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SLS Design Considerations | PrintForm

WHY SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING (SLS)?

With no separate support structures required, SLS technology is suitable for interlocking parts, living hinges and other highly complex designs & applications. Whether a fully functional prototype or a series of complex end-use parts, SLS design freedom offers advantages for both. PrintForm makes quoting, purchasing, and building parts fast and cost-effective by maximizing the available build space in each machine.

IDEAL APPLICATIONS FOR LASER SINTERING

Prototypes with mechanical properties to rival those of injection-molded parts.

Series of small components with or without slight iterations as a cost-effective alternative to injection molding

Large and complex functional parts up to 25 x 22 x 12.5 inches in a single piece.

Individualized and project specific manufacturing, the cost effective production of unique, complex, designs built as one-off products or in small to medium quantities.

Lightweight designs achievable by using complex lattice structures that otherwise might be molded in a solid block to achieve the same, or less part strength. Read more - https://printform.com/sls-design-considerations/

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The Front, Back, and In-Between of Enclosures | PrintForm

Everything needs a home, or a molded housing.

Nearly every product on the market, whether a handheld device, a specialty tool kit or a medical appliance, is going to require some type of enclosure, whether internal or external.

The process of launching a new product, or an updated version of an existing one, can be an exciting time for engineers, product managers, and operations teams alike. And often, the most visually prevalent portion of the product, the outer enclosure or housing, is the last thing on the mind of the engineer. Function tends to be the primary focus with outer shells, liners, enclosures and housings coming in a distant last. After all, it’s what’s inside that matters, right? Well, sort of.

USER EXPERIENCE

Usability testing refers to evaluating a product or service by testing it with representative users. Typically, during a test, participants will try to complete typical tasks while observers watch, listen and takes notes. If that’s not practical for the rapid turn around times demanded in the product development world, simply asking a friend to rattle off some initial thoughts on a design can go a long way.

Read more - https://printform.com/prototype-through-production-the-front-back-and-in-between-of-enclosures/

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Injection Molding Glossary - Terms and Definitions | PrintForm

At PrintForm we are in constant communication with engineers, mold-makers, CNC machinists, and other self-titled experts in manufacturing. Over the years, our molding experience has grown tremendously and with it, our vocabulary – the collection of which has become our internal molding dictionary of sorts. Instead of keeping it to ourselves, we thought we should share our experience with the world. Below are some of the most commonly used terms (sometimes incorrectly) that frequent our screens on a daily basis.

ANNEALING The process of relieving the internal stresses of molded plastic components by heating to a predetermined temperature, maintaining this temperature for a predetermined length of time, and slowly cooling the part.

BLOWING & FOAMING AGENTS Additives for plastics or rubbers that generate inert glasses within the resin matrix when heated. The resulting part construction will contain a cellular structure.

CAVITY Refers to the upper half of the injection mold, usually the show (outer) surface of the finished product and is mainly concave.

CORE Refers to the side of the tool where the plastic part is injected from; also known as the bottom half of the mold.

Read more - https://printform.com/injection-molding-glossary-terms-and-definitions/

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PrintForm Ends 2018 With Another Great NPS Score | PrintForm

Net promoter score, custom manufacturing, 

Another year is in the books for PrintForm, and after reviewing our projects and responses we’re pleased to announce our final NPS (Net Promoter Score) for 2018 was a 76! We can contribute this success to our fantastic teams that we hold to the highest standard of customer service. Special thanks for our customers and production teams for helping us achieve this massive accomplishment.

WHY IS NPS IMPORTANT?

Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a management tool that can be used to gauge the loyalty of an organization’s customer relationships. It serves as an alternative to traditional customer satisfaction research and is correlated with revenue growth. NPS has been widely adopted with more than two thirds of Fortune 1000 companies using the metric. Learn more about the NPS program here.

To put PrintForm’s score of 76 into perspective, here is a list of top companies and their respective scores:

Audi (77),

Subaru (76),

Toyota (76),

Apple (72),

Mercedes-Benz (69),

Netflix (68),

Amazon.com (62),

and Nike (32).

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NPS can be as low as −100 (everybody is a detractor) or as high as +100 (everybody is a promoter). An NPS that is positive (i.e., higher than zero) is considered good, and an NPS over 50 is considered excellent.

HOW IS NPS CALCULATED?

The Net Promoter Score is calculated based on responses to a single question: How likely is it that you would recommend our company/product/service to a friend or colleague? The scoring for this answer is most often based on a 0 to 10 scale.

Those who respond with a score of 9 to 10 are called Promoters.

They are considered likely to exhibit value-creating behaviors, such as buying more, remaining customers for longer, and making more positive referrals to other potential customers.

Responses of 7 and 8 are labeled Passives.

A score of 0 to 6 are labeled Detractors.

They are believed to be less likely to exhibit value-creating behaviors.

Read more - https://printform.com/printform-ends-2018-with-a-net-promoter-score-nps-76/

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Manufacturing On Demand | Custom Parts Manufacturing | Printform.

PrintForm is your partner for smarter, innovative, and multi-purpose manufacturing. We recognize the importance of technology across the manufacturing world and are always working to bring you the largest variety of industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing materials. At PrintForm, we believe that integrating advanced technology helps turn a challenging and laborious processinto a convenient, computerized, and instantaneous solution.

We proudly offer our customers an upgraded business platform with an online instant quoting system that yields unmatched results. With the highly efficient and highly accurate instant quoting system, manufacturing is as convenient as online shopping.

From traditional methods like CNC Machining, Injection Molding, and Sheet Metal, to the latest and modern 3D printing technology, we offer a selection of additive manufacturing technologies, including DFAM (Design for Additive Manufacturing), SLA (Stereolithography), SLS (Selective Laser Sintering), FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), CJP (Color Jet Printing), DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering), MJF (Multi Jet Fusion), PolyJet, and Cast Urethane (Silicone Molding).

Whether you are looking for rapid prototyping, concept modeling, casting patterns, or end-use parts solution, we can help you get them faster at low-cost and high-quality.

As one of the digital change supporters, our goal is to use digital solutions to provide our customers with a simpler, easier, and more intuitive shipping experience from start to end. To make it easy and efficient for you, PrintForm has introduced PaasPort (Parts as a Service Portal), a SaaS application for its users. From here, you can upload your3D CAD printed part design, get your instant quote, and order your parts without any hassle.

The traditional quoting method takes a while; engineers check drawings, customers select processes and materials, and then a calculation is done manually. However, when an instant quotation system is used, the process becomes effective and quicker. You can instantly upload your 3D CAD files in different formats and choose the material, heat treatment, surface finish, quantity, and process to your preference. In a matter of seconds, you will get the prices and can book your order without delay.

The PaasPortapplication by PrintForm makes it easier for you to quote, purchase, and track your order for rapid prototyping and custom made parts. It’s not only the easiest way to fix the deal with your new project, but you can also enjoy a 24 hours service on theportal.Get quotes instantly, at any time, day or night, from anywhere in the world. Log in, submit details, get a quote in seconds, and receive your order in days,all in one easy-to-use digital experience.

 https://printform.com/printforms-online-instant-quoting-system-paasport-parts-as-a-service-portalRead more - https://printform.com/printforms-online-instant-quoting-system-paasport-parts-as-a-service-portal/

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Manufacturing On Demand | Custom Parts Manufacturing | PrintForm.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stretch worldwide, the lack of clinical elements which includes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for medical examiners will become extra severe. The urgent want for specialized healthcare merchandise has placed intense strain on the producing enterprise; thus, many businesses grew to become 3-D Printing to deal with the shortfalls and combat the virus. 3-d Printing remains unusual at some point of the world, and it desires suitable interest that it merits to assist transform the conventional production enterprise right into a greater superior and green enterprise. PrintForm is right here to help the medical network withinside the ongoing fight with the lack of those critical PPE elements with its substantial community and green manufacturing method that offers impeccable offerings to quick and correctly meet the persevering need.

Read more here: https://printform.com/3d-printing-vs-covid-19/