Schlagwort: large format technology

  • Voodoo Manufacturing Goes Big with Large-Format Print Service

    Voodoo Manufacturing Goes Big with Large-Format Print Service

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    Voodoo manufacturing is supersizing its offerings with the announcement that the company now provides large-format 3D printing. Customers can now order 3D printed parts in PLA up to eight times larger than before with a five day turnaround.

    Voodoo manufacturing, the 3D printing company based in Brooklyn, New York, has some news. The on-demand 3D print farm now offers single-part prints (in PLA) at up to 11.8 x 11.8 x 23.8 inches (300 x 300 x 605 millimeters) when going through the company’s 3D printing service.

    This is a big change, upping their print volume capacity to one that dwarfs the previous limit of 11 x 6 x 6 inches (285 x 153 x 155 millimeters).

    Customers that previously had to cut up prints will likely be very happy with the change.

    The company explains in a blog post: “we’re constantly looking for ways to improve our services and add new, valuable capabilities for our customers. We’ve noticed demand for large-sized parts has been increasing, so we made it a priority to enable large-part production in our factory.”


    Large Prints Offer Multiple Benefits for Customers

    Voodoo Manufacturing’s announcement brings the company closer to their goal of making 3D printing a more viable alternative to traditional manufacturing.

    “We think the new capability will allow our customers to bring new, bigger ideas and products to market faster, and with higher quality… Ultimately, we want to empower you to focus on building the product you want, instead of letting the product be dictated by the manufacturing method; to bridge the gap between idea and product,” the company’s blog post continues.

    Powering Voodoo’s new push onto bigger and better prints is a suite of brand new Raise3D N2 Plus 3D Printers. Utilizing FDM as their means of 3D printing, the machines are capable of printing in a variety of materials.

    Voodoo’s initial offering of PLA only indicates that reliability and speed are top of the agenda, given the trickier nature of temperature sensitive materials like ABS and PETG.

    The company explains that a test print of a 6’1” mannequin needs to be split into 88 pieces to fit on their standard printers. However, with the Raise3D N2 Plus printers, the same mannequin can fit into just 19 pieces.

    Have a large scale idea you’d like to try out? Visit the Voodoo manufacturing website to find out more about prices.

    Source: Voodoo Blog


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  • Aurora Labs Paves Way for Faster Metal 3D Printing

    Aurora Labs Paves Way for Faster Metal 3D Printing

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    Australian metal 3D printing company Aurora Labs has made some visible progress toward the development of new rapid metal 3D printing technology. Dubbed Medium and Large Format Printer, the process could significantly speed up the 3D printing of large metal parts.

    In a press release 3D metal printing company, Aurora Labs, has just announced a breakthrough in the development of its Large Format Printer (LFP) concept. Currently a prototype, the metal 3D printing machine is planned to complement the company’s existing S-Titanium Pro metal 3D printer.

    The new machine now operates at a rate comparable to current market machines. This in itself is unremarkable news, but the special thing here is that Aurora’s machine is currently printing “slow”.

    The company’s goal is to hit a print speed of one tonne of metal per day. Believed to be an achievable target, this latest news release details the LFP’s successful test printing of 20 x 20mm metal layers.

    Across two videos presented on the Aurora Labs website, we see a first stage in which a layer of metal plate is melted in the blink of an eye. This stage, the company notes, is a preparatory step before the addition metal printing powders.

    In the second video we see something that more accurately represents the potential printing speeds the LTF could achieve, as a square layer of powder is formed into a solid sheet from what appears to be a sweeping sintering motion.


    Metal printing in real time. (Image: Aurora Labs)

    3D Printing Large Metal Parts in 24 Hours

    David Budge, Managing Director at Aurora Labs, explains:

    “Reaching the ability to print simple parts slowly is the latest of our outlined steps towards the development of our Large Format Technology. When we talk about printing simple parts slowly, this is equivalent to the same speed of other metal 3D printers currently in the market, while printing complex parts rapidly is targeting speeds that are approximately 100 times faster than existing 3D-printers. We look forward to announcing the achievement of additional goals along the way as we advance the development, and ultimate commercialization, of the technology.”

    The Large Format Technology could ultimately present an alternate path to increased throughput of complex 3D printed metal parts to current market solutions. In addition to the prototype testing, the Australian company has also revealed that it is looking to raise $7 million by appointment of Hunter Capital Advisors.

    Over the space of the next 11 months the Aurora Labs hopes to build two new test models, hone their capabilities, enter pre-production, gain certification and then move to full commercial production.

    Source: Aurora Labs



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