The industry's top engineers, designers, and additive manufacturing experts offer their best advice, research, how-tos, and insights—all in the name of helping you level-up your 3D designs and engineering skills.
HP Jet Fusion has become one of the premier printing technologies for end-use parts that are strong and functional at incredible print speeds and low part cost. With all of these great benefits, there is an opportunity to take these parts to the next level. The surface finish of printed parts is … [Read more...] about Advantages of PostPro Vapor Smoothing for HP 3D Printed Parts
In today’s market, there is a high demand for skilled workers (especially in technical fields). This makes 3D CAD training more important than ever – because companies can’t afford to lose employees due to lack of training. This is where continuing your education through SOLIDWORKS training and … [Read more...] about Why You Should Invest in SOLIDWORKS Training and Certification
Vacuum forming tools are an application that is usually overlooked when exploring production tooling using additive manufacturing. If you are looking for a quick tool to pull just a few prototypes, or if you are looking for short-run production tooling, this may be the application for you. I have … [Read more...] about How and Why You Should Be Vacuum Forming Your 3D Printed Parts
Over the past few years, Markforged has aimed to develop materials that open doors to new applications for their users. One such example is Onyx FR, a material capable of self-extinguishing at thicknesses of 3mm or greater. Now, Markforged is continuing this trend by launching Onyx ESD, or … [Read more...] about Introducing Onyx ESD for Markforged Industrial Series 3D Printers
HP has made a great expansion to their Jet Fusion material portfolio with the announcement of Polypropylene (PP) for the 5200 this year. PP is one of the most widely used injection molded materials in the world; second only to Polyethylene (PE). This material has some key advantages that make it a … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Polypropylene for HP Jet Fusion Technology
You may have heard talk of polishing Markforged Metal X parts but haven’t actually seen a sample part, much less how this can be accomplished. In today’s blog post, we are going to remove the veil and show you how to achieve a near-mirror like surface finish on your Markforged Metal X … [Read more...] about The Secret to Polishing Markforged Metal X Parts Like a Pro
A compliant mechanism is a flexible device that achieves force and motion transmission through elastic body deformation. A compliant mechanism gains its motion from the relative flexibility of its members rather than from rigid-body joints. The fact that a complaint mechanism uses the elasticity of … [Read more...] about Understanding a Compliant Mechanism Using SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Whether you’re looking to try SOLIDWORKS for your first time or you’ve used it in the past and want to try it again, SOLIDWORKS has options that allow you to take a test drive. Does SOLIDWORKS Have a Free Trial? Yes! With the SOLIDWORKS free trial, you can access the latest versions of … [Read more...] about 5 Frequently Asked Questions on the SOLIDWORKS Free Trial
