3d Printing in Automotive Industry | Innovae3d

  The 3D printing technology has become one of the most revolutionary technologies to have been invented in the entire human history. The technology has come a long way and today is finding applications in diverse and often surprising industries. Hence, the news that Stratasys announced its decision to collaborate with fashion designers Julia Koerner and Ganit Goldstein was not shocking for many. Stratasys revealed that the aim to collaborate with the esteemed fashion designers was to promote a novel direct-to-textile approach using polymer 3D printing PolyJet technology. The collaboration is part of the EU-funded Re-FREAM research project that aims to bring together artists, engineers, designers and scientists to explore the potential use of 3D printing technology in the fashion sector. Industrial experts believe this to be the beginning of a trend which will see textile manufacturers switching from conventional mass production to efficient and advanced customized designing. T...

  With growing use of 3D printing in increasing number of industries, the need for a swift and efficient cooling design is high. The injection molding industry is increasingly seeking more advanced, even non-conventional cooling designs. Hence, conformal cooling channels are becoming the norm in the injection molding industry. DMLS Creates Conformal Cooling Channel Conveniently Despite the initial excitement, many industrial leaders avoided using conformal cooling technology up until five years ago because the technique used to be difficult and expensive. However, advances in technology have made Conformal Cooling design more affordable and easy to use. Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) can efficiently mold parts with intricate outer and inner geometry. Thus, creating conformal cooling channels and tooling inserts simultaneously. DMLS is the Ideal Solution to Create Conformal Cooling Design DMLS is a type of additive manufacturing (AM) technology. It uses a thin but po...

  Selective Laser Sintering, or SLS, remains one of the most popular 3D printing techniques in use today. It melts the raw material and arranges it layer by layer to make the shape entered described in the CAD file. Mostly, grains of the thermoplastic polymer is used as the raw material in SLS 3D printing. Today, selective laser sintering has become increasingly popular for producing prototypes and functional parts of machinery in small batches. The reasons behind the popularity of SLS printing are its extensive freedom in designing, higher accuracy in production, and consistent quality with functional physical properties. SL S  3D Printing becomes the optimal solution for prototypes and spares part manufacturing when the designer is aware of the capabilities and limitations posed by the technology. What important characteristics of SLS 3D Printing should a Designer know? If the designer is aware of the extent of freedom and limitations of the 3D printing technique, then they...

Metal 3D printing with DMLS Direct metal laser sintering Is an additive manufacturing technique that uses a laser as the power source to sinter powdered material, aiming the laser automatically at points in space defined by a 3D model, binding the material together to create a solid structure. The DMLS uses a high-intensity laser source and imparts the energy over the metal powder as per the required geometry pattern, melts below its melting point, and solidifies the metal powder to the deposited layer without affecting the material properties. Metal 3D printing with DMLS process used for the actual material needed to make the part at one build time thereby eliminates the secondary machining. DMLS eliminates tool change & production line cost resulting in small batch & single part build cost efficiency.