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Design Guides and TipsAzoth Finishes for Metal 3D Printed Parts
Azoth’s Metal Binder Jetting (MBJ) excels in producing intricate small metal components with remarkable resolution. Unlike other metal 3D printing methods, Azoth’s MBJ de
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Design Guides and TipsPlastic 3D Printing: Technology Overview
Filaments? Resins? Powders? The world of plastic 3D printing can indeed feel confusing and overwhelming. Within it, a multitude of technologies exists, each offering dist
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MaterialsUnderstanding Stainless Steels: 316-L and 17-4PH
At Azoth, stainless steel takes the lead as our workhorse material, and rightfully so! From high end luxury goods, safety critical automotive parts, and almost everything
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Design Guides and TipsWhat Really Is Metal Material Jetting?
Metal Material Jetting (MMJ), also known as the trademarked term Nano Particle Jetting, is a groundbreaking 3D printing method that utilizes nano-sized metal particles co
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Design Guides and TipsStrategies for Material Efficient Designs
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer and aviator De
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MaterialsFive Reasons to Select Metal Binder Jetting with Azoth
The world of 3D printing (formally known as additive manufacturing) is a diverse landscape that encompasses a variety of technologies, materials, and equipment. To a newc
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MaterialsMetal Binder Jetting vs. Metal Injection Molding
Powder metallurgy, the process of converting fine powders into usable parts through pressure and sintering, has been used in mainstream manufacturing for over a hundred y
Read MoreThe Advantages of Metal 3D Printing: Why Choose Azoth 3D?
Metal 3D printing is a rapidly growing industry, and for good reason. With the ability to create complex geometries and functional parts with high precision, metal 3D pri
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PortfolioExtreme ISF® REM Polishing System
Create the optimal surface finish for your metal part! Azoth utilizes REM’s Ramp System™ H+ Series technology to achieve multiple finishes on their metal parts. Extreme I
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PortfolioGripper Fingers
Fully optimize gripper fingers for your application. Azoth uses the latest software and materials to improve gripper finger performance. Pictured is a set of gripper fing
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PortfolioSafety Applications
Easily address safety concerns through printing safety solutions quickly. In this safety incident, an employee was injured by the sharp corn circled in red. Azoth sent a
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PortfolioAdvanced Part Making
Need to link external data to your part? Utilizing Rize technology, Azoth can selectively jet additives at each voxel (3D pixel) wherever they are needed to mark the part
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PortfolioCreate A Digital Inventory
Utilize Azoth’s TOMO business model to create your digital inventory instead of physically stocking spare parts and components that may or may not be used. Azoth can eval
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PortfolioWorld Class Sintering Technology
Sintering is the keystone in achieving optimal mechanical properties. Azoth utilizes an ELNIK sintering furnace to process metal binder jet parts. This MIM 3000 series si
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PortfolioSurface Finishes
Some applications require a surface finish that is better than “as-printed”. Azoth has the latest metal finishing technologies so that the customer gets the exact part th
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PortfolioCustom Nozzles
Azoth can aide in your design of custom nozzles and manufacture them as well. Whether you have a chip evacuation issue or residual coolant on your part that needs to be r
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PortfolioReplacing Metal With Polymers
Not every application requires a machined metal part. Often we use metal because it is available or we need wear resistance. In this application, Azoth replaced aluminum
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PortfolioImplementing On-Site Printing
Azoth can evaluate your inventory to determine all of the 3D printing applications and train your team on additive as well. Based upon eligible parts, Azoth can setup a m
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Portfolio3D Scanning For Inspection
3D Scanning for inspection is a powerful tool to inspect complex, one-off components. Azoth’s ensure quality parts are delivered using scanner accurate to +/- 5um. Rather
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PortfolioReverse Engineering Of A Gear
Problem:Azoth’s customer desired a 2-piece gear design for a machine spare part. They had a design concept in mind (top two pictures above) but no part prints to make it
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PortfolioPrinting Metal Machine Spare Parts
Azoth can transition previously machine parts to 3D printed parts ready to be manufactured on demand. In this application, the customer had a down machine with a 6 week l
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PortfolioCustom Gage Covers
Azoth enables manufacturing plants to implement new ideas quickly and efficiently. In this case, manufacturing coolants were getting into expensive dial indicators. Inste
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PortfolioJig & Fixture Design
Quickly generate ideal work holding solutions! Utilizing your existing CAD model or through scanning your part, Azoth can design jig-sand fixtures ready for 3D printing.
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PortfolioUtilizing Thread Inserts
Azoth delivers end-use parts ready to go into the machine without the customers needing to post-process. One method to ensure quality threads is to utilize heat-set threa
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PortfolioSpare Parts On Demand
There are many parts in a manufacturing plant that are not stocked in inventory, but which are needed when damaged. Azoth’s customer broke a pulley on their air spindle g
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PortfolioCustom Holders
In this project, Azoth’s customer had tooling fixtures that were expiring over time and did not have a blueprint to make them or supplier to replace them. Azoth took a qu
Read MoreWebinar: Additive Manufacturing Versus Metal Injection Molding, How To Choose?
Additive manufacturing (AM) is proving to be an alternative to metal injection molding (MIM). But in some cases, it can be a highly effective first step in MIM. Attendees
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Technical GuidesStainless Steel Material Options For Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing (BJAM)
The availability of stainless-steel for additive manufacturing is on the rise. Due to its high chromium content with reduced carbon content, stainless steels are desirabl
Read MoreTechnical GuidesWhat Is A Sintering In A Binder Jetting 3D Printing Process?
The Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing process is a two-step process where the components are printed and densified in separate steps. The printing step consists of hi
Read MoreAzoth Produces First Metal 3D Printed Part Via Binder Jetting On A Production Vehicle For General Motors
Azoth, a vertically integrated additive manufacturing company, is manufacturing the first metal 3D printed part using binder jetting on a General Motors production vehicl
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Technical GuidesMetal Injection Molding vs. Binder Jetting Metal 3D Printing
When it comes to making either prototypes or serial production, designers have a range of manufacturing options to choose from. Two options, however, have a few areas in
Read MoreKey Applications For Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Metals may be getting a lot of attention lately, but polymer materials are not taking a back seat in additive manufacturing. A number of applications are well suited for
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News & UpdatesWebinar: 5 Reasons To Select Binder Jetting
Explore additive manufacturing solutions that increase time to market while driving down production costs. There are lots of choices when it comes to additive manufacturi
Read More5 Reasons To Choose Binder Jetting For Metal Parts
Several Additive Manufacturing/ 3D printing processes can work with metal materials, with each using a different technique to fabricate a final object. Binder jetting int
Read MoreWhat Is A Digital Inventory, and Why You Need One
One of the overlooked benefits of additive technology is its ability to build a part only as needed. The intelligent use of additive manufacturing combined with 3D data m
Read MoreWhat Is Metal Binder Jetting?
The additive manufacturing industry consists of a number of technologies that can build an object one layer at a time. One of these technologies is known as Binder jettin
Read MoreAzoth Featured By Ultmaker: Driving The Transformation Of Physical To Digital Inventory With Additive Manufacturing
Azoth has built a new business helping manufacturing customers have machine parts right on time, while saving thousands of dollars. When engineers get enthusiastic on the
Read MoreAzoth Joins Ultmaker On Talking Additive Podcast
Azoth explains what it take to implement a digital inventory and deep dives their TOMO® business strategy. A new approach to inventory management, Azoth is transforming h
Read MoreEWIE Group Launches Additive Manufacturing Brand Azoth 3D
The EWIE Group of Companies (EGC), a family of manufacturing brands headquartered in Ann Abor, Michigan, USA, recently launched a new brand focused on the provision of Ad
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