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, [...]
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 [...]
Let’s “Cut to the chase” – the Markforged Mark Two 3D printer can print incredibly strong carbon fibre parts. Whether it is for space applications, search and rescue, or simply a need for tools and fixtures, this lightweight, carbon fibre hacksaw is a testament to what can be accomplished on the Mark Two. At Markforged [...]
