Congratulations to our January QuickNOTES trivia question WINNER! ….. L.G. from Woodstream Corp. (http://www.woodstream.com/). Question: According to the “YouTube Videos” tab located on the Quickparts Facebook page (Watch it here!), what is the name of Johnny Quickparts’ love interest that is revealed in Episode 4: Johnny Learns About Stereolithography? Answer: Dr. Wang As a prize, [...]
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NEW Shore Hardness Scale Choosing the best prototype material for your application can be tricky. One property that is especially difficult to understand and relate to is the Shore Hardness Value. Shore hardness measures the elasticity of a material. Quickparts has created a scale that relates different Shore values to everyday products allowing you to [...]
Every Picture Tells a Story. Share Yours Today!! At Quickparts, we ship over 1,000 orders of custom parts each month, each with its own story to tell. We are always amazed at the wide variety of customers that we have and all of the various uses of the parts we produce. This month we are [...]
While the primary processes of additive manufacturing have not changed greatly over their lives, the intense focus on the materials has allowed for this area to develop into a fairly mature offering of choices for the user. What makes this a bit more complicated is that the technology path of each of the RP processes (Stereolithography, [...]
1. File Resolution: STL format has become the standard for rapid prototype manufacturing. This format approximates the surface of a design using triangles. The resolution of the STL file plays an important role in the quality of the prototype produced. Due to the limitations of most prototyping processes the recommended facet resolution is 0.002“ to [...]
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is an additive manufacturing process that is commonly used for rapid prototyping and production applications. Unlike many other prototyping processes, the build materials with FDM are actual production quality thermoplastics which are melted and finely extruded to create two-dimensional cross sections of the model. Each layer quickly solidifies and the next [...]
var __hs_fm = {portal: 11459, host: ‘hubapi.com’, blog: false}; (function(){ var fm = document.createElement(‘script’); fm.type = ‘text/javascript’; fm.async = true; fm.src = ‘//static.hubspot.com/js/fm.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(fm, s); })(); :: Skilled-trades technicians at the Warren 3-D Rapid Prototype Lab are finding new ways to produce test parts faster and at lower costs. Three-dimensional rapid-prototyping [...]
Check out this impressive video that shows 35 SLA machines manufacturing 40,000 parts a day (8 to 10 million pieces per year)! More sources are emerging for Additive Manufacturing (AM) cost-savings in the dental field. 3D Systems, Quickparts parent company, has expanded its product line and material offerings to compete strongly in this arena with its [...]
3-D printing makes the New York Times! I read this article today and thought it was informative to both a newcomer as well as an industry veteran. Good info on the development of the market for affordable 3-d printers. A great read for those involved in rapid prototyping. The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing Enjoy.
Check out this article released today by Desktop Engineering. It’s really informative and perfect for a forum like this. A good summary of the last 20 years or so, along with a focus on what has been happening lately. Some great information and images. Evolution of Rapid Technologies Also – if you’re looking to learn [...]
