April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 | Essentium How the Essentium HSE 3D Printing Platform is Different Part 2: Dependability & Reliability Part one of this series discussed the many additive manufacturing providers and machines that make 3D printing applications possible. It also examined how the Essentium HSE 3D Printing Platform provides speed and precision advantages over other additive manufacturing solutions. The second part of this series will look at how the dependability and reliability of the […] Read More
April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 | Essentium 4 Experts Weigh-in: 2021 3D Printing Predictions & Top Manufacturing Challenges No one could have predicted the impact that 2020 would have on the manufacturing industry. Read More
March 26, 2021April 6, 2021 | Essentium How the Essentium HSE 3D Printing Platform is Different Part 1: Speed & Precision There are many types of 3D printers available today made by providers all over the world, from small hobby and classroom devices to large production-grade machines. Read More
February 26, 2021April 6, 2021 | The Essentium Team Building the Military of Tomorrow The U.S. military is at a crossroads. As the sun sets on fossil-fuel-based manned aircraft, tanks, and ships, it’s rising on a new military digital age. Read More
February 2, 2021April 6, 2021 | Blake Teipel Understanding the Financial Chain of Command: How I’ve Learned to Partner with the Air Force The United States government is the world’s largest customer; it seems like there isn’t anything it doesn’t buy. But it also has traditionally been one of the most challenging customers on earth to work with—especially for a smaller enterprise. Read More
January 20, 2021April 8, 2021 | The Essentium Team The Essentium HSE: A Leading 3D Printer for Industrial Use Essentium’s unique High Speed Extrusion technology magnifies the power of additive manufacturing by enabling speed and strength, at scale, to meet the volume production needs that other 3D printers just cannot match. In fact, the Essentium HSE 3D Printer was designed for industrial use by manufacturing and semiconductor professionals who could not find all the […] Read More
November 30, 2020January 21, 2021 | The Essentium Team Injection Molding vs 3D Printing: Complementary, Not Competing Technologies Much has been written about how additive manufacturing can be a replacement for injection molding technology to mass produce end-use parts at scale. While it is true that advances in 3D printing have moved the quantity needle farther to the right, especially when using high speed extrusion technology on a fleet of 3D printers operating […] Read More
November 24, 2020January 14, 2021 | The Essentium Team Optimizing Part Design for Speed and Material Savings With High Speed Additive Manufacturing—Part 2 In Part 1 we presented several basic best practices to optimize part design for high speed extrusion to maximize 3d printer extrusion rate. We learned that by avoiding sharp corners and merging linkable bodies where possible, we can maximize print speed, and just as importantly, maintain a consistent material temperature and flow to print the […] Read More
November 18, 2020January 14, 2021 | The Essentium Team Optimizing Part Design for Speed and Material Savings With High Speed Additive Manufacturing—Part 1 Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) can unlock the potential for additive manufacturing in many different applications including jigs and fixtures, casting, and end-use part production. Read More
November 2, 2020January 21, 2021 | Blake Teipel Investing in the Future Part 3 of 3: What’s Next for Venture Capital in Additive Manufacturing? In this final chapter of my story about raising venture capital for a hardware startup, I discuss the future of Additive Manufacturing, where the industry is headed, and where I believe the investment dollars will flow to in the years ahead. My hope is that you can use my experiences and foresight to better position […] Read More