Can you break a 3D printed part? [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmuC5ysw_v0 Can you break 3D printed components? Most people still think of toys or just-for-fun parts when they hear the words "3D printing". Some think of prototyping, but modern 3D printing has gone far beyond that. High-strength components, robotic grippers, assembly [...]
MACH 2024 Wrap Up! That's a wrap! The huge MACH 2024 show has now come to an end, and we had a great time. Not only did we have the full Markforged range on display including the versatile Mark Two, the beastly FX20, the quick and precise FX10 and the safe and [...]
Jet Dragster Racing [Video] with 3D Printed Parts Not many machines can reach 280mph in five and a half seconds - but for Larsen Motorsports, this is the norm. These jet powered drag racing cars are marvels of precision engineering, and can reach incredible speeds in a quarter of a mile. Part of [...]
Hollywood Propmaster [Video] 3D Printing with Markforged Thingergy is one of the most in-demand Hollywood prop shops in the industry, and has worked on countless prestigious projects including Star Wars: Kenobi, The Umbrella Academy, Stranger Things, Westworld, and more. In this 6 minute video, self-titled “Big Cheese” at Thingergy Frank Ippolito shows off [...]
BattleBots Valkyrie [Video] Using 3D Printed Parts This 3D printed robot Valykrie is a 250 pound combat machine for the TV show BattleBots on the Discovery and Science Channel. Inspired by a stealth jet, this robot utilises an under-cutting blade weapon that spins at 250 miles per hour, with the blade weighing [...]
Fibre Override Sketching - New Eiger Tool One of the greatest strengths of Markforged technology is the ability to reinforce 3D printed objects with secondary materials, such as fibreglass, carbon fibre and Kevlar. These continuous fibres – as opposed to chopped fibres – give printed objects more rigidity and strength than traditional [...]
An exciting new five-way collaboration agreement provides access to state-of-the-art additive manufacturing technology for the aerospace and high-value manufacturing sector in the South West of England. YEOVIL, UK – 4 November 2022 Offering a unique environment in which talent, creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation within SMEs can flourish, the iAero Centre in Yeovil [...]
An exciting new collaboration agreement between Fieldmade AS, the experts in mobile additive manufacturing, and Mark3D UK Limited, the UK’s largest Markforged reseller will provide local supply and support for the NOMAD® Lightweight (LW) range of portable 3D printing solutions throughout all sectors of the UK economy. Lillestrøm & Birmingham – October [...]
It's finally available! One of the most requested requirements in our Eiger software was the selection of a customizable support structure. You can now freely design the support structures of your components in the Eiger software. In partial areas of geometries, the structure can now be removed and added as desired. This saves [...]
We had some exiting news from Markforged last week with the announcement of their expansion into mass production of end-use metal parts. Markforged are set to acquire Digital Metal, the creator of a leading binder jetting solution known to be precise and reliable. The Markforged Metal X system is a popular choice for [...]
