Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) has become a reliable and trusted form of rapid prototyping due to its structural properties. It is particularly useful when the design is complex, custom, and needs to be functional or requires short run production. In SLS a laser beam selectively fuses or sinters powder materials, nylon, or elastomer materials. It produces [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Crittercam was envisioned and invented by marine biologist and filmmaker Greg Marshall. National Geographic introduced the first generation of the Crittercam back in 1987 and has continually been improving it. The Crittercam has been used in March of the Penguins, National Geographic’s Wild Chronicles and many other National Geographic DVDs.With this new version, Greg [...]
One of the technologies out there that been gaining momentum in the additive fabrication space is Selective Laser Sintering (SLS). Over the past few years this process has transitioned from being looked at strictly as a rapid prototyping solution to now being considered for rapid prototyping and final end use production. The aerospace and industrial [...]
