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Fix the six most common 3D print quality problems (stringing, layer shifting, blobs, ringing, sagging and warping) with the settings that cause each one.
How 3D printed drones are made (airframes, wings, landing gear and propellers) and why carbon fiber makes drones lighter, stronger and faster.
What carbon fiber is, why it is replacing steel and aluminum, the difference between chopped and continuous fiber, and how continuous fiber printing is changing manufacturing.
How a 3D printer works: the main printing types, the parts inside the machine, the printing process step by step, and what 3D printers are good for.
FDM vs SLA 3D printing compared: print quality, materials, speed, cost and strength: so you can pick the right process for your part.
Why Fabheads built C6, India's first browser-based cloud slicing engine for 3D printers: and what it does that other slicers do not.
Why composite manufacturing still runs on manual labor, what automation changes, and Fabheads' vision for fully autonomous advanced manufacturing.
The E-Plane Company is a long-range drone manufacturing company hailing from IIT Madras� National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD).
How India's drone industry has grown: the regulations, the applications across delivery, agriculture and inspection, and the composite parts behind them.
Why Fabheads sponsored Formula Bharat � design judging, the Composite Tech Award, and two sessions with students on lightweight design and composite fabrication.
3D printing applications across aerospace, automotive, drones, medicine and construction: where the technology stands today and where it is heading.
What slicing means in 3D printing, how slicer software turns a 3D model into G-code, and the key settings (layer height, infill, supports) that control print quality.
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Ten common myths about 3D printing examined: ABS vs PLA, what a 3D printer really costs, whether printers can work in metal, and where the limits actually are.
How 3D printing is transforming Indian manufacturing: market size, the National Strategy on Additive Manufacturing, leading companies and applications.
What CAD is and why 3D printing depends on it: types of CAD modeling, the difference between STEP, STL and IGES files, and the leading CAD software.
How 3D printing is used to manufacture robots: which parts can be printed, the materials involved, and why carbon fiber matters for robot structures.
Five questions to answer before bringing 3D printing into production: whether it fits, which materials and printers to use, how to plan a print, and when to prototype.
How on-demand manufacturing differs from traditional production, why 3D printing enables it, and which companies (Ford, Electrolux, Caterpillar) already use it.
What additive manufacturing is, the seven types of AM processes, its advantages over traditional manufacturing, and where it is used today.
How to smooth 3D prints: 11 post-processing techniques including sanding, vapor smoothing, priming and polishing, and when to use each.
How Fabheads manufactured a continuous carbon fiber Archimedes screw using 3D printing: around 30% lighter than aluminum, and built in under a week.
What composite materials are, how they are classified by matrix and reinforcement, how they are fabricated, and where they are used: from drones to aerospace.
How rapid prototyping services cut manufacturing cost and speed up product development: with real examples and where 3D printing fits in.
How Fabheads became fabrication partner to Avishkar Hyperloop, the IIT Madras team that went on to build India's first hyperloop test track.
Fabheads won an ICERP � JEC Innovation Award at ICERP 2019, where our continuous fiber 3D printer was shown publicly for the first time.
Fabheads had a great opportunity to participate in �Aero India 2019� to showcase its excellence in the Aerospace sector.
