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Stratasys 3D printing secrets: 7 tips for consistent, high-quality parts

IME · 8 Sep 2026

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Stratasys 3D Printing Secrets: 7 Tips for Consistent, High-Quality Parts

Discover seven practical Stratasys 3D printing tips to improve part quality, accuracy, surface finish, and consistency from design to post-processing.

IME · 8 Sep 2026

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Medical 3D printing in healthcare: from imaging to surgical precision

IME · 20 Jul 2026

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Medical 3D Printing in Healthcare: From Imaging to Surgical Precision

3D printing has rapidly evolved from prototyping technology into a valuable clinical tool. Today, hospitals around the world use patient-specific anatomical models, surgical guides, and medical…

IME · 20 Jul 2026

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3D Printing or CNC? What You Should Choose for Your Next Part

Both technologies are widely used in modern manufacturing, and each offers distinct advantages. CNC machining has long been trusted for its precision and durability, while additive manufacturing…

IME · 12 May 2026

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On-Demand Spare Parts? Yes, With the Right Printer

Today, additive manufacturing is changing this model by enabling companies to produce spare parts on demand. With the right industrial 3D printing solution, manufacturers can create functional…

IME · 12 May 2026

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The Real Cost of Waiting: How Additive Manufacturing Saves Thousands

Every delay in prototyping, tooling, or part production can slow down product development and increase operational expenses. While traditional manufacturing methods remain essential for high-volume…

IME · 17 Apr 2026

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How 3D Printing Reduces Downtime with On-Demand Spare Parts

Unplanned downtime is one of the most expensive disruptions in modern manufacturing. When a critical machine component fails, production can slow – or stop entirely – while teams wait for replacement…

IME · 10 Mar 2026

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No CAD. No Delays. Just Fixtures: The Future of Additive Manufacturing

Despite rapid advances in additive manufacturing, creating fixtures has traditionally depended on complex CAD workflows, specialized expertise, and lengthy approval cycles. The result? Hidden…

IME · 10 Feb 2026

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Bring your Design to Life: Cost-Effective 3D Printing, One Part at a Time

Modern manufacturing demands flexibility, speed, and efficiency. Yet traditional production methods often require high minimum order quantities, expensive tooling, and long lead times. For…

IME · 21 Jan 2026

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From Concept to Reality: How AM is Transforming Malaysian Manufacturing

Manufacturers today face mounting pressures: the need to innovate faster, reduce costs, and meet increasingly customised demands. Traditional production methods, while reliable, often struggle to…

IME · 17 Dec 2025

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Precision Care: How 3D Printing is Transforming Healthcare in Malaysia

From medical devices to training simulations IME is bridging technology and healthcare for a safer, smarter future.

IME · 17 Dec 2025

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Where 3D Printing is Headed in 2025 and Beyond: What It Means for Malaysia

As we move into the second half of 2025, 3D printing continues to evolve from a prototyping tool to a full-fledged manufacturing solution—and Malaysia is not sitting on the sidelines.

IME · 1 Aug 2025

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From Prototypes to Production Why SAF Printing is the Missing Link

Many compannies have embraced 3D printing for prototyping - enjoying rapid iteration, reduced tooling costs and freedom of design. But when it comes time to scale up for production, things often fall…

IME · 10 Jun 2025

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Battling Build Failures? Discover the Power of SAF Technology

If you’ve been hitting these roadblocks, it might be time to explore Selective Absorption Fusion (SAF)™ technology by Stratasys — a game-changer for high-volume, industrial-grade polymer printing.

IME · 28 May 2025

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How to Choose the Best 3D Printer for Your Automotive Needs

3D printing technologies provide many benefits to the automotive industry. In fact, 3D printing offers time and cost-saving solutions at each phase in the automotive production process including…

IME · 12 May 2023

Case study

GDP Architects: architecture in Industry 4.0

IME · 26 Apr 2023

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Elevate your design freedom and flexibility with the new Stratasys FabriX Innovation Kit for the J850 Prime 3D Printer

Stratasys has introduced a new solution for 3D printing on fabric and flexible substrates - the FabriX™ Innovation Kit. This kit is an easy-to-use, comprehensive, and repeatable solution for 3D…

IME · 14 Sep 2022

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Best of Both Worlds: File Preparation with CAD and Mesh Using Magics

Bringing together CAD and mesh during file preparation is like peanut butter and jelly — great on their own, but even better together.

IME · 11 May 2022

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7 Reasons to Upgrade to J55™ Prime

The J55 Prime jets 5 modeling materials simultaneously for a WIDER RANGE OF APPLICATIONS enabling FULL COLOR combinations with over 600K available colors and Pantone Validated™ pallets in both matte…

IME · 25 Apr 2022

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Introducing: METHOD X, A Manufacturing Workstation

BROOKLYN, NY—August 1, 2019— MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing, announces the launch of METHOD X, a manufacturing workstation engineered to challenge traditional manufacturing with real ABS…

IME · 27 May 2021

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Celebrating the Year of Metal Ox with a 3D-printed Golden Bull – Happy Lunar New Year 2021!

This Lunar New Year has been an unprecedented and different one with many of us celebrating apart from our family and loved ones which should be the time for reunion.

IME · 2 Mar 2021

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Cutting Costs With Traditional Injection Molding

Plastic injection molding is one of the most widely used manufacturing processes in the world today. Look around you and you’ll probably see dozens of injection molded parts in your wallet, kitchen…

IME · 4 Aug 2015

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Why Aesthetic Design Is Important For Footwear

Marilyn Monroe is right, but only half right, because this statement applies to all of us. When it comes to footwear, majority of us would be attracted by the aesthetic design first, then followed by…

IME · 21 Apr 2015

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3D Printed Optics Inspired by Disney Research

Inspired by Disney’s Research & Development team for their 3D printed optics, we've designed a 3D printed light pipe block to experiment on light travelling across by using VeroClear from Objet500…

IME · 16 Apr 2015

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Pinhole Camera Designed By Primary School Student

You wouldn't believe that a primary school student with NO experience in CAD software manage to design a pinhole camera, check out how it looks like below.

IME · 20 Nov 2014

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Embedding Application in 3D Printing

3D Printing has been flexible in many ways and of course - even in embedding IT chips. It is widely known that this technology is capable of integrating electronics into the prototype, just by pausing…

IME · 31 Oct 2014

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How We Turn iPhone 4 Into Loud Speaker.

With the recent hype on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, we decided to shower some love for its predecessors, and no, we are not doing any bend test.

IME · 23 Oct 2014

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3D Printed Fixture for Consumer Electronic

A fixture is mainly used in manufacturing industry to hold manufactured part and act as a support device to secure position in a specific location or orientation. The use of fixture is widely adopted…

IME · 15 Oct 2014

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Wind Tunnel Testing with 3D Printed Aeroplane

Wind tunnel test is an integral part of the design process in many industries, especially for aerospace. This is used to verify and study the aerodynamic properties of solid objects such as air…

IME · 10 Oct 2014

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Concept Model for Mobile Kiosk Cart

When was the last time you "tapau" food from a mobile kiosk? These mobile kiosks are getting immensely popular especially in colleges and universities.

IME · 2 Oct 2014

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How We 3D Print A Tower's Dome

When was the last time you went for a property search, especially new property launches?

IME · 23 Sep 2014

Blog

Motorcross Helmet in Action

This week we printed something different, something that racer boy would yearn for - Motorcross Helmet. The best part is right after the model was printed, we had the opportunity to showcase this…

IME · 5 Sep 2014

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We Printed A Spectacle For Colleague

Lots of people have been asking - do you have transparent material? So this round we decided to print something unique - spectacles.

IME · 27 Aug 2014

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3D Printed Custom Made Car Grille For Form Fitting

Other than printing models such as Ford Model T, this round we printed a custom made car grille. Depending on what materials the vendor use i.e. metal or ABS , car grille would undergo CNC machining…

IME · 19 Jul 2014

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3D Printed Ford Model T

The Ford Model T was the most popular auto mobile back in 1920s as it was the first car made affordable to the masses. Without doubt, we at RMD are also huge fan of this vintage model and we decided…

IME · 11 Jul 2014

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3D Printing with FDM Technology

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is an additive manufacturing technology that builds functional prototypes and production parts layer-by-layer in engineering grade thermoplastics.

IME · 23 Apr 2014

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Overview of 3D Printing

Before we go into the secrets of 3D printing, let's have a quick understanding of what 3D printing is:

IME · 15 Apr 2014

eBook

3D printing buyer’s guide

Stratasys resource

Case study

CASE STUDY: GDP Architects - Architecture in Industry 4.0

IME resource

eBook

SAF technology design guide

Stratasys resource

Case study

Siemens: 3D printing in the supply chain

Stratasys resource