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3D printing for companies: what is more economical, having an in-house 3D printer or using external 3D printing services?

Maria Burkanova | 20. March 2020

More and more industrial companies are discovering the utility of 3D printing and additive manufacturing (in technical terms, 3D printing is actually only one of many additive processes, but in common terms is used as a synonym for additive manufacturing). The range of machines, materials, and processes on offer is vast – but where should […]

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3D printing for the automotive industry

Steffen Schack | 15. October 2019

3D printing is playing an increasingly important role in producing motor vehicles. For the manufacturing of sports cars and exclusive vehicles, more and more parts are not only used for developing or testing prototypes, but also as functional components in production vehicles.

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3D printing: low-wear plastic components for the automotive industry

Sebastian Bloechl | 10. September 2019

Design freedom and fast reaction times are commonplace in development departments in the automotive industry. Anyone who can react quickly to new requirements gains competitive advantages.  Additive manufacturing and the automotive industry, which benefits from flexibility and speed, are made for each other. Free design possibilities, short delivery times and cost efficiency are only a […]

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Material innovation for the music industry – piano parts made of iglidur plastic

Dirk Zacharias | 1. August 2019

Components or spare parts for musical instruments from 3D printing. We have received more and more requests in this exciting area and we are happy to find suitable solutions for the extraordinary requirements. By using low-wear and durable plastic components from the 3D printer we can meet the most individual requirements. Like with a grand […]

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print2mold – get to your injection moulding product faster thanks to 3D printing

Dirk Zacharias | 1. July 2019

Injection moulding tools are usually milled or spark-eroded, require quite some manufacturing time and are therefore expensive. Here, 3D printing opens up new possibilities. The additive manufacturing of the injection moulding tool generally offers two possibilities. 1. Manufacturing a plastic tool using the SLA method – ideal for producing prototypes or very small batches of […]

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