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Melting point: what it is, how it's measured and why it matters

Weerg staff: Aug 19, 2026

The melting point is one of the most consulted properties in the choice of a material, but also one of the most misunderstood. It's often confused with the maximum operating temperature or with softening. Furthermore, different parameters are sometimes compared, such as the melting point of metals...

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How to choose the material for your 3D printed medical device

Weerg staff: Aug 12, 2026

PA12 nylon, Medical ABS, PEEK or resin? For those developing a 3D printed medical device, it's the question that immediately follows the one about geometry: which material guarantees biocompatibility, resists the intended sterilisation method, offers the necessary mechanical properties and remains...

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What Steel Is Made Of: Composition, Elements, and Types

Weerg staff: Aug 5, 2026

What is steel made of? The short answer is: iron and carbon. The complete one opens up a whole world. Steel is a metal alloy composed of over 95% iron, but it's the remaining elements that determine its characteristics.

Understanding the composition of steel means understanding why an S355 behaves...

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Components for civil inspection and monitoring systems

Weerg staff: Jul 31, 2026

Civil inspection and monitoring systems, from drones to crawler robots to sensors for infrastructure and plants, often require custom technical components not available off the shelf. Industrial 3D printing makes it possible to produce them quickly, even in series, with materials suited to...

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Threaded inserts for 3D printing: types, choice and installation

Weerg staff: Jul 29, 2026

When a 3D printed component has to be assembled with screws, especially if it's intended to be opened and closed several times during its operational life, the problem of thread durability quickly emerges. The polyamides and polymers used in 3D printing don't, in fact, offer the same threading...

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Components for Agritech: parts for agricultural machines and systems

Weerg staff: Jul 24, 2026

Precision agriculture is today one of the fastest-growing segments in the civil sector. Multispectral drones, IoT control units installed in fields, satellite guidance systems for tractors, sensors for monitoring soil moisture and automated irrigation systems are transforming the way agricultural...

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MJF, FDM or resin: which 3D printing technology to choose

Weerg staff: Jul 22, 2026

MJF, FDM or resin? It's the first question anyone with a 3D file to produce asks themselves. Each technology offers different performance, materials, tolerances and costs; choosing the most suitable one directly affects production times, budget and the final result of the project. A wrong choice...

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Traceability and quality in medical 3D printing: Weerg process

Weerg staff: Jul 17, 2026

For a quality manager in the medtech sector, choosing a 3D printing supplier isn't simply a technical assessment, but a decision linked to risk management. Every component produced can enter the medical device's technical file. Every non-conformity can generate a CAPA. Every MDR or FDA audit,...

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Elongation at break: what it is and why it matters in design

Weerg staff: Jul 15, 2026

Elongation at break is one of the main parameters on material test certificates. It indicates how much a material deforms plastically before breaking under load and is a fundamental parameter for assessing its ductility. For the designer it's an essential piece of data: it makes it possible to...