3DPW’s Top 5 Exhibitors at Rapid 2016

3DPW’s Top 5 Exhibitors at Rapid 2016

I arrived in Orlando at 1:30am and jumped on a shuttle driven by an ex-marine who treated the streets of Orlando like his personal Daytona. I was too excited to care; after all, tomorrow morning I would be learning about all the new innovations that the additive...
3D Printed Threads

3D Printed Threads

One of the (incredibly many) advantages of 3D printing is the ability to minimize waste material. Traditional methods of manufacturing often start with a solid block of material and eat away at it until the desired shape is left over. 3D printing offers us the...
3D Printer Accuracy

3D Printer Accuracy

3D printers are quickly becoming a staple manufacturing tool to create custom, complex, and accurate models. But just how accurate are they? Luckily our machine at 3D Print Western (the Fortus 900mc by Stratasys) underwent a series of tests to answer this specific...
Heat Deflection of 3D Printed Materials

Heat Deflection of 3D Printed Materials

  A recent customer of 3D Print Western was concerned with the heat deflection capabilities of 3D printed plastics. He was rapid prototyping a 17” diameter by 20” tall part that needed to remain stable while operating under high heat conditions. My marketing and...