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John Newman · October 17, 2013 · …experts would deny that additive manufacturing (AM) has developed into a fully-fledged industry. Every year more and more companies join the ranks of 3D printer manufacturers and, even if the vast majority are small startups, the competition helps to propel the industry forward. A number of observers have…
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John Newman · October 16, 2013 · Manufacturing is a rapidly evolving beast, driven by a new era of digital manufacturing. 3D scanning and design, along with additive manufacturing (AM) and other high tech production processes, have the potential to significantly change the landscape of manufacturing. Final products can be built more quickly, at lower…
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John Newman · October 15, 2013 · …in a digital space. Additive manufacturing (AM) brings a number of options to the table for improving the designs of airplanes, satellites and space exploration vehicles. NASA has already begun serious experimentation with AM, and the European Space Agency (ESA) is following its lead.ESA’s Amaze Project is developing…
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John Newman · October 11, 2013 · …on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.We’ll start today’s Roundup with some business news. MakerBot has…
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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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John Newman · October 9, 2013 · The additive manufacturing (AM) market continues to grow at a terrific rate. Most companies that have decided to ride the boom invest in research and development meant to make their systems bigger and faster, with higher resolutions to boot. Those investments make the companies disinclined to share the…
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John Newman · October 8, 2013 · …the latest trends in manufacturing, and to meet industry leaders. EuroMold 2013 estimates nearly 55,000 attendees will take part in workshops and visit the show floor, where more than 1,000 vendors will show off their latest products.Running alongside EuroMold again this year is the International Wohlers Conference, a…
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DE Editors · October 8, 2013 · …and Investment Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing, takes place on Dec. 5.The upcoming conference will concentrate on business and investment opportunities in the AM and 3D printing industry. “The industry is experiencing extraordinary change,” said Eberhard D ring, CEO of DEMAT (the company that sponsors EuroMold).…
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John Newman · October 7, 2013 · Not only is additive manufacturing (AM) a useful tool for prototyping and production, it can also be used to seriously reduce costs. By now most people interested in the technology realize that an AM-built prototype can often be constructed more quickly and less expensively than prototypes built using…
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John Newman · October 4, 2013 · Additive manufacturing (AM) is a fantastically flexible tool that has brought new possibilities to life for handicapped people around the world. AM has been used for everything from 3D printed prosthetics to high-tech wheelchairs for Paralympians. The technology also represents a wealth of opportunity for the blind.3D printing…
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John Newman · October 3, 2013 · …on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.Let’s start today’s Roundup with some general industry news. Gartner…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · October 3, 2013 · …for design, engineering, and manufacturing as the House of Representatives does of the word “decorum.” Today’s Check It Out on-demand webinar is for all of you needing a teachable thing to help drag your company’s holdouts into this century. It’s also for all of you doing the metrology…
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John Newman · October 2, 2013 · …the world around you.As additive manufacturing (AM) enters the mainstream of public consciousness, much work remains in educating the public on how the technology works and what it is capable of producing. Museums are natural partners for this kind of education. The Science Museum in London, England and…
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Anthony J. Lockwood · October 2, 2013 · …of 3D printing to manufacturing technologies. Solidscape recently announced a new 3D printer, the 3Z MAX, that illustrates this point.In a nutshell, the 3Z MAX is a 3D printer for lost-wax casting/investment casting and mold-making applications. That is, the 3Z MAX creates high-precision wax patterns to be cast…
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John Newman · October 1, 2013 · Additive manufacturing (AM) has become something of a boom industry in the last five or so years. New companies pop up all the time, produce a single 3D printer, and are often never heard from again. The AM market is highly competitive, whether you manufacture industrial or home/small…
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Jamie Gooch · October 1, 2013 · …as no surprise that additive manufacturing (AM), aka 3D printing, has received an amazing amount of media coverage recently, literally doubling in the past year, according to industry consultant Terry Wohlers. Though 3D printing technology is almost 30 years old, more affordable options, ease of use and improved…
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Jim Romeo · October 1, 2013 · …approached the National Nanotechnology Manufacturing Center (NNMC) in Swainsboro, GA, looking for a solution that would do two types of prototyping for one of their projects while maintaining accuracy between the processes of each. It’s an example of the demands of prototyping for design, where flexibility and accuracy…
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Jamie Gooch · October 1, 2013 · …can’t come soon enough. Manufacturing in the U.S. is showing positive signs of growth, but it faces many challenges, not the least of which is an image problem.Don’t Underestimate the Cool FactorFor an article in this month’s focus on prototyping, I interviewed representatives from Roland DGA Corp. and…
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Beth Stackpole · October 1, 2013 · …to increased adoption of additive manufacturing (AM), more options for 3D scanners are appearing in the marketplace. Where once only the largest companies could easily afford a 3D scanner, now engineers have a number of reasonably priced options. The Artec Spider handheld 3D scanner. MakerBot recently entered the…
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John Newman · September 30, 2013 · It’s entirely possible that additive manufacturing (AM) has made a bigger impact in the medical field than it has in more purely mechanical fields, such as aerospace. Dentists and doctors benefit from the technology’s flexibility by being able to design medical implants and devices on a case-by-case basis,…
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