3D printing may seem like a miracle compared to traditional manufacturing processes: design nearly anything, hit a button and manufacture a real part. However, many potential users of the technology often have questions about processing and finishing printed parts.

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This is particularly true for emerging additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, such as HP Jet Fusion 3D Printers . Given the fact that HP Multi Jet Fusion technology (MJF) has been billed as a platform built for mass manufacturing, it’s important to understand how post-processing MJF parts plays into the larger production workflow for the technology.

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Here we look at post-processing techniques required for an array of AM methods and compare those to MJF. What Is AM Post-Processing and Why Is It Needed? As is the case with most manufacturing processes, AM parts aren’t complete until they’ve undergone the necessary finishing steps. In 3D printing, this can mean anything from ultraviolet […]

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