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Handheld 3D Scanners with AI-Powered HD Mode

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Artec 3D announces the successful development of a proprietary AI Engine that more than doubles the resolution of its Eva and Leo handheld 3D scanners to 0.2 mm, using a newly released HD Mode. Artec 3D is the first and only company to utilize deep convolutional neural networks to reconstruct 3D …

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"Top Consultant 2020" | EOS consulting unit Additive Minds receives another award

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For the third time, leading technology provider and consultant for industrial 3D printing ranks among Germany's best SMB consultants. Krailling, June 19, 2020 - The Additive Minds consulting unit of EOS, the world's leading technology provider for industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers, has …

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Simply production: EOS M 290 – The benchmark for industrial Metal 3D printing

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Over the past 19 years since the introduction of its metal technology, EOS has been building up a champion in powder-based, industrial 3D printing that combines the pioneering spirit of the early years with its meanwhile longstanding AM expertise. In 2001, with the launch of the EOSINT M 250, EOS …

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EOS Digital Foam – Enabling Product Lifecycle Innovations

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3D printed bicycle helmet. (Image courtesy of EOS/HEXR.)

3D printed lattice structures can be made to have foam-like characteristics. These structures are branded “Digital Foam” by EOS. They represent a new opportunity to engineer better, safer, more customized, and higher-performance products in a variety of industries. However, designing 3D printed …

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Rapid 3D Appointed as the Dyemansion Reseller Partner for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Transcript David Bullock 0:01We thought it was a good complementary system to the other products that we support. David Bullock 0:08We are an EOS partner in South Africa as well and we believe that in order to grow the additive manufacturing industry, it's very important to have a finishing …

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LaserProFusion – the technology for tool free injection molding

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EOS continues to drive the industrialization of additive manufacturing (AM) and will present its newest solutions at this year’s formnext. With LaserProFusion, EOS introduces a revolutionary technology for polymer additive manufacturing: nearly one million diode lasers melt the material, building up …

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Volvo Group 3D Printing for Lighter Engines

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A team of Volvo Group engineers from Renault Trucks in Lyon has succeeded in building and running an engine with some vital 3D-printed components. As a result they were able to reduce both the number of components in the engine and the weight by about 25 %. This could lead to greater payloads and …

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Windows and protective barriers for heavy grade coaches and buses – Arow Global

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Windows and protective barriers for heavy grade coaches and buses make up the main product line of Arow Global, a Wisconsin based company specializing in transportation window systems. The company strives for design simplicity, robustness, and excellence to keep drivers and passengers safe and …

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How Saint-Gobain Increased Productivity with Markforged Technology

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Discover how Saint-Gobain improved the overall workflow of production activities after putting their Markforged X7 to use. Here’s an all-too common scenario for manufacturers: A simple customer request for a design change escalates, resulting in hundreds of hours of labor and significant costs to …

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Winning races with 3D printing – EOS & Pankl Sucess Story

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What do DMLS and motorsports have in common? High performance and high speed!!! EOS have been working together with Pankl Racing Systems in Austria. Their AM Competence Center is filled with EOS DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) machines – EOS M 290s, EOS M 400 and EOS M 400-4 – and was …

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Dunlop Systems & Components – Markforged Case Study

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Dunlop Systems and Components utilized Markforged 3D printer solutions to produce custom tooling for their facility, saving tens of thousands of dollars. THE CHALLENGE Dunlop Systems is a British automotive manufacturing company based just outside of Birmingham, specializing in Anti-Vibration …

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Reinventing a High-Performance CPU Cooler with Additive Manufacturing

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Rapid-3D + EOS - High Performance CPU Cooler with Additive Manufacturing - the challenges of miniaturisation: paper thin laptops

A Disruptive Innovation of Thermal Management High heat loads limit the miniaturization of portable computers, power electronic devices and high-power LED lighting. Most ambitious technological solutions from the lab are not ready for mass production and deployment in consumer products. But …

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Optical Tomography Enables Considerable Savings in Quality Assurance of AM Parts

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End-To-End Monitoring During Series Production Components produced for the aerospace industry must satisfy strict quality assurance criteria. Especially in series production environments, there are high standards for component quality and hence process stability and reproducibility. End-to-end …

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Additive Manufacturing Generative Design: The Bionic Designer Era

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Many of you are probably familiar with the series of Movies “Ironman”, where Mr. Stark, an incredibly smart and successful person with amazing skills on science, engineering, design, business, saving the world from chaos, etc… designs and produces an incredible suit with the help of Jarvis, his …

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How to prepare for the Qualification of Additive Manufactured Parts

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Irrespective of the industry, there has been an increase in the awareness and discussions with customers and suppliers regarding the qualification of additively manufactured parts and process. In recent years, there is also an increase in the creation and release of Additive Manufacturing (AM) …

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