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Brian Albright · May 20, 2014 · …more details about the additive manufacturing system in a recent blog post.According to the company, the production platform ditches the “reciprocating” model of the print platform and print head moving in coordinated fashion for a continuous motion system and racetrack architecture that will enable print rates in the…
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John Newman · May 20, 2014 · …with fair regularity around additive manufacturing (AM) is “democratization.” That single word is meant to convey the power AM offers individuals to manufacture their own goods rather than relying on established means of production.One particular area of AM to which democratization truly seems to apply is in the…
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John Newman · May 19, 2014 · …built or prototyped using additive manufacturing (AM) are showing up all the time. AM offers solutions for a number of health problems and is becoming an increasingly effective tool for doctors and surgeons.In order to assist manufacturers employing AM for medical usage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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Brian Albright · May 16, 2014 · Earlier this year, engineers at the University of Louisville created a 3D printed heart model using flexible filament to help doctors at Kosair Children’s Hospital prepare to operate on the heart of a 14-month-old boy born with serious congenital heart defects. Based on CT scan images, the model…
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John Newman · May 16, 2014 · …form a monopoly over additive manufacturing (AM) materials for stereolithography (SLA) by ensuring customers could only use materials provided by 3DS.How can an AM system somehow restrict which materials are used? Standard 2D printer companies manage the policy by designing printer cartridges so they only work with a…
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John Newman · May 15, 2014 · …is the lifeblood of additive manufacturing (AM). Without the ability to build and slice 3D models in a digital environment, AM would probably not even exist, or if it did, it would be a whole lot more primitive than it is today. One of the first names conjured…
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John Newman · May 14, 2014 · …a blip on the additive manufacturing (AM) radar. Now, using digital design and AM to produce products for dentists has become a market all its own. The benefits of AM for dentists include improved accuracy and faster production times, along with the potential for reduced costs.Stratasys has added…
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DE Editors · May 14, 2014 · …dynamics (CFD), design for additive manufacturing (AM), system simulation, and noise and vibration. The keynote presentations are scheduled on the conference’s second and third day, and will include talks from Altair, Jaguar Land Rover, Porsche, Scania, Stadler Rail, GKN Aerospace, Valeo, Voith, Magna Steyer and MAN Truck &…
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Kenneth Wong · May 13, 2014 · Leonardo Da Vinci, remembered for his artistic masterpiece Mona Lisa, also left behind quite a lot of engineering drawings that were never realized or tested. They’re preserved in his sketchbook, known as The Codex Arundel (now digitized and archived online at the British Library’s site). Many of his…
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John Newman · May 13, 2014 · …blocks don’t mean that additive manufacturing (AM) is useless for organ replacement surgery, just that the technology has to be applied in a different manner.Students at the University of Connecticut (UConn) have developed an artificial kidney using AM. Rather than attempting to build the organ using bioprinting, the…
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Brian Albright · May 13, 2014 · …(PTF) project, which was designed to improve access to additive manufacturing within the Navy. The Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) is working on a data repository for model files that could be printed at remote locations using approved 3D printers.Source: U.S. Navy
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Beth Stackpole · May 12, 2014 · …Martin, a pioneer leveraging additive manufacturing technology, decided to push the boundaries once again, this time as part of design project to make more efficient use of space while increasing the satellite’s payload. Because the process would require testing many assembly configurations and producing several simulations to validate…
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John Newman · May 12, 2014 · Additive manufacturing (AM) has something to offer nearly any industry. Beyond the obvious uses, people continually come up new ways to utilize the technology. AM offers a level of innovative freedom that is only matched by its flexibility.Grace Choi, a Harvard graduate, has decided to put AM to…
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John Newman · May 9, 2014 · Additive manufacturing (AM) got its start with rapid prototyping. The ability to develop a new product alongside prototypes that could be produced in hours, on-site, offered tremendous gains for development. Now doctors may be able to leverage the same idea of rapid prototyping to help assist with cancer…
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John Newman · May 8, 2014 · If additive manufacturing (AM) has a workhorse, it has to be material extrusion printers. The systems that rely on a spool of filament and extruder head probably make up the vast majority of 3D printers in operation around the world. Few other systems are as easy to use…
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Brian Albright · May 8, 2014 · …printing units for community-based manufacturing in Guatemala.The group is working with ProtoPrint in India, which is developing filament made from recycled waste plastic. The company also works closely with waste pickers union called SWaCH. By sourcing plastics for recycled filament directly from waste pickers, the initiative could both…
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Kenneth Wong · May 7, 2014 · …a tech briefing on additive manufacturing. Iverson views 3D printers as “powerful devices to help you realize what you’re thinking.” But there are some barriers to widespread adoption, even in the professional design and engineering community. Floyd said, “The material is expensive, the machine is costly, so companies…
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John Newman · May 7, 2014 · …industries have benefited from additive manufacturing’s (AM) ability to produce complex designs, including jewelry manufacturers. AM systems can build cores for lost wax casting more quickly than older techniques, offering a faster time to market. This can increase profits not only as a result of decreased production times,…
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John Newman · May 6, 2014 · …perform similar work in additive manufacturing (AM) by driving the imagination further, and offering a wider pallete of possibilities. Cédric Kovacs-Johnson and Charles Haider, both chemical engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW), have developed a means of adding color to material extrusion process (called Fused Deposition…
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John Newman · May 5, 2014 · …the business of sports manufacturing is no different. Athletes look for every possible advantage that will improve their performance, and the engineers at sporting goods companies are eager to provide their customers with the latest improvements. For a sport like mountain biking, one of the most important elements…
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