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3D Printing Solutions for Aerospace
Rapid Tooling and Manufacturing Aids for Any Size Aerospace Supplier
Watch the video: How a 3D Printing Station Supports Hundreds of Engineers at the AMRC
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How Lufthansa Technik Uses 3D Printed Tools to Manufacture Escape Route Markings
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500 Parts in Two Days: How 3D Printing Helped Drilling Trials for Airbus
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Manufacturing Intricate Gripper Brackets for a Pick and Place Robot
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Rapid Prototyping From Concept to Pre-Production
Watch the video: How the Concept Cars of Tomorrow Are Made With 3D Printing
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How the US Naval Academy Uses 3D Printing to Train the Next Generation of Naval Engineers
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Masten Space Systems Takes 3D Printing Beyond Earth
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How Rigid 10K Resin Made a Perfect Match for the Texas A&M Wind Tunnel
3D Printed End-Use, Replacement, and Custom Parts for Aerospace
At right: Nextech's Atlas T quad-copter utilizes SLS 3D printed parts to optimize the payload. Read the full story.
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How Nextech Adapts to Custom Drone Payloads With 3D Printing
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Producing Custom Control Systems for Machines and Vehicles Using SLS 3D Printing
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How XSPECTER Combines SLA and SLS 3D Printed End Use Parts to Manufacture Its Outdoor Camera Tripod
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Electroplating 3D Printed Parts for High-Performance Antennas
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Time | 30 hours | 7-10 days |
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13.1 x 13.7 x 28.7 cm
5.1 x 5.4 x 11.3 in
A Full Suite of 3D Printing Solutions for Aerospace
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Form 4
Small to mid-size prototypes
Molds and dies
Connectors and brackets
QA and go/no-go gauges
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Form 3L
Mid-size to large prototypes
Molds and dies
Assembly jigs
Toolholding and fixtures
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Fuse 1+ 30W
Functional prototypes
End use parts: enclosures, connectors, manifolds
Long-lasting, durable jigs and fixtures
High-Performance 3D Printing Materials for Aerospace Applications
Formlabs has an extensive library of proprietary 3D printing materials suitable for even the most demanding applications.
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Flame Retardant (FR) Resin
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Nylon 12 Powder
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Nylon 11 CF Powder
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Rigid 10K Resin
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