PTZ Prototypenzentrum GmbH in Dresden has been producing prototypes in metal and plastic for the most diverse industries for over 20 years. PTZ has a lot of experience with various additive manufacturing processes. For particularly demanding applications, no solution was found - until the components could be manufactured additively on the Metal X. This [...]
"Just recently I was asked in an interview whether Additive Manufacturing will take over "machining" production in the future." This is a very common question, a prejudice but also a fear of 3D printing technology. Conventional manufacturing technologies such as CNC machining have proven themselves over decades and will of course continue to [...]
The products of our customer Shukla Medical are designed for orthopaedic surgeons and have time-saving features such as quick couplings and several extraction options. "We are now able to manufacture prototypes more efficiently and bring products to market faster, so we will continue to lead the industry! - Zack Sweitzer, product development manager [...]
Our customer Hockley Ltd specialises in the design and manufacture of composite tools, production and assembly tools, jigs/fixtures and a wide range of associated products for the automotive and aerospace industries. Backed by a forward-thinking board who believe in investment, the group has made several strategic purchases in the last 18 months. "We have [...]
Our customer from Germany, Primetall GmbH, needs individual jigs for some components in order to clamp them on a laser welding machine. These jigs were previously made of aluminum and were very heavy and expensive to manufacture. In the process of some considerations, this jig was optimized with additive manufacturing, using a Markforged [...]
Guhring UK - Reduction of lead times through additive manufacturing “As we started looking at supplying smaller volume customers, it became an issue,” says Alan Pearce, PCD Production Supervisor at Guhring UK. Each piece of special tooling Guhring UK makes needs to first be designed and approved by the customer. Depending on [...]
Wärtsilä Creates the World’s First 3D Printed CE-Certified Lifting Tool Here's the world's first CE-certified 3D printed lifting tool that has been developed by Wärtsilä using their Markforged printer! The tool helps with the maintenance of engines on site and can lift a whopping 960 kg (with safety factor of 4)! Another [...]
As you can see from the prototype stage video above engineers can now make assembly aids and simple hand tools very easily. The particular application you are looking at was developed by one of our customers to help with the assembly of their connectors in tight places, such as the engine bays of [...]
One of the best parts about working for an industrial strength 3D printing company is that you always have access to create strong and functional parts whenever an idea strikes. Over the past two years, there’s been a sharp rise in the prevalence of functional 3D printed parts showing up in our employees’ lives – [...]
Today, we embark on a new challenge: re-imagining this go-kart in 3D printed carbon fibre. This adventure is designed to push the limits of 3D printing. From the steering wheel to the steering knuckles, we will be removing individual components from the kart, modeling them in CAD, printing them on our Mark Two 3D printers, [...]
