Metal 3D Printing
CNC machining is one of the most precise and trusted manufacturing technologies in the world. Design possibilities are limited, but CNC has been the time-tested standard for decades. 3DEO, Torrance, CA.
Micro Linear Actuators
The P8 series of micro linear actuators offer compact size, multiple stroke lengths, and compatibility with both stepper and C motors. Acutonix, Saanichton, BC, Canada.
Lab Tube Cutting Machine
A lab tube cutting machine delivers high-precision, automated cutting for medical and industrial tubing, ensuring accuracy, repeatability, and efficiency with advanced motion control technology. Aerotech, Pittsburgh, PA.
Mill in Pockets
The 601 series Air Turbine Spindle® mills at 90,000 RPM. The 50 mm extended barrel allows for close workpiece operations or for work on machines with a short z-axis travel. Air Turbine Technology, Boca Raton, FL.
Manufacturing Execution System
MES for medical device and diagnostics is a unified application that helps to drive control, resilience, collaboration and agility across the entire production process. Critical Manufacturing, Porto, Portugal.
Autoinjector Testing System
An autoinjector testing system performs full functionality testing on a wide range of drug-delivery devices such as needle shield and button-activated devices, as well as safety syringes. Instron, Norwood, MA.
SK Collet Chucks
High-precision SK collet chucks combine accuracy and precision to provide high-performance cutting with no chatter and a reduced spindle load. Lyndex-Nikken, Mundelein, IL.
Robot Tending
The Miyano BNA-42SY5 offers robot tending with a floor space-saving design and high-capacity parts accumulator. Allendale, NJ.
Precision Dispensing
Precision dispensing technology ensures accurate, repeatable fluid application for point-of-care diagnostic devices, enhancing reliability, efficiency, and performance. Nordson EFD, Providence, RI.
Tip Drilling
The CoroDrill® DE10 is a high-performance micro drill designed for precision drilling in small-diameter applications, offering excellent chip control, accuracy, and extended tool life. Sandvik Coromont, Sandviken, Sweden.
Manufacturing Excellence
Experience a fly-through view of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, showcasing technology used to fabricate, assemble, and test the company’s parts. The Lee Company, Westbrook CT.
Medical-Grade Adhesives
MD® multipurpose adhesives are solvent-free and cure within seconds upon exposure to UV and visible light, permitting bonding of UV-inhibited and tinted plastics. Dymax, Torrington, CT.
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00:00:04 cnc machining is one of the most precise and trusted manufacturing technologies in the world design possibilities are limited but cnc has been the time-tested standard for decades the advent of 3d printing heralded a new era of digital manufacturing that was fast and flexible with unprecedented design freedom but to date the quality and cost of 3d printed parts have fallen
00:00:30 short of competing with traditional manufacturing until now what happens when the most trusted form of manufacturing cnc meets the design freedom flexibility and speed of 3d printing 3do's patented metal 3d printing technology combines the best of both worlds to unlock the full potential of metal 3d printing and allow product innovators to
00:00:55 launch better products faster 3do's process uses cnc machining on a layer by layer basis to form green parts the build area is 81 square inches covered by eight spindles operating at 60 000 rpm with micron level positional accuracy there are three steps to the printing process the first step of the process is to spread metal powder across the build
00:01:22 area at less than 10 microns nominal 3do spreads the finest particle size metal powder depending on part geometry or print speed required the printer can automatically vary layer thickness anywhere from 50 microns to 500 microns the second step is to bind the entire layer of powder with a proprietary spray system this spray technology creates uniformity and precise control over
00:01:49 depth of penetration which is impossible with inkjet based binder jetting the third step is to cut the new layer with up to eight micro end mills on a layer by layer basis these cutters define the perimeter of the part and any internal features these three steps spread spray cut are repeated as many times as necessary to build the entire part 3do's technology
00:02:14 creates new possibilities in 3d printing such as the ability to define many layers at the same time or to cut upward facing geometries in three dimensions eliminating layer lines when the print is complete the build is automatically removed from the printer and the next job in queue starts immediately at last 3do is unlocking the potential
00:02:37 of metal 3d printing and allowing product innovators to launch better products faster
