Photo Release -- 3D Systems Announces Latest Webinar on Direct Metal Printing
July 17 2014 - 4:01PM
- Direct Metal Printing leads to new top speed record at racing
event
- 3D printed metal part solves critical engineering challenge,
faster and at a lower cost than other manufacturing methods
- Speakers from 3D Systems, Metal Technology, Inc. and English
Racing will present and take questions in live webinar
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today a new webinar titled: Metal
Technology, Inc. and English Racing Push the Envelope with Direct
Metal Printing from 3D Systems. Scheduled for Tuesday July 22,
2014, at 11:00 am Eastern Daylight Time, the webinar will reveal
how technicians from English Racing and engineers from Metal
Technology (MTI) rapidly transformed an idea into reality. They 3D
printed it in 17-4 PH Stainless Steel, installed it on the
vehicle's engine, and only 3 days later the vehicle was successful
in track testing.
A photo accompanying this release is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=26550
English Racing, based in Washington state, tunes and races
high-performance cars. The team's Mitsubishi Evo was exceeding oil
pressure limitations at high RPMs, a situation that had already
destroyed several engines. The team at English Racing had an
engineering solution but could not justify a costly and
time-consuming casting process to test out the idea. Instead, they
turned to MTI in Albany, Oregon for a solution. MTI employed its
newly-acquired ProX 300 Direct Metal Printer from 3D Systems to
print the necessary parts.
"Prior to 3D printed metal components, the costs of designing
and fabricating 'one-off' or small lots of parts or components was
prohibitive in most cases," said Gary Cosmer, CEO of MTI. "3D
printing also opens up a whole new way of engineering components
that are lighter and perform better, because there is no limit on
complexity. Engineers can design exactly the component they need,
without worrying about whether it's possible to manufacture it. The
ProX 300 prints parts that are impossible to make any other
way."
English Racing had an innovative approach to the problem using a
new pulley with a larger diameter, which would turn slower and
thereby lower the oil pressure. MTI printed the part in 5
hours, and within 3 days it was installed in the car and running on
the test track. 3 months later, the English Racing team put its
newly designed oil pump pulley to the test at the Pikes Peak ½ mile
top-speed event and achieved 184.9 miles per hour, placing first
place in the Sedan Class.
"We had been successfully running the car on the track and we
thought we might have a car that would put us in the winner's
circle," said Zach, Technician & Tuner for the English Racing
Team. "When we got first place in the Sedan Class at 184.9 miles
per hour, we were stoked. The re-engineered part, printed quickly
and easily in metal, is truly a winner for us."
View the video now of the process used by MTI. To learn the
details of this achievement, and find out how Direct Metal Printing
can help solve tomorrow's engineering challenges, join this
informative webinar, hosted by 3D Systems. Register for access
to the live event or a recording at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/367146626
About 3D Systems
3D Systems is a leading provider of 3D printing centric
design-to-manufacturing solutions including 3D printers, print
materials and cloud sourced on-demand custom parts for
professionals and consumers alike in materials including plastics,
metals, ceramics and edibles. The company also provides integrated
3D scan-based design, freeform modeling and inspection tools and an
integrated 3D planning and printing digital thread for personalized
surgery and patient specific medical devices. Its products and
services replace and complement traditional methods and reduce the
time and cost of designing new products by printing real parts
directly from digital input. These solutions are used to rapidly
design, create, communicate, prototype or produce functional parts
and assemblies, empowering customers to manufacture the
future.
About Metal Technology (MTI)
With more than forty years' experience applying innovative,
proprietary technologies, Metal Technology (MTI) is making possible
the use of difficult alloys for a wider range of applications with
greater efficiency, versatility, and reliability. Alloys include
Tantalum, Niobium, Zirconium, Titanium, Tungsten, Nickel, Inconel,
Molybdenum, and Vanadium. MTI uses specialized additive
manufacturing, deep-draw, spinning, forging, machining, EDM, and
fabrication methods to deliver superior products according to your
exacting specifications. MTI produces components for ion source
components, targets, seamless crucibles, explosively formed
penetrators, tubing and vessels as well as custom parts that go
beyond common configurations. Visit the company's website to learn
more: www.mtialbany.com
Leadership Through Innovation and
Technology
- 3DS invented 3D printing with its Stereolithography (SLA)
printer and was the first to commercialize it in 1989.
- 3DS invented Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printing and was
the first to commercialize it in 1992.
- 3DS invented the Color-Jet-Printing (CJP) class of 3D printers
and was the first to commercialize 3D powder-based systems in
1994.
- 3DS invented Multi-Jet-Printing (MJP) printers and was the
first to commercialize it in 1996.
Today its comprehensive range of 3D printers is the industry's
benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace,
automotive, patient specific medical device and a variety of
consumer, electronic and fashion accessories.
More information on the company is available at
www.3DSystems.com.
CONTACT: Investor Contact: Stacey Witten
Email: Stacey.Witten@3dsystems.com
Media Contact: Alyssa Reichental
Email: Press@3dsystems.com
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