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John Newman · August 3, 2015 · Additive manufacturing (AM) has found a place in a vast number of different fields, including defense. While AM can’t make a soldier, it can make his job easier by providing support in the field. A 3D printer and access to some digital files gives the military flexibility in…
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John Newman · January 22, 2013 · …depending on medium, materials. Additive manufacturing (AM) is all about flexibility.AM allows designers, engineers and home enthusiasts to create something brand new, in a way never before possible. While the technology does have some limits, it is far more flexible than traditional manufacturing and allows for a greater…
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John Newman · May 17, 2012 · As much as I like 3D printing, it isn’t the only type of rapid prototyping around. It’s just as important to work out the kinks in printed circuit boards (PCB) early in the design process rather than wait until the last minute and make expensive changes. We first…
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John Newman · August 14, 2012 · …of building architecture using additive manufacturing (AM). In all, the project took six months to complete, which, I think, shows how quickly AM fundamental concepts can be tuned for specific applications.As with other uses with AM, much of the desirability for adoption is the ability to create highly…
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DE Editors · May 2, 2023 · …United Performance Metals (UPM) Additive Solutions, a supplier of metal build plates across the additive industry, has entered into a joint agreement to create “smart” metal build plates for the 3D metal printing industry. The build plate is an integral component in metal 3D printing. Most users in…
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John Newman · October 10, 2013 · …are key parts of additive manufacturing (AM), but design flexibility is its core. The power to build three dimensional objects of nearly any shape, complete with complex internal geometries, is what gives AM a leg up over traditional manufacturing methods.In most cases, this flexibility of design means working…
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DE Editors · September 27, 2024 · Wayland Additive shares the full release of its Wayland Connect software to support running its Calibur3 metal eBeam additive manufacturing (AM) systems. The Wayland Connect software can be accessed by customers via two platforms. First, it is offered to users online for each of their Calibur3 machines and…
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DE Editors · October 17, 2024 · Fictiv debuts its Automated Injection Molding DFM. The artificial intelligence-powered platform part analysis during configuration provides automated real-time feedback on part design. This will highlight the areas of your design that need to be addressed for molding. Fictiv also provides expert-generated pre-sales DFM along with a quote. Information…
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DE Editors · January 27, 2022 · …300 Series Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) System, to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The contract between TAI and Sciaky also includes collaboration on a series of projects aimed at optimizing TAI's use of the EBAM machine and its technology. The EBAM machine will go to TAI's Ankara, Turkey,…
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DE Editors · June 18, 2021 · …a company focused on additive manufacturing. The newly integrated entity will be rebranded as Agile Additive. The acquisition accelerates Agile's development, design and delivery of complex, high-performance aerospace components to transform how space companies execute their demanding missions. Agile Space Industries' sophisticated propulsion engines get spacecraft where they…
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Brian Albright · January 11, 2018 · …an important problem in additive manufacturing,” said Maxim Shusteff, who led the study.The technique is fast and eliminates the need for structural supports in the printing process. It can be used to form complex objects with moving parts, and can print multiple objects at once.According to Shusteff, future…
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Brian Albright · March 9, 2015 · …its reach in global manufacturing, architecture and dental markets. Henry Schein will sell the Projet 3510 DP Pro dental printer in foreign markets. Image: 3D SystemsIn early March, the company announced a multi-national distribution agreement with Henry Schein, which provides health products to office-based dental, animal health and…
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DE Editors · August 17, 2015 · The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has stated that its annual users group conference will be held in St. Louis from April 3 to 7, 2016. The conference will take place at the St. Louis Union Station, a National Historic Landmark.The conference, according to the organization, aims to…
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DE Editors · January 3, 2024 · …EasyRx now integrates Nexa3D's additive manufacturing technology into its digital workflow, resulting in a more efficient and streamlined experience for dental labs and practices, according to the companies. This collaboration not only meets the demands of users for an integrated and high-tech workflow, but also sets a new…
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DE Editors · April 23, 2020 · …DELRAY Systems, a value-added additive manufacturing solutions provider. The new agreement is the third reseller signing in the U.S., and the latest in a string of signings by Nexa3D in Europe, Asia, and North America. The network expansion is part of the company’s plan to address fundamental supply…
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John Newman · April 17, 2014 · …easy to forget that additive manufacturing (AM) isn’t really a brand new technology. 3D printers toiled away in labs and back rooms for years cranking out prototypes and the occasional custom part without receiving much in the way of attention. Only recently, with the rollout of home AM…
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John Newman · February 12, 2013 · …new era of mass manufacturing. Anyone with even a passing knowledge of business or history knows this innovation allowed Ford to create products that were less expensive to manufacture and easier to maintain. To use a frequently overused phrase, the assembly line was a game changer.Now it appears…
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DE Editors · November 21, 2019 · Simufact announced Simufact Additive 2020 at the formnext conference in Germany this week. The software suite for optimizing metal-based additive manufacturing (AM) processes now provides cost estimation of the build process, and improves interoperability with Materialise build preparation software and Renishaw printers to streamline manufacturing processes. With the…
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Brian Albright · May 28, 2015 · Manned missions to Mars will happen, possibly within the next decade or so. With them will come all sorts of logistics challenges, including what to do about equipment breakdowns on the red planet. If a Mars rover or other type of vehicle needs repaired, there’s no low-cost, efficient…
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Brian Albright · December 28, 2015 · …to make customized metal manufacturing affordable for even small companies,” the company’s CBO Dror Danai said in an interview with The Times of Israel.Key to their success might be company CEO Hanan Gothait, who previously helped lead Objet (now part of Stratasys), which was an innovator in polymer…
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