ operations. This is a bold claim and one that any reader would
rightly be skeptical about, especially given that I work for Blueprint, a strategic
consultancy focusing on 3D printing. However, over the last three decades, the
technology has matured, and the range of possible applications has grown
massively.
3D printing is
now an industrial-grade tool that rail transportation providers can and should
be leveraging to secure their supplies of service parts, create tools tha ..read more
Stratasys Blog | 3D Printing
4y ago
It’s the Achilles’ heel of every car
restoration, whether you are a casual enthusiast restoring a 70’s Mustang or a
professional readying a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing to show at Concours: that
hard-to-find part that you have been searching for—for years—with no success.
While using new, old-stock parts is the gold
standard for restoration, that is often not possible when only 30 parts were
ever made… in the 1920’s. Genuine second-hand parts may be of varying quality. A
master craftsman may be able to produce a part that looks like the original,
but this can be an expensive and time-consuming ..read more