April 29, 2020September 28, 2020 | The Essentium Team Best Materials for 3D Printed Fixtures and Jigs Jigs and fixtures are used in all kinds of manufacturing environments to make repeatable assembly processes more accurate, faster and safer. Specialized tools like gauges, drill guides, masking templates and cradles have been traditionally machined from metal. That makes them heavy, expensive and subject to long lead times to design and produce. On the upside, […] Read More
April 29, 2020September 3, 2020 | Lars Uffhausen Additive Manufacturing Will Change Procurement as You Know It Every manufacturer can benefit from more efficient procurement and shorter production cycles. That’s why a growing number of manufacturers are now taking a serious look at additive manufacturing. Additive manufacturing describes the technologies that build 3D objects by adding layer-upon-layer of material, whether it be plastic, metal and more. Read More
April 20, 2020October 6, 2020 | The Essentium Team Additive Manufacturing 101: Jigs & Fixtures Whatever a company makes on its factory floor, chances are the employees use specialized jigs and fixtures on the assembly line to complete the manufacturing process. Jigs and fixtures represent a tremendous opportunity for additive manufacturing to increase efficiencies and reduce costs on the production floor. But what exactly is a jig, and how does […] Read More
April 3, 2020September 2, 2020 | The Essentium Team Essentium’s Response to COVID-19: A Letter From the CEO As I said in my statement from March 25th, while Essentium cannot be a first responder, we can be a second-tier responder in the fight against Covid-19. Where the supply chain for PPE is faltering, we can step in. We have stepped in. Read More
April 2, 2020September 18, 2020 | The Essentium Team Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace: Three Reasons to Adopt 3D Printing When most people hear aerospace, they visualize high-powered jet fighters screaming across the sky. Top gun dogfights and firing missiles at enemy targets with deadly precision. But when it comes to 3D printing, the aerospace industry is much more than that. It encompasses large commercial airlines, smaller aircraft manufacturers, and equipment and maintenance providers in addition […] Read More
March 10, 2020September 18, 2020 | The Essentium Team Open Ecosystem: One of the Last Hurdles to 3D Printing at Scale One by one, advancements in technology are stripping away barriers to the widespread adoption of additive manufacturing technology at scale. Today’s 3D printers are faster, more reliable, offer larger build areas, support a wider range of materials and are getting more affordable. As such, the number of manufacturers using 3D printers for limited or full-scale […] Read More
February 18, 2020September 18, 2020 | The Essentium Team The Financial Impact of 3D Printing A majority of decision makers at large manufacturing companies believe 3D printing at scale has a bright future. We know because we asked. We partnered with Dimensional Research to survey 162 executives and managers who are directly responsible for decisions related to 3D printing for production parts. For example, 62% of participants predict a dramatic […] Read More
February 5, 2020September 18, 2020 | The Essentium Team Trends in 3D Printing at Scale: From Rapid Prototyping Solution to Factory Floor Asset 3D printing is an additive manufacturing (AM) technique for fabricating a wide range of physical products from a digital design. Read More
November 25, 2019December 2, 2019 | The Essentium Team formnext 2019 We had an amazing time at formnext 2019 in Frankfurt, and a successful launch of the Essentium HSE 180•S Series and our high-temperature materials. Read More
November 11, 2019December 13, 2019 | Kendra Pulliam Essentium formnext 2019 Event Schedule Join Essentium in Hall 12.1 // Stand D31 for our formnext 2019 booth presentations and machine demos. Read More
