Engineering Resources & Insights

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What Is the SHOTSHEEN® Production Finish?

While 3D printing has been available for over 30 years, we are still finding ways to perfect processes to give a better end product faster and at a lower cost. One issue that has plagued 3D printing is being able to create something that looks like an injection molded part. At SICAM, we have developed the SHOTSHEEN® finish to solve these problems with Multi Jet Fusion production. Our...

So, what can you do with Multi Jet Fusion? - Part 1

Details, Details, Details.

This is the first in a series of articles presenting examples of what you can achieve with Multi Jet Fusion. While we have been producing amazing parts for our customers, our confidentiality...

Multi Jet Fusion Sample

The best why to experience the difference of Multi Jet Fusion is to receive a sample. Click here to receive a sample

Expanding Material Selection For Multi Jet Fusion

New nylons, and other materials.

New materials have been announced for Multi Jet Fusion. These materials include PA 11, PA 12 Glass Beads and Polypropylene.

Applying Multi Jet Fusion to solve a production problem

Case study showing the performance capabilities of Multi Jet Fusion parts

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Challenges A government contractor was challenged to find a small lot method to produce a hexagon boot clamp with a temperature performance requirement that was limiting their options....

Goodbye old friend!

Saying farewell to one of our early aerospace projects.

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On September 15, 2017 the Cassini spacecraft plunged into the the atmosphere of Saturn, ending it's nearly 20 year mission to explore the planet. The spacecraft was launched in 1997 and arrived at...

SICAM now offers Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing!

SICAM now offering the latest 3D Printing Service using HP’s Multi Jet Fusion Technology

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SICAM announces they offer the latest in 3D printing technology - Multi Jet Fusion - A breakthrough in design, prototyping and manufacturing...

Is Multi Jet Fusion just another 3D printer?

When your prototype has to be Glass Filled Nylon

Where is 3D Printing Heading?

This month a patient received a 3D printed implant that replaced 75% of his skull. This is a first of its kind procedure, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Bridge Tooling - One tool 3 Destinations

For the majority of our customers the prototyping phase is only the beginning of the journey towards production. A word of caution if you are using aluminum tooling (soft tooling) for your prototypes then the journey starts anew once you head into the development of “hard...

NAK 80 “Steeling” The Show

In a perfect world, every mold would be built and the first shots would be ready for production. Yet as anyone who has designed products, built tooling or purchased molded parts knows it is never that simple. Changes are going to occur during at some point and modifications will be required.

Is the best SLA resin an open and shut case?

How durable is Somos Next Resin? The only way to tell is to test it. That is just what we did. This useful material can be used for many different applications depending on the needs and sustainability of the project. Here is a simple example of how we solved a problem using Somos Next...