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GrabCAD Print 1.45 was released in late August 2020 and with it came a brand-new feature for FDM users called Adaptive Slice. This feature enables users of select FDM systems to greatly increase their print speeds by increasing the layer thickness of vertical walls while still preserving the finer resolution layer height on gradually curved […]

PostProcess Technologies launched their latest innovation for 3D printed Vat Photopolymerization resin removal, PLM-403. This new addition to the PostProcess Technologies family of proprietary detergents was developed specifically for PostProcess’s patented Submersed Vortex Cavitation (SVC) technology and improves upon the performance of its predecessor, the previously released PLM-402 (referred to 402 from here on). Read […]

October 06, 2020 10:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time BROOKLYN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), today announces the expansion of its materials offering with Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber, adding another composite to the company’s growing materials portfolio. The MakerBot® Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber material can be printed […]

MakerBot’s 2020 3D Printing Trends Report identifies the factors that are impacting the use of 3D printing across different industries, including Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Goods, Military & Defense, Medical/Dental, Industrial Goods, and more. When faced with the kind of challenges that businesses have had to contend with over the last 12 months, it is not […]

If you are looking for a true metal replacement thermoplastic look no further than Nylon 12CF from Stratasys. First released on the Fortus Series 3D printers back in 2017, this material combines the superior chemical resistance, toughness, and Z layer strength of FDM Nylon 12 with the stiffness, heat-resistance, wear-resistance and ESD properties of carbon […]

BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PostProcess Technologies Inc., the first and only global provider of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for industrial 3D printing, has announced another patent granted in the United States. U.S. Patent No. 10,737,440, “Apparatus and Method for Support Removal,” issued August 11, 2020, covers PostProcess Technologies’ Submersed Vortex Cavitation (SVC) […]

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Stratasys is committed to continually making improvements to their software. With their May 2020 update of GrabCAD Print (v 1.42), the highly requested feature of Controlled Spacing for FDM Trays was added. This new feature, found in the “Arrange” tab on the right hand toolbar, allows users to easily adjust the spacing between their FDM […]

3D printing has been instrumental during the COVID-19 pandemic in bridging medical supply chain gaps and bringing new products designed to protect the lives of frontline workers to market faster. AdvancedTek is particularly fortunate during this pandemic to be able to use our industry expertise and additive solutions to assist local organizations in the production […]