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The Future is… Industry 4.0

Nele Motmans
September 30, 2019
The Future is… Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 is the hot new buzzword in manufacturing, but it isn’t always clear what it means and the magnitude of the transformations it can bring.

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Metal 3D printing vs CNC machining? There’s no competition when ‘and’ can be better than ‘or’.

Ingo Uckelmann
April 09, 2019
Metal 3D printing vs CNC machining? There’s no competition when ‘and’ can be better than ‘or’.

Reduced waste, production efficiency and functional gain driven by greater design freedom and flexibility. An increasingly familiar summary of the key benefits afforded by metal 3D printing. Meanwhile, high-volume repeatability, precision surface finishing, particularly in relation to tight tolerances, remain characteristics more closely associated with CNC machining. But what if there was no competition? No ‘either/or’?

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Taking the Plunge: the When, How and Where of Metal 3D Printing

Ingo Uckelmann
March 19, 2019
All about Metal 3D Printing

Now is the time to start considering 3DP, during early product design phases. Here’s what to expect – and what to avoid – when making your first steps in metal 3DP.

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Polymers, Productivity and Policy: 3D Printing Trends in 2019

Aura Farrando, Radhika Dhuru
December 11, 2018
3D Printing Trends in 2019

3D printing is a slow revolution. But it is a revolution regardless, when you consider what the technology does: saving lives, enabling new business models, redefining how we design products. But none of that happened overnight. The revolutionary nature of 3D printing grew over decades, formed on a foundation of small but valuable steps. So where are today’s trends taking the industry in 2019? We checked in with experts at Materialise, including CEO Fried Vancraen, to find out.

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NiRi’s Shock-Absorbing Bike Handles: Getting a Grip on MJF Technology

Stephanie Benoit
October 25, 2017
NiRi’s Shock-Absorbing Bike Handles: Getting a Grip on MJF Technology

Italian start-up NiRi aims to bring sports equipment to a higher level with innovative technologies such as Additive Manufacturing. One of their first projects is the creation of a new shock-absorbing bike handle grip which uses intricate texturing to give cyclists a better grip and decrease vibration in the handlebars – and as a result, give the cyclist better control over their bicycle.

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Between Memory and Reality: Artists Use TetraShell to Create Bronze Tree Sculpture

Stephanie Benoit
August 21, 2017
Between Memory and Reality: Artists Use TetraShell to Create Bronze Tree Sculpture

Artist duo L+S were commissioned with creating a piece of art for Ullerntunet, a nursing home in Oslo, Norway. Their concept included installing a two-part sculpture in the grounds of the center, made up of a four-meter-high tree and its replica in bronze. Here is how the artists realized their vision based on a 3D scan of the original tree, as well as using 3D Printing and TetraShell investment casting to create the sculpture.

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Tips and Tricks for Metal 3D Printing: Recoaters

Kirsten Van Praet
July 21, 2017
Metal 3D Printing: Recoaters

In order to successfully print metal components, it is important to properly understand the process. One of the factors that influences quality is the recoater. What kind of recoaters exist and what potential issues are related to them? And more importantly: how can you prevent or fix these problems from the data preparation step?

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Materialise and Renishaw Host Metal AM Seminar in India

Kirsten Van Praet
July 12, 2017
Materialise and Renishaw Host Metal AM Seminar in India

What can 3D printing technology bring to India? Materialise and Renishaw answered this question during their ‘Industrialization of Additive Manufacturing’ seminar in Pune, India, at Renishaw’s AM Solutions Centre. For this seminar, more than 40 people from different industries - aerospace, automotive, engineering, medical, oil and gas etc. - gathered from all over India.

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HP Multi Jet Fusion Joins Materialise OnSite, Get Your CAD Files Ready!

Radhika Dhuru
June 13, 2017
HP Multi Jet Fusion Joins Materialise OnSite, Get Your CAD Files Ready!

Been curious about HP’s new Multi Jet Fusion technology? For you, the wait is over. The most talked-about 3D printing technology of the day is now available via Materialise OnSite, our online quoting and ordering platform.

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The New HP Jet Fusion 4200 3D Printing Machine: Testing in Full Swing

Radhika Dhuru
March 21, 2017
The New HP Jet Fusion 4200 3D Printing Machine: Testing in Full Swing

The surface of Materialise engineer Giovanni Vleminckx’s desk is covered in stone-grey 3D prints. Gears, hinges, interlocking links, and the odd Yoda-like figurine. Meet the first test prints of the widely anticipated HP Jet Fusion 3D printer! Announced last autumn, the news of the HP Multi Jet Fusion technology quickly spread waves of excitement throughout the 3D printing world — and Materialise is privileged with prior access to the new technology. Giovanni, as a researcher and engineer in our production unit, got the opportunity to run frequent tests on the machine. Here’s what he thinks.

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