August 24, 2021September 1, 2021 | Blake Teipel How 3D Printing Can Save the World…and Maybe Your Life 3D printing is an enabling technology. It empowers manufacturers to make parts that are lighter, cheaper, and stronger. Advances in additive manufacturing (AM) are making things more repeatable, more ergonomic, more possible. Essentium is a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of Defense, and I have seen firsthand how shrinking the half-life of innovation using technologies […] Read More
August 10, 2021September 1, 2021 | The Essentium Team Best Materials for 3D Printing Flight-Ready Aerospace Parts We know that 3D printing in aerospace enables faster manufacturing of machine components and spare parts. It supports rapid prototype design and iteration and allows for parts to be made in any quantity and shape without excessive material waste. But AM’s biggest draw for aerospace is its ability to produce aircraft parts with equal strength […] Read More
July 1, 2021August 4, 2021 | The Essentium Team Essentium Rapid + TCT and FabTech 2021 Event Schedule The Essentium team is excited to attend two trade shows co-located in the McCormick Center this September, Rapid + TCT and FabTech, on September 13-16, 2021. We personally invite you to stop by booth #A1414 at Rapid TCT or booth #E7625 at FabTech and attend our sessions presented by our engineers and executives listed below. Read More
June 29, 2021August 11, 2021 | The Essentium Team Advantages & Examples of 3D Printing for Aerospace Applications As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, commercial air travel is expected to increase rapidly. Demand indicates an order of nearly 38,000 new aircrafts will be built over the next 20 years. As a result, equipment manufacturers, designers, and suppliers need to find cost-effective solutions to quickly and efficiently produce these aircraft.1 Read More
June 29, 2021August 11, 2021 | The Essentium Team Additive Manufacturing’s Role in Aerospace AM will never completely replace conventional manufacturing in aerospace and it shouldn’t. There are just some parts that cannot be 3D printed; some materials that cannot substitute for titanium and steel. That does not mean there isn’t a role for 3D printing in aerospace. Rather, Essentium, Inc.® believes AM should be viewed as a complement to […] Read More
June 25, 2021August 11, 2021 | The Essentium Team High-Speed Extrusion Raises the Bar for Aerospace Tooling Aerospace engineers are constantly pushing the envelope on aircraft design. Although the shape of a plane’s fuselage and wings haven’t changed much over the past few decades, the focus is now on squeezing every last drop of efficiency out of aircraft design to go farther, faster, and higher while consuming less fuel, producing less CO2, and […] Read More
May 24, 2021June 1, 2021 | The Essentium Team Position Your Company for the Future of Manufacturing Historically manufacturers had to be innovative, efficient, and customer-centric to succeed. While these qualities still give manufacturers an edge over competitors, in the past year agility is what has truly set successful businesses apart. In response to changing consumer demands and unpredictable supply chain failures, companies that prepared to respond with agility stayed open, while […] Read More
May 11, 2021May 13, 2021 | The Essentium Team Five 3D Printer Modes, Unlimited Applications Essentium’s newest High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) machine, the HSE 280i HT 3D Printer, is the first industrial 3D printer to feature true independent dual extruders (IDEX), where each head is fully independent on both the X and Y-axis. This technology unlocks high-speed support printing, multi-material 3D printing, and more for a total of five 3D […] Read More
May 4, 2021June 15, 2021 | The Essentium Team Multi-Material 3D Printing for Advanced Material Capabilities Essentium’s newest High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) machine, the HSE 280i HT 3D Printer, is a powerhouse independent dual extrusion (IDEX) platform that offers the speed, strength, and scale to handle the most demanding applications. However, as a materials-first company, Essentium knows that real innovation happens when advanced technology meets high-quality materials. Read More
April 27, 2021May 13, 2021 | The Essentium Team Unlocking True Independent Dual Extrusion (IDEX) Essentium, Inc.®, just introduced the world to its newest High Speed Extrusion (HSE) machine, the HSE™ 280i HT 3D Printer. This powerhouse platform offers world-class print speeds five to 15x faster than competitors. Ready to handle the most demanding applications, it can process high-performance super-polymers, enabling rapid production of parts with excellent dimensional accuracy. Read More
April 22, 2021June 10, 2021 | Essentium How the Essentium HSE 3D Printing Platform is Different Part 4: Open Ecosystem of Materials In addition to providing the speed and precision, dependability and reliability, and the build volume to enable production at scale, Essentium also offers a broad catalog of extrusion materials to meet virtually any additive manufacturing application — whether printed on an Essentium HSE 180 3D Printer or using another machine. This concluding chapter will discuss […] Read More
April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 | Essentium Beyond the Hype: 3D Printing is Improving Industrial Manufacturing According to the Experts For years, industry experts have been skeptical if 3D printing would ever reach its true potential. It grew in popularity, with the latest car, shoe, or other flashy consumer product hitting top news outlets. But beyond the hype, it was revolutionizing manufacturing processes, changing the way products are designed and built. Read More
