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PEEK: All about Plastic Polymer with Aluminium-like Properties

Fabio Trotti: Sep 15, 2021

What is PEEK?

PEEK (polyether ether ketone) is an organic thermoplastic polymer belonging to the family of polyetherketones, often referred to as the king of polymers, thanks to a fantastic mix of very high mechanical, thermal and chemical properties.

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Guide to Choose the Best Material to Realize your CNC Parts

Nicolás Viotto: Sep 1, 2021

introduction

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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Rapid Prototyping: Purpose, Advantages, Costs

Weerg staff: Aug 23, 2021

Introduction

With the advent of new technologies such as 3D Printing, the Prototyping and Development process of all companies has been revolutionized: this is how Rapid Prototyping was born.The need to shorten the development phase of a product to anticipate the release of production on the market...

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MJF vs FDM 3D Printing: Comparison and Considerations

Weerg staff: Jul 28, 2021

Since its inception in the 1980s, additive printing or 3D printing technology has evolved into various technologies. Today in this article, we will compare the two most popular and versatile 3D printing methods today: the very popular FDM 3D printing and Multi Jet Fusion technology. The latter,...

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Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) HP 3D Printing Materials and Properties

Weerg staff: Jul 21, 2021

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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Aluminium: Properties and Advantages

Weerg staff: Jul 13, 2021

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...

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How to choose the right material?

Weerg staff: Jul 13, 2021

The simplicity of the Ashby’s maps

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Injection Molding vs MJF 3D Printing Which is Better?

Weerg staff: Jul 13, 2021

When it comes to final part fabrication, the question of choosing injection molding vs. 3D printing is likely to surface. And today this question arises much more than in the past. Why?

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The advantages of shot peening

Weerg staff: Jul 13, 2021

Shot peening is an essential mechanic process that is utilized in a variety of different industries. The idea behind shot peening is similar to the age-old process of blacksmiths that hammered metal over and over again to gradually improve its strength.

Shot peening improves the fatigue life of CNC...