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PEEK Guide: The High-Performance Polymer for 3D Printing
The PAEK (polyaryletherketone) family, of which PEEK is a member, is known for its high thermomechanical properties and is at the top of the list of high-performance polymers.
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The PAEK (polyaryletherketone) family, of which PEEK is a member, is known for its high thermomechanical properties and is at the top of the list of high-performance polymers.
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With global production exceeding 52.2 million tonnes in 2019, stainless steel (inox) remains one of the most widely used materials in the world.From furniture to mechanical engineering, all the way to high-precision CNC machining, stainless steel has proven to be a reliable, durable and versatile...
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Aluminium has become a very popular material for applications across many different industries and in CNC machining. Its popularity over other materials is associated with its excellent mechanical properties. If you want to learn all about the top 3 aluminium alloys, keep reading as we disclose all...
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Material testing - Thermal Testing
The need for reliable data from repeatable tests that can be used by designers for material selection is the main reason why a number of standardized tests have been developed over time to characterise materials.
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The need to get reliable data from repeatable tests that can be used by designers for the material choice is the main reason why a number of standardized tests have developed over time to define materials.
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The advent of FDM 3D printing technology (an acronym for Fused Deposition Modeling) has rapidly attracted an ever-increasing curiosity, both from the industry and the community of makers and hobbyists.To attract attention to this technology, it was the possibility of creating a model...
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PEEK (Polyether Ether Ketone) is one of the most advanced engineering polymers available today.Belonging to the polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family, it is often referred to as “the king of polymers” thanks to its exceptional combination of mechanical, thermal and chemical properties, which are...
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When you go to create prototypes or parts for customized projects or for replacement, the choice of material is a very important phase of the design.Different materials used for the same design, even belonging to the same family, can have very different performances.Therefore it is ...
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With HP's introduction ofMulti Jet Fusion technology, many things have changed in the 3D printing industry: the production capacity often 10 times higher than the old SLS technology, an uptime close to 100%, a very affordable production cost, but above all the production of excellent functional...
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What is Aluminium? It is a chemical element, which is found naturally on Earth. It is the most abundant metal on our planet, as it makes up roughly 8% of the crust on the surface. It is very versatile, making it the second most used metal after steel in various ways such as in automobiles...