Simplifying Metal 3D Printing: Bambu Lab’s Flow Dynamics Calibration Revolutionizes Filamet™ Metal 3D Printing The advent of Filamet™, a groundbreaking filament from The Virtual Foundry, has revolutionized the landscape of 3D printing by enabling Pure Metal Printing using Conventional FDM/FFF 3D Printers. However, the process of printing with Filamet™ has traditionally required manual calibration of […]
Bambu Lab Auto Calibration Read More »
In the dynamic world of 3D printing, metal fabrication has long been confined to the realm of large-scale industrial operations, with exorbitant costs and intricate processes hindering its widespread adoption. However, The Virtual Foundry has emerged as a transformative force, democratizing metal 3D printing and making it accessible to a vast spectrum of users, from researchers and students to hobbyists and entrepreneurs.
Revolutionizing Metal 3D Printing Read More »
Filament-Based FFF Metal 3D Printing: The Gateway to Affordable Metal Prototyping In the realm of metal 3D printing, filament-based FFF (fused filament fabrication) technology has emerged as a game-changer, offering an accessible and cost-effective solution for creating metal, glass and ceramic parts. Unlike other metal 3D printing methods, such as laser sintering or powder bed
Intro to FFF Metal 3D Printing Read More »
Academic Papers and other Research Building on The Virtual Foundry’s FFF Metal 3D Printing Technology. The Virtual Foundry’s metal-composite filaments and the methods for processing and sintering them are a truly foundational technology. A foundation that has people all over the world developing new solutions to old problems, and even solutions that had never been
Academic Research on TVF’s Tech Read More »
The Virtual Foundry and University of Pécs sign Collaboration MOU Stoughton, Wisconsin and Pécs, Hungary: The Virtual Foundry today announced a new partnership with University of Pécs 3D Printing and Visualization Centre. This partnership will establish a long-term cooperation for 3D printing material development. “We are so pleased to be expanding the global footprint of
Collaboration Agreement with the University of Pécs Read More »
Let’s take a look at FFF Metal 3D Printing. 3D printing used to be the stuff of sci-fi movies. Creating 3D structures in homes based on your own designs represents a significant advancement in technology. Nowadays, that old dream has become a reality. Anyone can create 3D prototypes, artwork, and functional accessories at home with
Beginner’s FFF Metal 3D Printing Guide Read More »
The Filawarmer overcomes fragile filament. This article answers some of the questions Partner Innovators have about the Filawarmer and dive into exactly how to use it to get the best results. Who needs a Filawarmer? Anyone printing a filament that needs to be straightened out to make it to the extruder. Filamet™ can be more
The Filawarmer Overcomes Fragile Filament Read More »
In a recently published webinar about sintering Filamet™, our sintering partner, David Lawson of Sapphire3D, used the phrase “development-minded.” As in, you have to be development-minded in this process. What does that mean in the context of FFFMetal and The Virtual Foundry? You’re going to have to work a little bit. We don’t have all
You’re going to make some beautiful things Read More »
As part of The Virtual Foundry’s continuing efforts to help its customers develop unique materials with exceptional physical properties for additive manufacturing, the advanced material science company has acquired a plasma atomization reactor. This device uses plasma to melt and atomize metal, creating small, uniform, dense and spherical metal powders that are ideal for additive
