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A VERY SHORT STORY 1. GPS mount broken 2. Custom mount designed and 3D printed in less than 1 hour 3. 3D printed mount fitted to GPS 4. GPS mount restored Story summary: Broken situations, broken lives, broken dreams broken nations. They all can be restored #africanengineer #3dprinting

Sometimes cheaper is—wait for it—BETTER. When you’re still market-testing a new product, it’s rarely wise to preemptively invest in mass production. Polyhistor’s show-quality prototypes allow you to market to prospective customers and fill your sales funnel before diving into the higher production costs. (Injection molds, for example, can become very expensive) Forget the unpolished 3D printed prototypes you’re accustomed to. We’ll give your show-quality prototype the “Class A” treatment it deserves. Get started with a custom quote: https://bit.ly/3gkpCGy #prototyping #manufacturing #3dprinted

BEHOLD! Our smallest pig valve yet! While not an actual working Argus Model D Pig Valve, this small-scale replica functions like a real one. We cut a cross section into it to reveal the inner workings of the ball chamber. You simply turn the handle on the front to move it to the open or closed position. And yes, there is even a miniature 3D printed pig that fits inside. Made 100% in-house with aluminum, steel, and 3D printed parts, the valve weighs 4.5 lbs. The replica is great for getting a first-hand look at how our valves operate.   Curious to learn more about our pigging valves?  🌐 https://lnkd.in/gZxUNYZE #pipelinepigging #manufacturing #pigreceiver #piglauncher #minature #oilandgas #pigvalve #3dprinting

🛠 PVA 3D filament (#polyvinylalcohol) is a vital class of materials mainly used to create supports. Its solubility in water is very advantageous since it allows supports to be printed on dual/multi-extruder machines and eliminated easily. PVA offers numerous advantageous features that make it nearly faultless as a support material. These encompass: ➡️ High water solubility ➡️ High stickiness in the melted state, and ➡️ A print temperature range of 180-210°C. 💡 It helps to support shapes that would be impossible or difficult to print. The support is easily eliminated by washing away after the printing is done. #PVA supports are extruded by a secondary extruder but are otherwise assembled in the same way as the object's main material. 🔗 Get an instant #3Dprinting quote: https://zurl.co/zpfq

🛠 PVA 3D filament (#polyvinylalcohol) is a vital class of materials mainly used to create supports. Its solubility in water is very advantageous since it allows supports to be printed on dual/multi-extruder machines and eliminated easily. PVA offers numerous advantageous features that make it nearly faultless as a support material. These encompass: ➡️ High water solubility ➡️ High stickiness in the melted state, and ➡️ A print temperature range of 180-210°C. 💡 It helps to support shapes that would be impossible or difficult to print. The support is easily eliminated by washing away after the printing is done. #PVA supports are extruded by a secondary extruder but are otherwise assembled in the same way as the object's main material. 🔗 Get an instant #3Dprinting quote: https://zcu.io/BucK

Can you make 3d printed Resin part that can not just survive a hydraulic press but actually flexes back? Yes, you can with MAYER MAKES Engineering Resin, the trick is to only cure it for 30minutes with UV light. For preserving of this effect you then paint the part to avoid any further light exposure. The specimen is 10x15x100mm. Do you have an application Idea this property can be used for?

Dyeing is a popular finishing option, especially for powder-based 3D printed technologies, such as SLS or MJF. How does it work? During the dyeing finishing process, the 3D printed part is submerged in a hot dye bath containing the desired dye solution. The hygroscopic material (e.g. PA11 or PA12) of the part begins to absorb the dye molecules. The longer the part remains in the dye, the more vibrant its color becomes. The absence of excess thickness helps maintain intricate details, resulting in closer adherence to the original design. #XometryPro #Xometry #Engineering #Manufacturing #Community #Knowledge

Check out this short video on How Dyeing works for 3D Printed Parts! 😎

SKY WIN EIR (Emboss in register) for SPC/LVT ▶️P1: Take pictures to check EIR embossing, the general error is within 2mm, and the EIR system will automatically correct it. ▶️P2: The roller is horizontal, because LVT is relatively soft and the products made are relatively thin, so it is not easy to break when it falls naturally along the gravity. ▶️P3,4: No steel rails are used for front-end cooling, because the temperature of the boards is high when they come out of the rollers, and the printing on the steel rails will be printed on the boards.