With thousands of Markforged CCF 3d printers deployed across the manufacturing sector, we were able to analyze more than a 100 different use cases. The analysis shows that many companies have already adopted additive manufacturing to save tens of thousands in annual costs. Markforged printers from Designfusion offer unmatched reliability and support that your company can depend on. Read the report to learn how manufactures like you are capitalizing today.

Reduce your fastener assembly costs by designing in a Retaining Ring. Consider replacing costly traditional fasteners with retaining rings and enjoy savings you didn’t know were possible. Retaining Rings can also handle many “Non-Traditional” fastener requirements for even greater savings. Retaining ring can be utilized to act as a spring or as a preload on parts to reduce chatter or vibration. Before you designate a retaining ring for your application, follow our simple design consideration steps.

When a valve is cycled, one can observe the quality of control by measuring and graphing the flow leaving the valve and the input operating the valve, such as electrical current (for coil controlled valves) or steps (for stepper motor controlled valves). This paper will discuss the characteristics of a valve's performance curve—specifically, where flow begins and how the curve's trend can indicate certain valve features and their consequences.

Medical, diagnostic, imaging, and lab equipment designers have a wealth of integrated mechatronic systems at hand, to help accelerate their efforts in developing and deploying life-critical equipment to market. This white paper covers the range of compact, low-noise linear motion systems that deliver high precision, repeatability, and long life necessary for medical and laboratory applications.

The digitalization of the production world is a much-discussed topic but it is not always clear what the actual advantages are. This white paper explains the importance of digitalization and how component suppliers, OEMs, and system operators can make the most of it. It focuses on two main areas in particular: digitalization in the field by decoupling software and hardware using the Festo Motion Terminal as an example, and the possibilities for data analysis in the cloud.