Pivot AM Service is proud to be a Gold sponsor of the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) happening this year in Reno, Nevada March 15th to 19th. The AMUG motto is For Users by Users and that is what Pivot is all about. We work with owners of 3D Systems and Stratasys machines like Fortus,…
Looking for an Alternative to the Formlabs Wash L and Cure L? Recently, we’ve seen an increase in engineers and manufacturers searching for alternatives to the Formlabs Wash L and Cure L post-processing stations, especially when they have multiple Formlabs machines producing parts. As resin 3D printing scales from prototyping to production, many teams start…
People serious about running a top notch 3d printing or production operation should always dry their 3d printing filament, both Stratasys and Pivot brand materials: new and partial used spools. Many companies use vacuum drying ovens, the vacuum speeds up the process. Some companies use the Fortus build chamber set to run Ultem or they…
Your Fortus 360mc, 400mc, 380mc, or 450mc Can Benefit From a 24 Month PM Stratasys’s operator and service manual recommends a 24-month Preventative Maintenance (PM) overhaul for Fortus 360mc, 400mc, 380mc, and 450mc machines. The 24-month PM replaces several known wear components, helping improve reliability, increase uptime, maintain part quality, and extend equipment life. What’s…
Defense Procurement and Chinese Printers If you were thinking about procuring machines like Bambu, Qidi, Creality, or any number of the cheap machines out of China it might be time to think twice. The recently published National Defense Authorization Act in section 849 states that the department of defense and contractors to it are prohibited…