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Author: Beth Stackpole

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AM Rides On-Demand Manufacturing Wave

Manufacturers step up use of on-demand models, leveraging AM to enable responsiveness to shifting market demands while gaining more design flexibility.

Simulating Manufacturing Mitigates Product Risk

A hallmark of modern design practices, simulation is now being applied to manufacturing process planning to boost product quality, drive efficiencies and lessen potential risks.

3D Printed Vessels Set Sail

From America’s Cup race teams to commercial boat manufacturers, the marine industry is navigating additive manufacturing in search of high-performing designs, time-to-market agility and cost savings.

CAM Meets AM to Enable Hybrid Manufacturing

Combining metal AM and CNC milling in a single hybrid system can give manufacturers a cost and flexibility advantage, but there are trade-offs.

Product Development Teams Feeling the Need for Speed

Protolabs survey finds companies under pressure to get products to market faster while still juggling workforce challenges.

Clicking Parts Certification into the AM Puzzle

Validation and certification of 3D printed parts is getting easier as standards efforts mature and process monitoring capabilities take aim at consistent quality.

Streamlining Design Team Collaboration

Startup releases cloud-based digital workspace that extends the functionality of traditional videoconferencing platforms.

Renishaw, Materialise Take Steps to Advance Production-grade Metal AM

Partnership enables seamless workflow integrations and customizable print processors that help shorten production time.

Securing Design IP in Distributed Manufacturing

Decentralized production models increase security and risk exposure of standard design intellectual property and additive manufacturing process parameters and recipes.

Vectary API Brings Product Digital Twins to Life

The new offering enables companies to integrate digital twins for immersive 3D experiences, enhanced decision making, and real-time product control.

Case Study: Sintavia Extends Vertical Integration Strategy to Software

The digital manufacturer of metal aerospace parts leverages Siemens’ end-to-end suite to fuel simulation-based design through AM production at scale.

1000 Kelvin AI Co-Pilot Steers AM Innovation

New partnerships with EOS and Autodesk aimed at improving AM productivity.

Velo3D Unlocks AM Black Box

Flow Developer gives users full transparency and control over 3D printing parameters.

Stratasys Tackles 3D Printing Complexity with New GrabCAD Duo

Software simplifies and automates many common and time-consuming print preparation tasks.

3D Printing’s Next Gig: Job Producer

Partnership establishes materials processing center, a point of care facility, and professional training to support biomedical manufacturing in West Virginia.

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