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John Newman · March 20, 2014 · Additive manufacturing (AM) continues to grow by leaps and bounds, driving innovation and creating new opportunities for manufacturing. New conventions dedicated to AM have begun to sprout up all over the globe, but the granddaddy in North America is SME’s RAPID conference and exposition. For nearly 25 years,…
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DE Editors · November 11, 2022 · …chief technology officer for additive manufacturing, 3D Systems. “I believe this in turn will also foster future 3D printing technology innovations thus creating additional options for manufacturers to procure the optimal solution for their application.” 3D Systems unveiled its open materials strategy earlier this year with the announcement…
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Brian Albright · February 14, 2017 · …the Los Angeles-based company’s manufacturing system for creating an auto chassis. The 3D-printed Node joints the company created can be used to connect carbon fiber parts, creating a strong but light chassis.“Divergent 3D is honored to have earned the confidence of Horizons Ventures, a world leader in innovation…
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DE Editors · January 23, 2024 · Fictiv, a global manufacturing company, has expanded its production manufacturing capabilities, adding sheet metal, die casting and compression molding to its global network and artificial intelligence-powered quote-to-order platform. With these new capabilities, Fictiv offers engineering and supply chain teams a path to streamline sourcing for all metal and…
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John Newman · November 7, 2013 · Additive manufacturing (AM) may end up being one of the most versatile tools to ever hit the shelves. The technology can produce food and assist operations, along with providing rapid prototyping and end-use capabilities for manufacturing. Researchers in any number of scholarly disciplines have found ways to use…
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DE Editors · November 8, 2021 · …Bob Tryon in Aerospace Manufacturing and Design. Over the past several years, additive manufacturing (AM) has undergone a significant evolution. Previously, AM was primarily used to create prototypes, tooling or “one-off” replacement parts without much thought to the reliability or durability of the parts. That is rapidly changing…
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Brian Albright · November 21, 2024 · …India and WAG (Würth Additive Group) have announced a security solution for 3D printing that will help safeguard intellectual property (IP) using the Cardano Blockchain tokenization-based solution. According to the companies, the solution will address teh growing need for secure and decentralized IP management. The platform will integrate…
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DE Editors · June 14, 2024 · …290 family of metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems to three. Based on the EOS M 290 and developed through EOS’ AMCM group, the newest EOS M 290-2 system has two 400-watt lasers with full-field overlap and is compatible with the existing EOS M 290 process parameter sets: same…
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DE Editors · June 23, 2023 · …company vested in advanced additive manufacturing solutions, makes available its 3D printing services. Manufacturers looking to develop complex polymer products with intricate geometries and multimaterial parts can now procure prototypes and production volumes without having to acquire an Inkbit Vista System, the company notes. Inkbit’s technology is natively…
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John Newman · August 6, 2013 · Additive manufacturing (AM) has plenty of advantages over more traditional prototyping methods. It can more readily build complex internal geometries, and can complete multi-part objects in a single pass. That said, not every prototype need be produced with AM. Subtractive rapid prototyping (SRP) still has plenty of advantages…
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Brian Albright · December 3, 2018 · The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) and U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have launched a new additive manufacturing project and facility aimed at accelerated parts production, advancing new weapons system designs and materials, reducing production costs, and establishing point-of-need part manufacturing capabilities. The Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, and…
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DE Editors · March 21, 2023 · …Dave’s vision of bringing additive manufacturing to the production floor. Ramahi joined Optomec in 2002 after leadership positions in the computer graphics industry. Under Ramahi’s leadership as CEO, Optomec transitioned from start-up mode, to sustained growth, to profitability to achieving Barry’s vision: becoming one of the few additive…
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DE Editors · August 12, 2024 · JETCAM International has released version 24.05.01 of its flagship JETCAM Expert CAD/CAM software, introducing features and enhancements for sheet metal fabrication. Key highlights of this release include: Availability in 32- and 64-bit versions, allowing users to take advantage of modern hardware Performance enhancement when generating NC code after…
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DE Editors · September 4, 2024 · Velo3D, Inc., a metal additive manufacturing technology company, reports that the Wichita State University National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has purchased a Sapphire 1MZ printer to develop performance-based qualification methods of metal 3D-printed parts for airframe applications. The Sapphire 1MZ printer will be configured to produce parts…
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Brian Albright · August 17, 2018 · …however, these types of additive manufacturing machines can produce significant variations from part to part that create anomalies that affect performance. To help improve consistency and help customers identify these anomalies, the company has released a new process monitoring software called InfiniAM Spectral that can improve process stability…
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John Newman · November 20, 2012 · …the big money in additive manufacturing (AM) is in the industrial systems, but don’t discount the effect home 3D printers can have on the industry. 3D Systems reports the Cube is selling nicely, and I wouldn’t expect MakerBot to go out of business anytime soon. Smaller companies are…
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DE Editors · May 28, 2026 · …Carbon. DDK’s facility brings additive manufacturing of latticed saddles and final saddle assembly together under one roof in Asia — a new model for Carbon in the region. By consolidating each step of the saddle supply chain in a single location, DDK aims to compress customer time-to-market. The…
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John Newman · August 14, 2013 · As additive manufacturing (AM) becomes more of an everyday idea, people will eventually consider purchasing a system of their own. Not everyone will want, or need, to own a 3D printer (though there is some evidence the technology is budget friendly), but the interest will still be there.…
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John Newman · November 5, 2014 · …easy to talk about additive manufacturing (AM) and hope for a better future, but it is another thing completely to actually back that talk with cash. Autodesk is looking toward a brighter future in which it has a significant share, thanks to its open source Spark project. Both…
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DE Editors · February 27, 2023 · …have collaborated to incorporate additive manufacturing (AM) into Bauer’s MyBauer custom equipment program. “Whether elite athletes or pond hockey players, no two heads are alike,” says Mathieu Dejardins, senior brand manager of protective equipment at Bauer Hockey. “Bauer has now jumped in headlong into ‘mass customization.' Through our…
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