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My BIG Stratasys F3300 Adventure: 3D Printing Day and Night (and Day and Night….)

Think of the range of manufactured part sizes you encounter in an ordinary day, from the tiny screws in an eyeglass-frame hinge to the blade on a wind-turbine you might drive past on vacation. Th...

Deleting FDM Support Material Using Stratasys Insight 3D Printing Software

Sometimes the “old school” way of doing things still offers powerful options compared to more recent tools. For Fused Deposition Printing (FDM) printing on higher-end Stratasys 3D printers such a...

Phoenix Children's Hospital 3D printed heart model. (Image courtesy Phoenix Children's Hospital)

Workflow for Creating a 3D Printed Medical Model with Stratasys

For decades in the medical world, surgeons and their professional support teams have relied on X-rays, computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) data when performing their pr...

GrabCAD Print (the App): Making Work-from-Home Actually Work

I am so lucky in a zillion ways to be able to work from home while functioning in my position as a 3D Printing Application Engineer for PADT Inc., a Stratasys 3D printer reseller and engineering cons...

3D Printing Infill Styles – the What, When and Why of Using Infill

Have you ever wondered about choosing a plain versus funky infill-style for filament 3D-printing? Amongst the ten standard types (no, the cat infill design is not one of them), some give you high str...

Seven Tips for 3D Printing with Nylon 12CF

If you’ve been thinking of trying out Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber (12CF) to replace aluminum tooling or create strong end-use parts, do it! All the parts we’ve built here at PADT have shown themselves...

Introducing TPU 92A – The latest FDM material from Stratasys

PADT is excited to announce the release of the latest FDM material from Stratasys: TPU 92A. Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) is a type of elastomer material, known for its flexibility, re...

Getting to Know PADT: 3D Printing Services

This post is the thirteenth installment in our review of all the different products and services PADT offers our customers. As we add more, they will be available here. As always, if...

Getting to Know PADT: Support Cleaning Apparatus (SCA) Manufacturing and Support

This is the third installment in our review of all the different products and services PADT offers our customers. As we add more, they will be available here. As always, if you have any questions do...

Learn About the New Stratasys 3D Printers and New Orleans

It was my first time visiting New Orleans. I have heard many stories of how good the food is and how everyone is really nice there so I was excited to visit this city for a business trip. Stratasys La...