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Nylon 12 [Versatile Plastic]

Nylon 12 [Versatile Plastic] is a durable nylon plastic that can be used for a wide range of applications, both for prototyping and for end products. Printed using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printing services, when thin, it's flexible enough for hinges and springs and when thick, strong enough for structural components. Learn More

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Accura 60 is a translucent and rigid acrylate-based plastic. Shapeways 3D prints this material using a large-format Stereolithography (SLA) printer capable of producing small to large parts with high resolution and detail as well as smooth surfaces with limited layer lines. Learn More

Stainless Steel 316L

Stainless Steel 316L is manufactured using ExOne’s ‘Triple Advanced Compaction Technology’ with Binder Jetting. Unlike our Steel that is infused with bronze, this material is a single alloy, composed of pure Stainless Steel. Learn More

Nylon 12

Nylon 12 (Versatile Plastic) is a durable nylon plastic that can be used for a wide range of applications, both for prototyping and for end products. Printed using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), when thin, it's flexible enough for hinges and springs and when thick, strong enough for structural components. Learn More

Accura 60

Accura 60 is a translucent and rigid acrylate-based plastic. It is 3D printed using a large format stereolithography (SLA) printer capable of producing small to large parts with high resolution and detail as well as smooth surfaces with limited layer lines. Learn More

Stainless Steel 316L

Stainless Steel 316L is manufactured using ExOne’s "Triple Advanced Compaction Technology" with a binder jetting system. Unlike our Steel that is steel infused with bronze, this material is a single alloy, 100% Stainless steel 316L. Learn More

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I like the ease of use in the Shapeways platform, being able to 3D print on-demand orders for the first time, and most of all–being able to scale my business. In the beginning years ago I basically had the change in my pocket and a credit line at my bank so I couldn’t order a ton of things, and you never know what’s going to sell.”

Steven Jaworski

Owner | Voytek Medical

During the process, we used Shapeways capabilities to 3D print many prototypes. That meant we had the option to iterate very quickly, print objects, and test them to see if they were working correctly in terms of complexity, or too much complexity.

Yonatan Assouline

Manager & Co-Founder | Flamingo Works

Shapeways was really great when we worked together before, which led us to reach out again. It’s been so helpful to talk with them about what we could do in every aspect of 3D printing and finishing, and it saved us a lot of time in experimentation.”

Nathan Lachenmyer

Director of Technology | Sitara Systems

I like the ease of use in the Shapeways platform, being able to 3D print on-demand orders for the first time, and most of all–being able to scale my business. In the beginning years ago I basically had the change in my pocket and a credit line at my bank so I couldn’t order a ton of things, and you never know what’s going to sell.”

Steven Jaworski

Owner | Voytek Medical

During the process, we used Shapeways capabilities to 3D print many prototypes. That meant we had the option to iterate very quickly, print objects, and test them to see if they were working correctly in terms of complexity, or too much complexity.

Yonatan Assouline

Manager & Co-Founder | Flamingo Works

Shapeways was really great when we worked together before, which led us to reach out again. It’s been so helpful to talk with them about what we could do in every aspect of 3D printing and finishing, and it saved us a lot of time in experimentation.”

Nathan Lachenmyer

Director of Technology | Sitara Systems

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40 µm metal 3D printing technology developed in the USA

3DNews Technologies and IT market. News at the cutting edge of science In the United States, 3D printing technology has been developed...

03.12.2022 [14:06], Gennady Detinich

Caltech engineers have developed a method to 3D print metals and alloys at a resolution that, in some cases, is an order of magnitude smaller than previously possible. The minimum element size has been reduced to 40 microns, paving the way for the production of tiny components for microelectronic mechanical systems (MEMS) that can be applied to a wide range of devices, from sensors to chip heat dissipation systems. nine0007

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Traditionally, metal 3D printing relies on layer-by-layer sintering of metal powders with a laser beam. At the same time, the high thermal conductivity of metals makes it difficult to increase the resolution - heating occurs quickly, and no matter how you focus the laser, more powder is sintered in the projection area than the digital model provides. Scientists from Caltech solved this problem in an interesting way - at the stage of printing a model, they proposed to abandon metals and a laser. nine0007

The model is still created layer-by-layer on a 3D printer, but not from laser-heated powder metal, but from a polymer hydrogel with layer-by-layer fixing with ultraviolet light. After creating the model, it is placed in an aqueous solution of metal salts, in which metal ions penetrate into the hydrogel. After saturation of the model with salts, the model is annealed. The annealing temperature is chosen below the melting point of the metal, but it is still high enough (700–1100 °C) to completely burn out the hydrogel. nine0007

After annealing, a metal model remains with an element resolution even lower than that of a hydrogel matrix. And if the method of direct laser 3D printing can create metal parts with a minimum resolution of 100 microns, then the use of a matrix increases the resolution of printing metal models up to 40 microns. It is twice as thin as a human hair.

Annealed copper model

3D Architech was formed by Caltech to license the new printing technology to anyone interested. Biotechnology, chip cooling, sensors, robotics - all these disciplines and many others need to mass-produce miniature metal products that cannot be made in the traditional way - casting, milling, forging, and so on. nine0007

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Alquist 3D-printed a house in which a family settled for the first time in the USA - Future on vc.

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Construction took 12 hours instead of the nominal four weeks.

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The house was printed by Alquist, which uses 3D printing technology for "exceptional design", reducing the cost of construction and infrastructure. In the future, the company plans to build not only single-family homes, but also multifamily, mixed-use, and nursing homes across the US. nine0007

April Stringfield and her 13-year-old son received the keys to the first 3D-printed house as part of a charity program to support low-income families, according to CNN.

The 111-square-meter facility was printed in the Williamsburg, Virginia area in 12 hours, at least four weeks ahead of the standard construction schedule.

Three-bedroom, two-bathroom structure based on a fast-setting concrete frame. According to the developers, the material has long-term advantages - it retains temperature well and is resistant to damage. Printers have reduced construction costs by 15%. nine0007

A Raspberry Pi-based computer is responsible for monitoring home systems.


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