While injection molding and 3D printing are both contemporary technologies that can be used together, some projects are more suited to one form of production over the other. The main differences lie in the production process; whereas 3D printing involves additive...
Multi-jet Fusion (MJF) is a 3D printing technique for nylon objects that has become one of the most common 3D printing techniques. Developed by HP, it has grown rapidly and is already seeing industrial use and is the best printing method for a variety of uses. MJF...
Selective Laser Sintering, or SLS, is a very common 3D printing method that is the best choice for many different projects. Because of this, SLS is very widely used, though much of the public is unfamiliar with it. SLS works differently than what is conventionally...
Instant Quoting Instant quoting services are the modern equivalent of the manual price estimates of 50 years ago. Instead of a business owner spending hours traveling to find an estimate on his client’s order, a computer algorithm can estimate that information in a...
CNC Machining In the words of Andreas Velling of Factory’s Engineering Blog, “…CNC machining has cemented its place in the manufacturing sector as a reliable and useful way of producing parts.” Since the invention of the first Computer Numerical Control machines...
