SPRING Technologies to attend AEROMART Toulouse 2014

SPRING Technologies plans to participate in AEROMART Toulouse that will be held Dec 2nd until the 4th 2014.
Location:
Convention d'affaires internationale des Industries Aeronautiques et Spatiales

You can find the SPRING Technologies team at H5-B8

We look forward to seeing you there

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Live in Hollow-Out Art World

 Live in Hollow-Out Art World

                                              

                     ----From Fashion to Home

 Beautiful and romantic wedding is every woman’s most beautiful dream, before he join hands with the beloved into the marriage hall, looking for a suitable wedding dress is very important. 
Wedding highlights not only the perfect body, but also to follow seasonal trends. Remember that piece dignified and graceful Princess Kate’s wedding? She led a “shoulder hollow out” wedding trend. Many bridal show floor this year have emerged Princess Kate, “with money”, gathered lace, hollow, fluoroscopy, and other popular elements deep V, dignified temperament reveals a looming charade. 

 Not only the wedding dress, but the daily dresses are also full of “hollow out” elements. And we call it sexy hollow out. Whatever season you are in, this year, you should consider how is sexy again drop but not very pay attention to? And this year is no longer popular widespread dew, hollow-out is king! This year is very popular. You must obtain a! Especially the leather dress and skirts, the hollow out pattern could be created by laser cutting machine precisely. 

 “Hollow out” trends also around in architecture and interior design. Not only functional, in current society, people also pay more attention on the appeal. From chair, bed, table, entry board, even ceiling, you can see the hollow out existing. This is the reason we always say the world is only limited by your imagination, let cnc router create more hollow out art for you. 

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3d Systems Caputre Mini 3d scanner with blue LED structured light

3D Systems also presented a new high precision 3d scanner: the Capture Mini. It works with blue LED structured light scanner paired with Geomagic software and it is optimized for small parts in industrial / professional design enviroment.




Product homepage with more details:

http://www.geomagic.com/en/products/capture/overview

There is no details on tech specs or price but probably they will be published soon. Do keep in mind, if you have to ask for the price you probably can not afford it.


Here is the press release:

http://www.3dsystems.com/press-releases/3d-systems-releases-capture-mini-latest-solution-scan-based-design-and-inspection

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3D Systems video from EuroMold 2014

3d Systems shows their product line on EuroMold 2014.




It is presented by the CEO Ari Reichental. Nice job Ari!

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Space printer makes first 3d print IN SPACE!!!!

Times are interesting people! ISS based 3d printer just made a first print:

Source ande more information:

NASA and http://www.space.com/27861-3d-printer-space-station-first-part.html

here is the printer being delivered on a PRIVATE spacecraft:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/09/first-space-3d-printer-delivered-to-iss.html

One under-reported development in space 3d printing field is technology leap in 3d printed satellite parts with first 3d printed antenna array which will fly in space on several satellites:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2012/12/3d-printed-satellites.html

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AEROMART SUMMIT India 2014 was a huge success for SPRING Technologies

AEROMART Summit 2014 in Bangalore, India was a huge success. Above a picture of the SPRING Technologies team with Gilles Battier the CEO of SPRING Technologies

Cheers to all from the SPRING Technologies Team. Wishing everyone a great 2015.

Potential Clients and partners listening with open hearts to the presentation given by the CEO of SPRING Technologies (Gilles Battier) on NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS

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ATOM DIY low cost simple extruder made from plywood and ATOM 3d printer from Egypt

Atom is a very simple and low cost extruder developed in Egypt. It has few parts and it is cut from 3mm plywood. For heating block it uses scrap aluminum plate cut to 20mm x 20mm x 10mm and M6 brass bolt for nozzle.

Here are detailed instructions, files for cutting the plywood and BOM:

http://www.instructables.com/id/simple-low-cost-compact-open-source-extruder-ATOM-/

Parts of the extruder (usual elements such as NEMA 17 motor, fan, thermistor etc....):

This extruder is a part of broader ATOM 3d printer project to bring low cost 3d printing to Egypt and Arab world. The printer can be made for some 300 USD.

Update:

Atom has a new and improved advanced version of Atom plywood extruder with detailed build guide:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Print-with-advanced-filaments-DIY-simple-low-cost-/

Key design features are:

• Simple and easy to build
• Low cost
• Compact design
• Low weight
• Small footprint
• Wire management
• Easy to mount
• One active cooling fan for both heat sink and nozzle tip
• Open source
• Can print with various type of filaments
• ABS & PLA
• Advanced filament materials
• Copper, Bronze, Wood, Glow filaments
• Designed to print with flex materials

It is still very affordable but can print with advanced materials. Here is the video build guide:

Details can be found at:

https://www.facebook.com/Atom3d.egypt

Here is Atom3D machine in action:

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Free webinar on 3d printed car parts and car mods

Here is new free webinar from GoEngineer focusing on 3d printed car parts, car accessories and car modifications.

If you are interested in cars, car hacking, car repair, hypermiling, modding, car tuning and have access to any type of 3d printer this video will give you lots of useful tips, information and practical examples. You could theoretically make any plastic part needed for your car and customize it to fit your needs.

Webinar is presented by Tyler Reid, it is focused on Stratasys technology but the knowledge and is applicable to other 3d printers.

3d printed car parts presented here are:

• gauge bezel
• firewall feedtrough
• wire tee box
• throttle body spacer
• battery charging box

Here is video webinar, one hour well spent ;-):

Here is a picture of installed wire tee box:

Great tutorial, thank you for the content Tyler and GoEngineer team!

There are many more similar high quality tutorials, like:

3d printed jigs and fixtures:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/08/free-webinar-on-3d-printing-jigs-and.html

or 3d printed end user parts:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/07/free-webinar-of-3d-printed-end-use-parts.html

Here you can see another example of home 3d printers being used to make small replacement parts like AC button and cargo cover holder:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/08/repairing-ford-focus-cargo-cover.html

Update:

Here is a new webinar about complex geometry and 3d printing:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/12/free-webinar-on-3d-printing-and.html

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German RepRap 3DPrintBox 3d print server

German RepRap just released their stand-alone 3d print server control unit. It can be used from web interface from any computer or smartphone, it connects to the internet via WiFi or LAN cable and with three USB ports to the controlled 3d printer. Web camera monitoring is also available via USB ports.

It is priced at 149 euro.

Is it too much? Maybe ... you can make something similar with Raspberry Pi and other similar devices from less money. I would like to see more test to see if there are any advantages like in stability, processing or reliability.

Product homepage:

https://shop.germanreprap.com/en/product?info=376

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Cre8tor Industries Inventor's Positioning Axis

Here is a new movement module in form of a Cre8tor Industries 13" or 21" linear rail guided positioning axis with only 2.5 microns backlash. It could be used in machine development and very likely in functional digital fabrication unit (CNC or 3d printer).


Technical specifications:

• 13” or 21” travel
• 2.5”x3”x22” outer dimension (as is, without motor)
• ¼-20 threaded holes on a 1.5”x2” hole pattern, which matches three mounting locations along the axis
• Can be used with Nema 17 or Nema 23 motor
• Complementary hole pattern in three spots along the rail that can bolt to the puck
• Inspected to be within 10 micron accuracy and 5 micron backlash
• Compatible with Mach 3, Grbl, Sprinter, Marlin, and most all 3D printing software. (Anything exporting step and direction signals).
• Price: current pricing options on Kickstarter range from $150 for the 13” and $205 for the 21” version

It is on Kickstarter now:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/721103934/inventors-positioning-axis-8-micron-accuracy

Company homepage (they are based in Portland, Oregon):

http://www.cre8torindustries.com/inventors-axis

This powered linear rail axis can be used in all dimensional configurations:

Schematics of the Inventor's Axis:

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Josef Prusa gives interesting interview to Hackaday, in the meantime we are still waiting for Prusa i4

He is more then just a common man, he is a 3d printer also. Josef Prusa. The Guru.

Interview covers following topics (and more):

• How did you get involved in 3D printing?
• How's your business going?
• What's the best recent advancement in 3D printing?
• What's the worst?
• What is the state of the RepRap project
• What's up with the i4?
• Thoughts on different printing technologies
• Predict the future

...it just came to my mind that Josef could pull a joke on us and go strait to Prusa i5 ... just sayin' ...

... and he also has a cool open hardware tattoo ...

Hackaday source article:

http://hackaday.com/2014/11/19/interview-with-a-printer/

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ASCENTEC adopts NCSIMUL Machine from SPRING Technologies for its new 5-axis horizontal machining center

“High-speed manufacturing has been one of the greatest strengths of our business,” explains David Gilliat, Director of Manufacturing and Machining Technology

Ascentec Engineering was established in 2001 by a team of process and manufacturing engineerswith a solid background in electronics manufacturing processes. The founders brought with them experience in designing innovative and productivity-enhancing tools and fixtures that held up to the technology changes within the industry and gained an enviable reputation as an EMS industry leader for tooling solutions. In 2007, Ascentec began a Precision Machining division focused on providing quick-turn prototype and short-run production contract machining, along with integrated assembly services.

CHALLENGES
It’s an unhappy day indeed when a CNC machine crashes and it may take days, perhaps weeks, for the damage to be assessed and repaired. During that time, the shop staff not only loses the machine’s productive capacity but worries that it may not be possible to restore the machine to its previous ability to hold tight tolerances. It is bad enough when a vertical 3-axis CNC mill crashes, but when it happens to a 5-axis system that costs many times more, the downside is more serious. With this in mind, Ascentec Engineering began researching the market for advanced machine simulation software when it anticipated the installation of its first 5-axis horizontal machining center in 2011.
After narrowing the field to two simulation packages, the company selected NCSIMUL Machine from SPRING Technologies Inc. based on the software’s capabilities, ease of use and integration with its Mastercam CAD/CAM software from CNC

For the complete story go to: http://www.springplm.com/case_studiesbis.php?ID=655

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DIY astronomy projects made with a 3d printer and CNC

Here are a few DIY projects for all you astronomy enthusiast out there which can be done with acces to 3d printer.

Ultrascope smartphone telescope

Ultrascope is a 3d printed telescope which uses Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone with high resolution camera to get pictures and light curves from space objects. Project is developed by James Parr from Open Space Agency.

All the information about function and construction of the Ultrascope are available at:

http://www.openspaceagency.com/

PiKon, the 3d printed telescope attachment for Raspberry Pi camera

PiKon is a low cost project where a 3d printed mount is used to attach Raspberry Pi camera to Newtonian reflector telescope to get 5MP resolution astrophotogaphs. Project was developed by University of Sheffield in cooperation with Alternative Photonics.

PiKon photo of Moon surface

Learn more at: http://pikonic.com/

Printonian, the 3D printed DIY Dobsonian telescope

From Printonian project description:

This thing is a 3D printed Dobsonian telescope designed for an 8" primary mirror with a focal length of 48". The optical tube assembly consists of aluminum extrusions attached with 3D printed ribs designed for standard hardware and covered with cardboard tubing. The optical tube was mounted onto a base that was made from 3/4" baltic birch plywood cut on a CNC router. The bottom base plates are separated with plastic bearings to allow for control.

All the files, parts list and instructions can be found at:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:408184

DIY tripod smartphone adapter

Here is the full tutorial:

https://learn.adafruit.com/3d-printed-camera-tripod-adapter-for-telescope


There is also a DIY Dobsonian telescope that can be CNC cut from wood with files available together with detailed build guide:

http://makezine.com/projects/build-a-backyard-dobsonian-telescope/


There are many more DIY astronomy and telescope related projects that can be found on Thingiverse:

http://www.thingiverse.com/search/page:1?q=telescope&sa=

http://www.thingiverse.com/search/page:1?q=astronomy&sa=

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DIY 3d printed resin lens made on Form 1+

3d printing optical lenses is usually in domain of high tech companies, but Craig Broady developed and tested a method that enables you to print functional lenses on Form 1 + with clear resin. 

The process is well documented in a form of a guide on Formlabs forums and it involves a post-processing by polishing the surface with sand paper and scratch removal fluid.

The lens is 1.75mm at its thinnest and 4.32mm at its thickest, printed with a 50 micron layer thickness.

Working lens printed as a monocle on Formlabs 1+ with clear resin

3d lens during design phase, you can see supports and holding structure

Lens after printing with partial removal of support material

Lens mounted on a hand power drill to smoothen and polish the surface

More detailed guide can be found here together with lens files:

http://formlabs.com/en/company/blog/2014/09/24/lenses-3D-printed-formlabs/

Hopefully we will see more functional objects developed like small binoculars, telescopes and others ... Great job Craig!

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SPRING Technologies welcomes its guests to AEROMART SUMMIT India 2014

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Functionalize F-Electric conductive filament is one big step towards 3d printed electronics

Functionalize F-Electric conductive filament is new type of filament with much improved conductivity properties. It claims to be world' most conductive filament with “one thousand times more conductive than filament available today", and "enables anyone to print circuits, wires, sensors, power connectors, and other electrical components inside projects printed from popular PLA-capable 3D printers.”

With conductivity lower then the 1 ohm/cm which they demonstrate in measurements on video ,it looks like it is “the world’s most electrically conductive 3D printing (plastic) filament that enables electronic or electromechanical capabilities to be designed right into the structure of printed parts.” Conductive 3d printing filaments available on the market mostly measure in the 1,000 – 10,000 ohms/cm range.


Possessing that kind of electrical properties, it can be used to build all sorts of interesting objects like this 3d printed levitator device:




Volume resistivity of F-Electric conductive filament explained:

Functionalize homepage: http://functionalize.com/

They are on Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/391466300/worlds-most-conductive-3d-printing-filament

3d printed electric circuit for the levitator

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NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS at JIMTOF 2014 - SAEILO Japan

SAEILO (SPRING Technologies Reseller) had a huge crowd around their booth while they presented NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS to their prospect clients.

For more information about SAEILO in Japan go to: http://www.saeilo.co.jp/

For more information about SPRING Technologies go to:  http://www.springplm.com

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Come join SPRING Technologies at METALEX in Bangkok

Come and join the SPRING Technologies team at the METALEX event in Bangkok, Thailand as they will present the latest on their NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS.

Date: Nov 19 - 22, 2014

Location: BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand (Stand L01)

For more information about the event go to - http://www.metalex.co.th/

For more information about the NCSIMUL Solutions go to: http://springplm.com/

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GMASS tungsten and bismuth filled high density ABS filament

GMASS is a new filament with high density ABS as main component with added tungsten or bismuth metal particles.

Only limited information is available without any tests or detailed review. There are almost no pictures of it.

GMASS is priced at 95 USD range for 0,5 kg spool.

http://gmass3.businesscatalyst.com/

From GMASS product page:

GMASS™ is a patent pending specially-formulated high-density ABS-based filament for 3D printing applications. It offers the ability to rapidly prototype high-density components. Using a variety of metallic fillers, it has a density approaching traditional metals, while offering the design flexibility of ABS plastic. Now your plastic parts can have the weight and feel of metal castings! Colored filament is available in limited configurations to allow further design enhancements.

The non-toxic fillers in GMASS™ make it an excellent choice for radiation shielding without the environmental impact of lead. While designed for rapid prototyping, GMASS™ also makes an excellent material for low-quantity additive manufacturing. 

Possible applications:

• Consumer – Sporting goods, add weight, balancing

• Healthcare – Medical x-ray shielding, nuclear medicine components, laboratory equipment

• Industrial – X-ray shielding, reactor shielding, vibration dampening, inertial weighting

Specifications:

• Filament diameter: 1.75 +/- 0.10 mm

• Base material: ABS Plastic

• Filler material: Proprietary compounds of bismuth and tungsten Density Range: 2.7 +/- 0.1 g/cc for bismuth, 4.0 +/- 0.2 g/cc for tungsten

• Note that stated densities are for the filled filament material. Printed part densities may vary due to printer processing parameters, and should be confirmed by the user prior to use.

PROCESSING NOTES:

• Recommended printing temperature: 230C

• Recommended printing speed: 40 – 90 mm/s

• We recommend using a heated bed: 100 – 110C

• Advised nozzle size: 0.5 - 0.6 mm

• Note: The filament will have a higher likelihood of clogging smaller nozzles such as 0.4mm and smaller because of the tungsten particles. Therefore a larger size nozzle is recommended.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

• A heated bed should be used to prevent warping

• The tungsten in the filament will wear down the brass nozzle after several hours of printing. Check nozzle before each print and replaced if worn.

• To ensure proper adhesion to print bed, a small amount of ABS slurry can be applied to the bed before starting to print.

• To achieve maximum density, you may need to increase the flow rate about 5 – 10%. We have also found that using a larger nozzle but using a 0.4mm size nozzle in the software settings will give you better density.

• Note: Print at 100% in-fill to achieve full density on your printed parts.

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FLUX multitool Delta 3d printer

Flux is a new delta 3d printer that has easily exchangeable tool heads and integrated 3d scanner. Currently available tool heads are 3d printing head and laser engraver head with several modules under development like: a dual extruder, a ceramics extruder, and a pastry extruder.

It is on Kickstarter now

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2117384013/flux-all-in-one-3d-printer-unlimited-elegant-simpl

Currently, 38 days before campaign end, it has $348,923 pledged of $100,000 goal.

Flux certainly has minimal and cool design:

Comparison chart of Flux with devices it replaces:

Flux technical specifications:

Flux company page: http://flux3dp.com/

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Vagler V-8E education focused 3D printer

VAGLER International is a Swedish-Malaysian 3d printer company: They just released their 3d printer aimed at educational / school market: The Vagler V-8E.

http://www.vagler.com/

Technical specifications:

• Max printing resolution: 50 microns (0.05mm)
• Build volume: 13,500cm3 L, W, H 270 x 200 x 250 mm ( x x inches)
• 1-Click printing;
• Multiple printers and print queues from a single workstation;
• “Child Proof” fully enclosed chassis means all moving parts for student safety and hardware longevity in a hardworking classroom environment;
• “Teacher Lock” enabling staff to remotely lock the printer’s operation for student safety;
• Magnetic door lock during printing, which prevents access to the 200°C+ heated parts;
• Removable, non-heated printing plates, enabling quick access to completed objects.
• Price: at USD 1,999 range

There are more and more 3d printers focused on very large education market and they mostly feature two main things: some sort of protection against children touching the heated parts and some sort of print job queuing. 

That tells me that we live in safety obsessed lawsuit culture (I had to buy and bring to school a set of carving technical knives at age of 10 as part of technical curricula) and that those features will not be sufficient if you want to sell in that market. We will see what will future bring in this field. Kids will have to learn 3d printing soon ...

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New sub-100USD 3d printer made from scrap optical drives

Here is a new small 3d printer project that uses junk computer parts to create a low cost 3d printer. You will need three stepper motors from CD/DVD drives, one NEMA17 motor and some other parts. Entire setup will cost you under 100 US dollars.

Detailed build instructions and all the files can be found at:

http://www.instructables.com/id/eWaste-60-3DPrinter/?ALLSTEPS

Here is video of it in action and showing print results at the end:



On of the small weaknesses of this project is the need for separate lasercut wood or acrylic frame. It can be used without glue or screws.

For a earlier, more rough project with junk PC parts see:

http://diy3dprinting.blogspot.com/2014/06/poormans-sub-100usd-3d-printer-made.html

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SPRING Technologies successfully raises €5.0M to reinforce its innovative NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS offering and strengthen its international footprint

SPRING Technologies is funding a new growth stage with a new round of capital investment from its historic partner CM-CIC Capital Innovation together with ACE Management’s Aerofund III and CM-CIC Capital Privé, alongside with an Innovation loan from Bpifrance sovereign investment bank. 

This €5.0M injection will enable CEO Gilles Battier to energize the company’s development on the international scale, and speed up product innovation through disruptive R&D investments.

SPRING Technologies is funding a new growth stage with a new round of capital
investment from its historic partner CM-CIC Capital Innovation together with ACE
Management’s Aerofund III and CM-CIC Capital Privé, alongside with an Innovation
loan from Bpifrance sovereign investment bank.

This €5.0M injection will enable CEO Gilles Battier to energize the company’s
development on the international scale, and speed up product innovation through
disruptive R&D investments.

For the complete story click here

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AEROMART SUMMIT INDIA 2014

Date: November 19th and 20th, 2014

Location: 

NICE Grounds - Bangalore

Opposite BIEC, 10th Mile, Tumkur Road Madavara Post

Agenda:

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

10.00 – 10.30 AESI presentation
Mr. P. Mueen Ahamadulla Khan, Hon.Secretary General - AESI-BB

11.00 – 11.30 UTC Aerospace Systems in India
Mr. Daniel Kumar, Director of Supply Chain - UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS India
Mr. Amit Pathak , Director, OE Customers & Business Development, India, Indonesia and Turkey -UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS – INDIA

14:30 – 15:00 Sener presentation
Mr. Sunderarajan Varadan, Director, Aerospace, SENER India Engineering & Systems

15:30 – 16:00 Mantra for Test systems : Insight on Problems & Solutions
Mr. Harshavardhan Uppalapati, Manager – Application engineering, AMETEK India


NOVEMBER 20, 2014
9:30 – 10:00 How to Secure and Optimize the transfer of your machined parts to your local
Indian production site using NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS?
Mr. Eric Lemaire, Asia-Pacific Manager - SPRING TECHNOLOGIES
The Manufacturing sector in many countries is in a state of transition. Growing in emerging economies; shrinking but becoming more productive in advanced economies. To stay afloat on a global scale, the manufacturing giants tend to increase their productivity and move up the manufacturing value chain to compete on technology and innovation.
It is a daily challenge for Manufacturers in Aerospace Industry to find the right manufacturing partners abroad and when targeted, make sure that the productivity levels, the production processes and know-how are kept agile and flexible while maintaining a high security and competitive level. In a nutshell, the goal is to Secure and Optimize the transfer of your production to your partner site as fast and easy as possible.

SPRING Technologies enables the optimal use of manufacturing companies’ CNC machines, maximizing their productivity. Production transfers and new part manufacturing launches time are dramatically reduced and kept to minimum using SPRING Technologies integrated, intelligent, instrumented Solutions. The NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS portfolio integrates the complete machining process, in real time, including cutting and tool management, post-processing, NC Simulation, technical content publishing and Real-time monitoring of the Workshop.

10:30 – 11:00 "M3", a weight-management solution that can be used either as a stand-alone product or connected to any PLM software already implemented in the customer IS.
Mr. Marc de Laet, CEO - CS Communication and Systems India


11:30 – 12:00 Best practices: sending your employees to work in India/ in Europe – Basic information on immigration, tax and social
Ms. Elisa Khetty, India Country Manager - HELMA SOLUTIONS

To get the full details for all the presentations click here

For a list of SPRING Technologies Events click here

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When Prototyping and Production Collide Simulation Breaks the Bottleneck

A great article in The Magazine for Western Metalworking Manufacturing written by Sean Buur

Cascade Corporation employs machine simulation to optimize production and prototyping manufacturing streams on the same machining centers.

Advanced CNC machine simulation software is helping a leading Portland, Oregon manufacturer of hydraulically operated fork lift truck accessories keep pace with aggressive schedules for prototyping and production manufacturing of hydraulic valve bodies on the same machining centers. The software (NCSIMUL from SPRING Technologies) makes it unnecessary to spend valuable on-machine hours single-stepping through first piece CNC programs to ensure that they will run without encountering interferences. As a result, prototype work rarely interferes with production manufacturing and design engineers get their prototype parts faster.

Cascade Corporation’s innovative material handling solutions enable lift trucks to become more versatile and efficient material handling tools. They rely on intricate hydraulic valve designs that make it possible to pull, push, clamp, lift, side-shift and rotate practically any unit load imaginable. These products are made and shipped to Europe, Asia and many other parts of the world from its manufacturing facility in Portland, Oregon.

Prototypes for hydraulic valve bodies critical to the success of the next generation of Cascade products are also made in the same plant and on the same manufacturing equipment as the full production components. Manufacturing prototypes on the same equipment allows the company to transition swiftly and smoothly into production manufacturing when a new design is released. It also means that prototype manufacturing must be conducted in off hours so that it does not disrupt very active production manufacturing schedules.

For the rest of the article go to: http://www.cnc-west.com/When_Prototyping_2.html

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OMNI Laser Machine Show

From the video, you can see what OMNI laser machine look like. OMNI laser engraving and cutting machines are mainly for non-metal material by higher precision processing way,suitable for vector cutting, raster engraving, sign making, displays, sheet fabrication, textile fabrication and cutting, name plates, outdoor advertising and more. For more info, check out: http://www.omni-cnc.com/products/Laser_Machine/

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