The wing base is a mounting plate beneath the wing. This varies for most makes and models. Professional motorsports specialist Aeromotions needs to be able to quickly produce robust, operational prototypes to adapt its revolutionary wings to new vehicle models and serve customers quickly and effectively. The wing base of the Aeromotions Dynamic Wing—the [...]
Welcome to a two-part series on retrofitting a Tesla turbine with Marktforged parts. We'll design and print using previously explained techniques to ultimately create a working, fast-rotating Tesla turbine. The first part covers the basics and printing of the turbine casing. What is a Tesla turbine? A Tesla turbine is a bladeless centripetal flow turbine that [...]
With the launch of Onyx, our new micro-carbon fiber infused nylon filament, we have been excitedly testing what it can achieve. One of our discoveries was that the superior surface finish and dimensional stability of Onyx makes it especially well-suited to creating precise joinery. This inspired us to make a blog covering some guidelines for making [...]
You may have read from our product page or other Onyx media, like our Onyx Intro Blog, that the Markforged Onyx filament, available for Mark Two Enterprise 3D printers, has increased dimensional stability and an increased print success rate compared to other 3D printing materials. In this blog I'll go a bit deeper into why that is and [...]
As you've seen from a few of our previous posts, every Friday we see what interesting things our creative employees have made at Part of the Week. Since the recent launch of our new Onyx filament, our applications team has been testing the limits of this industrial strength 3D printing material and discovering new ways to [...]
MarkForged Mechanical Features [MMF] is a series of blog posts detailing best practices for designing common traditional engineering parts and mechanical features for composite reinforced 3D printing with MarkForged printers. Poor vertical part strength is common among FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) 3D printers especially when loaded in tension. In these 3D printing technologies [...]
Skateboarding is a rough sport, on both the rider and the board. Both longboards (a subset of longer skateboards) and street skateboards (the type you're probably used to seeing) suffer from edges splitting on impact as well as a phenomenon called “razor tail.” Razor tail happens because the kick tails (the two ends of the [...]
Writer's Note: A few weeks ago we introduced the 3DR Iris+ drone upgrade project we were working on. This week, we're diving into some of the modifications we had to make to the electrical system that make the upgrade with high strength 3D printed replacement parts possible. Follow along as our 3D printed carbon fiber drone becomes a [...]
Happy Friday, everyone! We hope you all enjoy the weekend, especially those of you heading out to celebrate the holiday in the US this weekend. It's supposed to be gorgeous this weekend in the Boston area so many of the Markforged crew expect to take full advantage of it with trips to the Cape, BBQs, and [...]
Let’s “Cut to the chase” – the Markforged Mark Two 3D printer can print incredibly strong carbon fiber parts. Whether it be for space applications, search and rescue, or simply a need for tools and fixtures, this lightweight, carbon fiber hacksaw is a testament to what can be accomplished on the Mark Two. At Markforged we [...]
