Three-day program
Rapid technologies and additive manufacturing are powerful tools that cut lead times, reduce your time to market, increase product quality, and enhance collaboration. In this multi-level program, you will learn what the technologies are, how they work, and how best to use them to improve your operations. Choose the level that best fits your need.
Participants will gain an understanding that will help them in discussing technology selection and use, including:
- How the most widely used technologies work
- What materials can be used
- Common applications
- File requirements
- Additional resources
This is an intermediate level designed to help you work in the technology versed in a wide range of technologies and applications. Participants will gain an understanding that will help them:
- Create files (from data capture to STL)
- Order parts effectively
- Select which technology to use
- Appreciate the impact of build settings and parameters
- Finish the part to achieve the "look" of the final piece
- Purchase equipment, materials and services
- What are Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing and Why use them?
- Legacy systems
- Processes/Technologieso
- Processes and Technologies Enhanced through Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing
- CAD File Requirements (solid modeling)
- Additional Resources and Information
These sections include discussion on applications, materials, and overview of strengths and limitations.
- Selective Laser Melting
- Ultrasonic Consolidation
- Digital Light Processing
- Electron Beam Melting
- Reverse Engineering and 3D Data Capture
- What to expect from CAD files
- Potential problems with bad files
- Quick checks for a good file
- Software to fix and adjust bad files
- Outputting STL files
