It’s probably fair to say that most “education” out there about adopting 3D printing is centred on the technology and its applications. We’re now in an era, though, when more and more organisations are adopting additive manufacturing for increasingly large batch...
HP has recently announced their new 3D Texture Viewer tool, a game-changer for enhancing the use of textures in MJF printed designs. This innovative tool promises to revolutionise the way you incorporate textures into your 3D printing projects. In this article, we...
Recently I headed up to Stone in Staffordshire, to catch up with my brother and Midlands 3D founder, Paul Moloney. As I'm new to the world of 3D print manufacturing, or additive manufacturing as it's more formally known, we decided to take the opportunity to...
If you're facing resistance from your manager, sceptical about 3D printing as a serious technology for batch manufacturing, you're probably not alone. Convincing them requires a solid understanding of the technology's benefits and its potential impact on...
The team here at Midlands 3D is both virtually and in a very real sense, a family. With our origins of the business in the garage of our family home (not unlike the start of HP - the makers of our MJF machines), our team includes not only me, but my wife Deborah...
With the cost of money spiraling right now it’s no surprise that management teams the world over are looking for innovative ways to driving growth at the top line while cutting costs and improving cash flow. For product based businesses, if there is one...
3D printing for Industry By now, a good portion of the population has heard of it (unless you’ve been living under a rock, then there’s a good chance you haven’t.) 3D printing is the process in which a three-dimensional digital model is printed into a physical...
Broken STL files are usually a result of 3d modelling mistakes and are better fixed at source, but if you have an stl files and not the original CAD file, you may not have the option to fix it. If you're on Windows 10, the simplest fix to try first is using a free...
One of the main settings used to determine the quality and cost of your 3d print is layer height. A key principle of all 3d printing processes is that a part is made up of layers on top of each other in much the same way as a terraced landscape and the layer...
We are proud to annouce the acquisition of the Lancashire 3D brand and associated operations.