If pre-production parts are to be manufactured effectively and at a low cost from the original material, 3D-printed injection moulds are very well suited since the material properties of the parts made from the 3D print mould and the later volume parts from a conventional serial mould are very similar. Even though plain bearing materials […]
Basically, the service life of a 3D printed component always depends heavily on the load and the material selected. Values such as torque, rotational speed, tensile load and compression load play a decisive role. The manufacturing process also has an influence on the durability of the component. 3D printing offers several advantages over milling. The […]
Stereolithography (SLA) is the oldest 3D printing method. It was invented in 1983 by Chuck Hell and patented in 1986. It is the oldest additive method and is still being used today. In a liquid bath filled with a base monomer (liquid plastic), the workpiece is created with a laser by means of exposure to […]