Dr. Michaella Janse van Vuuren pulls together multiple disciplines, from her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in Computer vision, a post-doctorate in medical implant design, to being an internationally renowned 3D print designer, artist, and innovator in education. Michaella started her journey with 3D printing in 2006. In 2008, she founded Nomili, an innovative interdisciplinary research, […]
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3D Printing – The New Go-To Technology for Small Production Runs
Many think of 3D printing as primarily a prototyping technology. This perception is changing rapidly as manufacturers worldwide are using additive manufacturing for short-run manufacturing of plastic production parts. The most traction is for small to medium quantities, where traditional tooling isn’t up to speed. The term used to describe this is the ‘bridge-manufacturing technique’ […]
The Future of Industrial Manufacturing is Already Here
Successes with 3D Printing on the Factory Floor. 3D printing often sounds like one of those technologies that will be useful ‘one day’, but the truth is, it’s already having a huge impact in a factory near you. If you’re not at least considering where 3D printing can impact your business, you’re probably falling behind. We’re […]
Raptor Rescue – 3D Printed Enclosures Reduced from 90 grams to 6 grams
Akhani 3D has been working with Raptor Rescue for a number of years …
This video is the story of how Akhani 3D has used Additive Manufacturing to help Ben at Raptor Rescue, solve the challenges of tracking the birds.
3D Printed Plastic Parts in Serial Production
A joint collaboration between internal groups of experts has made it possible for the Volvo Group to put its first 3D printed part in full serial production. The printed part is a connecting block for an oil filling pipe. 1500 units are planned to be 3D printed in plastic by the supplier. This is not […]
5 Challenges Preventing Companies from using Additive Manufacturing
In the modern world, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has an important role to play as a method that allows companies to evolve their products in response to the demands of the market. It allows for the customised design and manufacture of more complex structures and geometries, and can also result in higher manufacturing performance, greater efficiencies […]
Laser Powder Bed Fusion – SLS | DMLS
Powder Bed Fusion technologies use a thermal source (e.g. a laser) to cause fusion between powder particles. Most Powder Bed Fusion technologies use mechanisms for applying and smoothing powder as a part is constructed, resulting in the final component being covered in powder. TL;DR Powder Bed Fusion Technologies SLS – Selective Laser Sintering SLS Industry […]
Digital Inventory: The Waning of the Warehouse
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution continues to pick up steam (or should we say Gigabytes?), digitalisation is affecting all manner of industries, including manufacturing. One of the issues that digitalisation may be able to address in the manufacturing industry is that of the storage and production of spare parts to meet aftermarket needs. Traditionally, replacement […]
It’s a Small World After All – Decentralising Production with 3D Printing
The connecting power of technology has the potential to make a wide world smaller. One example of this is the impact of 3D printing, as it turns global into local, mega into mini, and shrinks supply chains worldwide. Also known as additive manufacturing, 3D printing has the ability to take an idea or physical product […]
The Exciting Role of 3D Printing in Short-Run Manufacturing
Traditionally, the manufacture of parts or products is a long and expensive process. Methods like injection moulding require significant time and money to produce the required units. Thus, for the manufacture of these units to become cost-efficient, they need to be produced in large volumes. But what about companies that only need a small number […]
Akhani 3D Launch
Akhani 3D lets forward thinking manufacturing businesses Make Possible. Additive manufacturing (also known as 3D Printing) (AM) machines are getting faster, design tools smarter and the portfolios of materials and finishes ever more suited to industrial applications. AM is no longer a trend on its way into the mainstream, it’s a serious global business. With […]
VAT Polymerization — SLA | DLP
According to U.S. Patent 4,575,330 (“Apparatus for Production of Three-Dimensional Objects by Stereolithography”) — Stereolithography (SLA or SL; also known as stereolithography apparatus, optical fabrication, photo-solidification, or resin printing) is a form of 3D printing technology used for creating models, prototypes, patterns, and production parts in a layer by layer fashion using photochemical processes by […]