3D Scanning

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  Topology Optimization and Direct Metal 3D Printing (DMP) in GE Aircraft Engine Bracket Challenge

  This confluence of technologies was demonstrated recently in a project undertaken by software company Frustum and 3D Systems’ On-Demand Parts service, Quickparts. The project was a publicized challenge by GE Aircraft to reduce the weight of an aircraft bracket while maintaining the strength needed to meet all of its functional requirements, prim…

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  SLA 3D Printing Enables Australian Museum to Flawlessly Reproduce Fierce Dinosaur

  David Elliott, Executive Chairman of the Australian Age of Dinosaurs (AAOD) Museum, wanted none of the above. He wanted nothing less than an immaculate recreation of a theropod dinosaur called Banjo (scientific name Australovenator wintonensis) scaled down from five meters to 22 centimeters in length.

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  GibbsCAM Aids Productivity and Simplifies Complex Parts at Webber Metal Products

  In 1973, plant manager Jim Webber volunteered his sons for the manufacture of parts needed to meet a critical delivery. He purchased a drill press and the required castings, and put his boys to work in his garage, launching his own company, Webber Metal Products, in Cascade, Iowa. Within 2 years, the shop had moved to a 1,200-square-foot facility…

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  Confederate Motors Works With 3D Systems to Push Limits of Motorcycle Production

  3D Systems provides Stereolithography (SLA) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) prototypes and molds that have accelerated product development and helped ensure quality for Confederate Motors.

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  Kielce Technology Park in Poland Competes on World Stage with SLS 3D Printing

  We decided to invest in a system that ensures a technological advantage in terms of quality, precision and cost of operation,” says Szymon Mazurkiewicz, CEO of Kielce Technology Park. “The investment signals our commitment to being a world-class producer of 3D printed parts and goods that drive innovation for our customers.”

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