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Change continues to be a theme in the automotive industry, with advances in development spurred by shifts in consumer trends, federal and state standards, mobility features, lightweighting, autonomous and smart vehicles, emerging technologies and much more.

In this environment, plastics and rubber systems and parts suppliers must cope with a quickened development pace and the shifting needs of OEMs and consumers. Two of the leading publications in these industries, Plastics News and Rubber and Plastics News, have teamed to bring you a major event that will elevate these discussions and help move the needle on change.

Plastics and Rubber in Automotive 2019, to be held Jan. 14-15, 2019, at the Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi, Mich., offers two great conferences in one: Plastics News’ Plastics in Automotive and Rubber and Plastics News’ Rubber in Automotive.

Both conferences will be held simultaneously in the same location, allowing you to attend sessions at both events and meet participants and exhibitors across the plastics and rubber industries. The conferences will have separate agendas and meet in adjacent conference venues, enhancing value through joint interaction and networking.

Held during Industry Preview Days at the North American International Auto Show, Plastics and Rubber in Automotive will be an important addition to the week’s activities. Only 30 minutes from downtown Detroit, the Suburban Collection Showcase is a perfect venue to be close to the action without having to face traffic and parking headaches.

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HP 3D Demonstration Center – Thursday, November 29, 2018 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Published by Novastar Solutions (Livonia, MI)

LIVONIA, MI OCTOBER 10 – Novastar invites you to join our HP 3D Printing experts to discuss how 3D printing enables innovation in product design at our HP 3D Demonstration Center.

Thursday, November 29, 2018 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | 12901 Newburgh, Livonia, MI 48150

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Novi Suburban Collection Showplace October 23-24-25

Published by Novastar Solutions (Livonia, MI)

LIVONIA, MI OCTOBER 10 – NovaStar Calibration, a leading provider of instrument calibration services in southeastern Michigan, will be an Exhibitor at the 2018 Automotive Testing Expo North America to be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI October 23-24-25, 2018.

Over 300 of the world’s leading automotive test equipment manufacturers and test service providers will display their latest technologies to improve vehicle reliability, durability, safety and quality at the 15th annual North America Automotive Testing Expo.

Register today at: http://www.testing-expo.com/usa/en/

HP 3D Printing Road Show Detroit 2018:

The Novastar HP3D Demo Center, 12901 Newburgh Livonia, MI 48150
October 2 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

• Introducing the New HP Jet Fusion 500/300 Series 3D Printers
• Learn how you can produce brilliant, full-color functional parts
• Explore the productivity and economic gains

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Create full spectrum color parts with a voxel-control system	Accelerate your design cycle-create, test and iterate in just hours	Produce accurate, functional parts with intricate detail
Produce brilliant, full color, black or white functional parts while maintaining optimal mechanical properties.	Increase your productivity-produce multiple prototype iterations in the same time it takes to print a single part.	Produce engineering-grade thermoplastic parts with optimal mechanical properties.

The HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printer is experiencing broad adoption as an additive manufacturing solution. Come Experience HP3D First Hand.

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Crowned 2017’s “Innovation of the Year” by the 3D Printing Industry Awards, HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing technology is being rapidly adopted as a prototyping and additive manufacturing solution. MJF has seen various upgrades over the past few months, all focused on improving the product for industrial manufacturing.

We invite you to experience the technology in a small group and visit with HP 3D Printing experts to discuss how 3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing. Explore the possibilities by examining a vast array of parts printed at our HP 3D Printing Demo Center.

See registration page for details: Register Here

We hope you will join us Thursday, September 6th, 2018, at 12901 Newburgh, Livonia, MI 48150.
Drop by between 12:00pm – 4:00pm. Refreshments provided.

If you can’t make it but are interested in the technology, please contact Josiah Klaus at 734-453-8003 or jk@novastar.net to arrange a meeting and discuss printing your parts with HP’s Jet Fusion Technology.

Registration is limited – additional guests are welcome but please have them register . Feel free to forward this invitation to others in your organization who may be interested.

Customer Testimonials:

“We are proud to be the first service bureau in Ohio to offer HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology. HP has developed a game-changing 3D printing solution that will enable Aerosport and our customers to produce production quality parts like never before.” – Geoff Combs, owner Aerosport Modeling

“I strongly believe that once designers start to adopt the out-of-the-box thinking and boundless creativity that HP Multi Jet Fusion allows, we’ll see some amazing advancements in product design, innovation and performance. The companies that embrace this new mindset early will see a huge competitive advantage” – Corey Weber Co-Founder Forecast 3D

In November 2017, HP expanded its 3D printing portfolio with the addition of the HP Jet Fusion 3D 4210 Printing Solution. Designed for industrial-scale 3D manufacturing, the upgrade incorporates a MultiJet Fusion printer and processing station that can be used on an existing 3D 4200.

The hardware and firmware upgrades improve overall system efficiency and enable continuous operation and the new processing station is capable of handling significantly higher materials volumes.

“HP’s Jet Fusion 3D systems have now reached a technological and economic inflection point that combines the speed, quality, and scalability needed to accelerate manufacturing’s digital industrial revolution.” – Ramon Pastor, General Manager of Multi Jet Fusion for HP’s 3D printing business.

By focusing on end-user needs HP has been able to make vast improvements to their Multi Jet Fusion technology and address the pain points of industrial manufacturers.

The MJF 4210 Represents An Economic Inflection Point for Industrial-Scale 3D Manufacturing

One of the drawbacks of legacy 3D printing is the high materials cost, due to significant material waste and the limited availability of large quantities, and HP’s new Jet Fusion 4210 3D Printing Solution solves this problem.

HP’s PA 11, PA 12 Glass Beads, and Polypropylene (PP) materials boast industry-leading reusability, and customers who purchase the HP Jet Fusion 3D 4210 benefit from shared service contracts. These contracts significantly lower pricing on the engineering-grade 3D printing materials and agents by making the materials rapidly available in large quantities.

Coupled with breakthrough productivity, these material upgrades represent a shift in 3D Printing technology. The Jet Fusion 4210 increases production volume capabilities and significantly decreases operating costs, priming the solution for industrial-scale 3D manufacturing,

“The new 3D 4210 Printing Solution enables our customers to mass-produce parts using HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology for 65% less than other processes, and fully benefit from the economies of scale,” – Ramon Pastor

Based on internal testing and cost analysis, the advancement raises the “break-even point” for large-scale 3D manufacturing to up to 110,000 parts and enables the industry’s lowest cost-per-part (CPP), proving the solution’s value as a viable industrial-manufacturing solution.

Impact and Implications of the Jet Fusion 4210 Solution

Superior voxel-level control and breakthrough productivity are attractive characteristics to modern manufacturers. Now that HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology is capable of delivering favorable economics, it’s no surprise that the HP MJF 4210 is being rapidly adopted across various industries.

Many North American companies are purchasing the solution for in-house use and others are using the solution to sell printed parts. HP also recently entered the $6 trillion Asia-Pacific and Japan manufacturing segment when it launched the product in India in December 2017.

HP has already forged partnerships with some of the world’s leading manufacturers and materials producers, allowing the company to set up a feedback system to continuously refine their technology and Open Materials Platform, and improve their ability to accommodate end-user needs.

As global adoption continues to drive innovation the MJF family of solutions will only continue to improve. In just one year, HP has added over five new solutions and five new materials that redefined the boundaries of 3D printing, including engineering-grade colored parts.

Until recently, 3D printing required certain production volumes in order to be economically worthwhile, and the material options were limited. However, many major players have been working together to improve additive manufacturing economics, accelerate materials innovation, and increase adoption across industries.

HP made a big announcement on Feb. 5 as it continued its democratization of 3D design and manufacturing with the introduction of the HP 3D 300/500 series. The four new 3D printers are the industry’s first solution that enables manufacturers to produce engineering-grade, functional parts in full color, black or white – with voxel control – in a fraction of the time of other solutions.

The expanded portfolio not only addresses the need for color printing; it also offers a viable solution for companies running smalling production volumes.

“Many small OEMs print less than 130 parts per week and these new products are targeted at them,” – Ramon Pastor, general manager, Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing Business of HP.

With a favorable cost per part and starting cost of $50,000, the solution opens up innovation for small-to-medium-sized product development teams, design businesses, entrepreneurs, and universities, research institutions – not just industrial manufacturers.

HP Jet Fusion 340, 380, 540, and 580 Specifications

The new Jet Fusion 300/500 series runs on the same Multi Jet Fusion platform as its industrial HP Jet Fusion 3200/4200/4210 products, giving designers voxel-level control and the ability to create prototypes that are near identical to the end-stage item.  

The new Jet Fusion 300 / 500 series of 3D printers features a compact design (61.6 x 37.6 x 59.3 in) and enhanced workflow, including an automated materials delivery system. All-in-all, the solution greatly improves user experience (and unattended operation) while simultaneously increasing production efficiency and output.

The expanded product portfolio launched with a new material called HP PA Color Boost (CB) 12, and supports three color file formats (OBJ, VRML, and 3MF). The new material is similar to the one used in HP’s industrial products and helps to keep running costs down while offering a fraction of the printing time of comparable solutions.

The solution comes with a choice of two print bed sizes to accommodate both smaller and large print sizes (7.5 x 10 x 9.8 in and 7.5 x 13.1 x 9.8).

• The Jet Fusion 340 (black or white)/380 (color) is designed for customers who print fewer parts per build.
• Jet Fusion 540 (black or white)/580 (color) is for larger parts and heavier production.

A breakthrough solution in an accessible price range, the HP 3D 300/500 series broadens the scope for MJF technology and should prove to greatly accelerate adoption.

Distribution, Availability, and Impact of the 300/500 Series

The Jet Fusion 300/500 series of 3D printers is available for pre-order now and will beging shipping in the second half of the 2018 calendar year. Based on previous rollouts, adoption should only prove to refine HP’s Open Platform approach and contribute to the development of new materials and use cases.

“No matter your industry, no matter your design complexity, no matter what colors fit your business needs – black, white, or the full-color spectrum – the new HP Jet Fusion 300 / 500 series gives you the freedom to create brilliant new parts liberated from the constraints of traditional production methods.” – Stephen Nigro

By making the technology available to smaller firms and research institutions and building on its existing partnerships, HP is opening up the technology’s application beyond industrial manufacturing and increasing its potential for innovation.

In the same press release, HP formally announced its collaboration with Dassault Systemes in an effort to optimize Dassault’s Solidworks 3D design software and engineering applications for HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing lineup. In empowering entrepreneurs, makers, students, and businesses, the companies hope to increase product design innovation.

The HP 3D 300/500 Series enables customers to go from prototyping to full production on the same Multi Jet Fusion technology platform and also evolves the partner program to deliver broader capabilities and target new resellers. By democratizing the use of their technology, HP is opening up 3D printing to the masses which will further accelerate adoption and innovation.

Automation Alley INTEGR8™ Conference

Published by Novastar Solutions (Livonia, MI)

LIVONIA, MI | NOVEMBER 20 – Novastar and more than 500 technology and manufacturing professionals converged on Detroit, Nov. 9, 2017 for a day of Industry 4.0 at Automation Alley’s first-ever Integr8™ conference and expo.

Novastar exhibited HP’s new Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printer with an extensive array of parts printed with the new technology and videos that demonstrated the solution — which is twice as fast and half the cost of the competition’s.

Novi Suburban Collection Showplace October 24-25-26

Published by Novastar Solutions (Livonia, MI)

LIVONIA, MI OCTOBER 16 – NovaStar Calibration, a leading provider of instrument calibration services in southeastern Michigan, will be an Exhibitor in booth # 7034 at the 2017 Automotive Testing Expo North America to be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI October 24-25-26, 2017.

Over 300 of the world’s leading automotive test equipment manufacturers and test service providers will display their latest technologies to improve vehicle reliability, durability, safety and quality at the 14th annual North America Automotive Testing Expo. Co-located with the Auto Test Expo are the Engine Expo 2017, the Autonomous Vehicle Interior Design & Technology Symposium, Autonomous Vehicle Safety Regulation World Congress 2017 and the Autonomous Vehicle Test & Development Symposium.

Register for free at: http://www.testing-expo.com/usa/en/register.php

Contact Guy Howe, Novastar Director of Metrology at gh@novastar.net or by calling 734-453-8003 to answer your questions about calibration services.

LIVONIA, MI August 18 – Novastar Solutions, a leading provider of instrument Calibration Services and the new HP Jet Fusion 3D Printer will exhibit in booth # 1921 at the 2017 Battery Show at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI  September 12-14.

The Battery Show Exhibition & Conference is the industry leading showcase in advanced battery technology for electric & hybrid vehicles, utility & renewable energy support, portable electronics, medical technology, military, and telecommunications.

The Battery Show is the Industry’s Can’t Miss Event

For three days, industry experts and specialty suppliers will share ideas and innovations, forge new partnerships, and work to expand the boundaries of advanced battery technology. The free-to-attend event will include expert-led presentations, open discussion forums, product demonstrations, and networking events.

At the exhibition, Novastar will be demonstrating new enhancements to its Calibration Customer Portal – a free asset management tool that assists in scheduling and tracking instrument calibration.   There will also be a display of parts printed on the new HP Jet Fusion 3D Printer for visitors to examine.

Guy Howe, Director of Calibration Services at Novastar explains:

“This is Novastar’s first year exhibiting at The Battery Show.  We have been serving legacy automotive manufacturers for over 10 years but there are new players in the hybrid and electric vehicle industry that we are excited to make meaningful connections with.”

Novastar Solutions calibrates test instruments utilized by quality and test engineers and will be located at booth #1921 throughout the conference.

In 2017 the company also became an HP Jet Fusion 3D Printer Value Added Reseller offering sales and service of the new technology.  To schedule a visit to Novastar’s HP 3D Printer Demonstration Center contact Josiah Klaus at jk@novastar.net or call 734-453-8003 ex 9538.

Guy Howe, Novastar Director of Calibration Services can be reached at gh@novastar.net or by calling 734-453-8003 for questions or a quote.

For a free event pass, register here.

Novastar Calibration Division offers A2LA accredited instrument and equipment calibration services on site or in our Calibration Laboratory located in Livonia, MI.  NovaStar calibrations include:  * Force * Torque * Acceleration * Electrical * Thermodynamics * Acoustical * Pressure/Vacuum * Dimensional * Hardness * PH/Conductivity and LISN. ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

Novastar Solutions Novastar sells and services new IT hardware and software (PLM) for engineering as well as the new HP Jet Fusion 3D Printer. Novastar offers IT lifecycle management including: computer configuration and acquisition, delivery and storage, imaging and installs, repair and maintenance, data erasure and refurbishing, appraisal and remarketing, and  environmentally correct (R2 certified) disposal of retired IT assets.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Livonia, MI, Novastar is a Tier I supplier to automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, energy, defense, and universities among other industries and organizations.