Rapid prototyping has become a standard practice in product development. At the BMW AG
plant in Regensburg, FDM is an important component in vehicle development and production.
Moving beyond prototyping, BMW is extending the application of FDM to other areas and
functions, including rapid manufacturing...
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Access Business Group
You can build an entire assembly at one time even
with interlocking parts, says Rudy Kool, Group
Leader at Access Business Groups Development
Division. You can also build pressure vessels and
functional parts that can be tested. Kool helped
make the decision to bring FDM (fused deposition
modeling) rapid prototyping to Access...
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FDM System Manufactures Some of its Own Parts
Stratasys makes rapid prototyping & manufacturing systems that engineers use
to speed new products to market. Coinciding with its fifth consecutive year as
the unit sales leader in the RP&M industry, Stratasys launched the FDM
400mc,? a machine designed for direct digital manufacturing. Leveraging the
benefits of the technology, this new (FDM) fused deposition modeling machine
manufactured several of its own exterior components...
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Early Detection Saves Time
Dana Corporation, a Tier One automotive supplier, assumes responsibility for designing
components to meet its customers requirements. Validating these designs with prototypes
from conventional machining and casting methods required weeks or months and tens of
thousands of dollars. The time and expense limited Danas use of prototypes...
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Rapid Manufacturing: a New Fixture at Diebold
Diebold, a manufacturer of automated teller machines (ATMs), electronic-security and voting systems
has had early success with rapid manufacturing. Previous applications roved that it could
dramatically cut time and cost from component production for these sophisticated systems. This
experience led to the discovery that rapid manufacturing could do the same for assembly and
machining fixtures...
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One of A Kind
Klock Werks Kustom Cycles builds one-of-a-kind motorcycles including choppers, bobbers,
and baggers. Recently, the Mitchell, South Dakota-based company was selected to appear in
the Discovery Channels Biker Build-Off. Klock Werks had 10 days to build a custom bike that
was then driven to and displayed at the 66th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally where visitors
voted it the best bike at the show...
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