Oli’s RAPID + TCT Conference picks

TUESDAY MAY 2 | 3:00PM | HEALTHCARE

How TPU lattice structures enabled a person with limb loss to run a marathon

Brent Wright CP BOC/O, Vice President, EastPoint Prosthetics and Orthotics

WEDNESDAY MAY 3 | 11.00AM | ECOSYSTEM

Machines are great but people are the answer to solving supply chain issues with standardized manufacturing practices for AM

Slade Gardner PhD, President, Big Metal Additive

THURSDAY MAY 4 | 12:00PM | HEALTHCARE

Using micro 3D printing to accelerate prototyping and design testing

John Kawola, CEO, Boston Micro Fabrication, and Mark Lattimore, Director of Research & Development, Tessy Plastics

3D SYSTEMS #4212

3D Systems will showcase its unique solutions portfolio designed to address a variety of advanced applications in healthcare and industrial markets. Visitors will have the opportunity to discuss their manufacturing challenges with the company’s application engineers who collaborate with customers to transform how they deliver their products and services. The company will showcase its industry-leading hardware and materials, as well as Oqton’s software portfolio, which when combined are the foundation of each application-specific solution.

NTOPOLOGY #2247

nTopology will be introducing major new features in its best-in-class design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) software. This update includes a significant evolution in generative design capabilities alongside innovations that are said to allow users to realize the full value of industrialgrade additive manufacturing. The company will be hosting live demonstrations of the new software functionality, which enables complex design data to be transferred directly from nTopology into manufacturing, CAD, and CAE software with file sizes that are only a few megabytes. Attendees will also be able to see product examples from the aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer products industries.

MANTLE #1528

Mantle will showcase case studies and parts from Nicolet Plastics, Westec Plastics, Westminster Tool, Fathom Manufacturing, Tessy Plastics, DME Company, Pepsi Co., Thogus Products, Hypertherm Associates, and more. Mantle’s TrueShape system is designed specifically to print precision tooling components. Mantle’s P-200 printer is a hybrid system, integrating extrusion 3D printing of Mantle’s metal pastes with precision CNC machining to produce parts with the accuracy and surface finish required for tooling. After printing, parts are transferred into Mantle’s F-200 furnace to be sintered. The result is durable, accurate tool steel components.

ZEISS INDUSTRIAL QUALITY SOLUTIONS #5038

ZEISS will be exhibiting several technologies which can support printing parameters and enable AM users to produce defect-free parts. ZEISS AM parameter enables rapid development or optimization of parameters for new alloys, increased layer thickness and deformation-free parts, using a unique test design and evaluation workflow. This can also be used for evaluation of the laser performance in multi-laser machines, build envelope mapping or rapidly developing parameters to print with recycled or non-spherical powders. Visitors can get up close demonstrations of CT, microscopy, CMM and 3D scanning processes.

INKBIT #4846

Inkbit will showcase its Inkbit Vista system with Vision-Controlled Jetting (VCJ) along with its array of high-performance materials. With the Inkbit Vista system, the company says manufacturers can achieve the precision and accuracy of traditional machining while still taking full advantage of the flexibility and versatility of 3D printing. The Vista's closed-loop feedback control system is said to allow for exceptional dimensional accuracy, throughput, and repeatability. Combined with production grade materials and low-labor post-processing, it promises high-performing products at a lower cost and in less time.

RAPID

PTI #4254

Rapid PTI will be on hand to discuss its Hot Isostatic Pressing Services (HIP) to the aerospace, power generation, medical and automotive industries. Within three USA facilities, Warminster PA, Concord OH and Alachua Florida, PTI operates 13 HIP units ranging in size from 16” through 30” diameter. The majority of PTI HIP units are capable of pressures up to or exceeding 25,000 psi which enables lower temperature processing of nickel and titanium alloys. PTI has been a toll HIP provider since 1977 allowing its customers to eliminate major capital investment which would otherwise be diverted from core activities.

PRODUCT EVALUATION SYSTEMS, INC. #2048

Product Evaluation Systems, Inc. (PES) returns to the event ready to field questions concerning metallurgical, mechanical and chemical analysis of raw materials to finished parts, and everything in between. With a focus on metal products, PES has partnered strategically with material suppliers, equipment manufacturers, process developers and product designers to support the advancement of AM. In-house capabilities include SEM analysis, elevated & cryogenic testing environments, and postprocessing heat treatment.

HP 3D PRINTING #4618

Visitors can see the HP Jet Fusion 5420W, HP Metal Jet, and Automatic Unpacking Station. The HP Jet Fusion 5420W 3D printing solution is said to enable scalable production with consistent white printing, better light refraction, manufacturing predictability, minimal errors and downtime, and high-quality, cost-e ective parts. In metals, the HP Metal Jet S100 Printing Solution o ers e cient production of metal parts at scale, enabling faster development of new designs and products. Lastly, visitors can see how the HP JF 5200 Series 3D Automatic Unpacking Station automates the unpacking process for improved part quality, and quick and consistent removal of support structures.