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DE Editors · January 1, 2011 · …the ailing planet. Traditional manufacturing processes have come under scrutiny by green watchers because of the large carbon footprint they leave when moving large manufactured parts, such as those belonging to aircraft or automobiles. In addition to the manufacturing impact, they incur greater fuel consumption and add time…
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Brian Albright · June 13, 2021 · …other applications. Combined with additive manufacturing, 3D scanning has enabled the recreation of obsolete parts for legacy machinery and vehicles, advanced reverse engineering uses and even some novel applications. At the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, a full-size, 3D-printed replica of Michelangelo's David was on display. That…
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DE Editors · December 12, 2019 · …Governance & Democratization Advancing Manufacturing Processes & Additive Manufacturing Addressing Business Strategies & Challenges The final conference schedule is due to be announced in February, but NAFEMS has already lined up an impressive group of keynote speakers. They include: Geoffrey Moore, consultant and author of Crossing the Chasm.…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · July 14, 2016 · Dear DE Reader: Additive manufacturing is a critical technology for speeding the design process. But there are issues. Systems that fabricate high-quality, functional 3D prints tend to be pricey and often require trained staff to operate. Service bureaus can give you fabulous results relatively quickly, but not in…
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Admin · May 11, 2017 · …solve complex design and manufacturing challenges in one platform, according to the company.Geomagic Freeform enables design for mass customization of parts, typically for production through additive manufacturing. Geomagic Freeform 2017 includes production workflows to speed repeated processes for personalized variations of a design. New features include the ability…
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Pamela Waterman · November 1, 2010 · …bits and pieces about additive manufacturing (AM) but don’t quite know what differentiates the technologies? This month DE goes back to basics and clarifies the alphabet soup of AM processes and systems. Whether your interest is for prototyping, manufacturing, artwork or amusement, we’ll give you an overview of…
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Pamela Waterman · November 1, 2014 · …parts out of metal, additive, subtractive and hybrid technologies may all offer a solution that meets your needs. Mindful of the old adage, “what the customer really wants is a hole, not a drill,” system manufacturers and supporting businesses continually work to supply a tool that simply gets…
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Admin · June 30, 2017 · …the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, is representing 3D printing as part of the “Future Lab” at Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 29 – July 2). The new-for-2017 technology installation celebrates the future of motion — how we will experience speed and travel in the future.Featuring…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · March 31, 2015 · …details of the actual additive manufacturing mechanics. For now, just know that the mechanics offer dual ink-jetting technology. The printing materials are based on proprietary acrylic-based photopolymer resins rather than ink. You can print two materials simultaneously, and parts emerge exhibiting smooth, glossy surfaces and fine details. Complex…
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Jamie Gooch · January 3, 2017 · …of computer-aided design and manufacturing turn their attention to the latest golf and fishing technologies they want to implement during retirement, the younger generation is facing massive technological disruption—both in the engineering tools they use and in the markets they will serve.The word is out that engineers are…
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DE Editors · October 1, 2010 · By Susan Smith Rapid manufacturing service bureaus offer a variety of services, both additive and subtractive. Some offer as many of the up-to-date technologies and processes as possible; others focus on fused deposition modeling (FDM) processes, yet others focus on computed numerically controlled (CNC) or injection-molding processes, on…
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DE Editors · January 8, 2009 · …some time in rapid manufacturing, and are sought after for providing an accurate and efficient way to cure resin for part manufacture. A process based on micro-electro mechanical technology (MEMS) takes radiation curing one step further. Araldite Digitalis, a rapid manufacturing (RM) machine from Huntsman Advanced Materials (The…
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Beth Stackpole · October 1, 2019 · Advances in additive manufacturing (AM), particularly in metals, have shown huge promise as of late, ushering in capabilities that improve part precision, performance, form factors and prices to make the technology a competitive alternative to traditional production methods. Yet a lingering cloud on the AM metals horizon is…
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DE Editors · March 14, 2023 · …printing. SFM turned to additive manufacturing. “This is quite a long process, so we had a look at many aspects of 3D printing,” says Wilson. “We must look at cost, efficiency, and of course, the size, which pushed us to BigRep. Eventually, we looked at the BigRep PRO…
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Brian Albright · June 3, 2021 · …Siemens communities, including the Additive Manufacturing Network and the PartQuest Portal. New AI-Driven Simcenter Capabilities The week of the conference, Siemens announced the release of Simcenter Studio software, a web application for generative engineering. According to the company, the software allows users to find the best system architectures…
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Brian Albright · December 15, 2020 · …control capabilities. In addition, additive manufacturing companies are working with software vendors to take advantage of generative design innovations, topology optimization and GPU- accelerated workflows. In the CAD world, Autodesk has essentially called a truce with the Open Design Alliance, and cloud-based CAD tools continue to improve. Ansys,…
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Tony Abbey · September 1, 2019 · …export and use in additive manufacturing as an STL or STEP file. CogniCAD also includes stress constraints to help ensure the resultant structure has viable strength. The design study carried out for this walkthrough develops a support structure for a container and its contents, connected to the ground…
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DE Editors · June 18, 2021 · …thermal expansion,” says Ushimaru, additive manufacturing director from AGCC. “We were able to optimize the material set in such a way that the shrinkage factor of the printed components during the downstream sintering process at 1,400°C is less than 1%. This means that the components are also suitable…
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DE Editors · November 1, 2011 · …very important part of manufacturing. The demand for new materials is unrelenting, and keeps additive manufacturing (AM) companies in constant competition to meet the need. In the past year alone, several new materials have been released, addressing such requirements as transparency, biocompatibility, static-dissipative capabilities and advanced composite materials.…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · September 11, 2014 · …has released its first additive 3D printer and a new subtractive milling machine in a product line it calls the monoFab series, the ARM-10 and the SRM-20, respectively. These standalone yet complementary desktop rapid prototyping machines, says Roland DGA, can provide design professionals “the unique ability to combine…
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