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Electric Vehicles and Design Complexity

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Brian Albright · September 1, 2018 · Electric vehicles are introducing new levels of complexity to automotive design.

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Printed Electronics Enable Smart Sensors

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Brian Albright · August 27, 2018 · The United Technologies Research Center and researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) are leveraging 3D printing technology to create wear sensors that can let operators know when a machine is damaged.

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Lockheed Martin Certifies 3D-Printed Fuel Tanks

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Brian Albright · August 24, 2018 · In addition to meeting NASA’s strict requirements for strength, durability, and weight, Lockheed Martin was able to reduce production time for the fuel tank domes by 87%, and cut delivery time from two years to three months.

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Boeing Invests in Digital Alloy’s High-Speed Metal Printing

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Brian Albright · August 22, 2018 · Digital Alloys’ Joule Printing technology can combine different metals into a single part to improve thermal, magnetic, and other properties.

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One-Step Multimaterial Printing

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Brian Albright · August 20, 2018 · Researchers at Washington State University used 3D printing technology to print metal and ceramic structures along with a bimetallic tube that is magnetic in one end and nonmagnetic in the other

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Renishaw Releases Process Monitoring Software

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Brian Albright · August 17, 2018 · 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 and part quality.

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A Smart Language for Additive Manufacturing

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Brian Albright · August 16, 2018 · Researchers at the University of Huddersfield are creating a new smart language that can enable better communication between designers and engineers that are creating objects using 3D printing.

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Speeding Up Simulation

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Brian Albright · August 1, 2018 · Simulation software providers are embracing the potential of GPUs to provide faster results and visualization.

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Is 3D Printing a Security Threat?

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Brian Albright · July 30, 2018 · According to RAND’s Additive Manufacturing in 2040: Powerful Enabler, Disruptive Threat report, 3D printers may pose a risk to personal, national and international security.

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Project to Turn Ocean Plastic into Prosthetics

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Brian Albright · July 26, 2018 · The Million Waves Project launched a new initiative that hopes to both reduce ocean plastics while also tackling another problem – the lack of affordable prosthetic limbs available in the developing world.

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3D Printing Enables Concrete Smart Wall

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Brian Albright · July 24, 2018 · NOWLab, the innovation arm of large-scale 3D print specialist BigRep, has unveiled a smart concrete concept that combines 3D-printed concrete molds with printed lights and sensor technology.

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ORNL Develops Plant-Based Print Material

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Brian Albright · July 23, 2018 · The scientists are using lignin, a byproduct of the biofuel manufacturing process, which is combined with rubber, carbon fiber and ABS to create structures that have 100 percent improved weld strength between layers over ABS alone, according to Oak Ridge.

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General Motors Expands 3D Printing

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Brian Albright · July 20, 2018 · During a press tour of GM’s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, the company’s director of global manufacturing integration, Dan Grieshaber, said that the company has 3D printers in most of its factories.

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BIOLIFE4D Prints Human Cardiac Patch

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Brian Albright · July 18, 2018 · The patch contains multiple cell types found in the human heart and also includes preliminary vascularization.

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BMW, MIT Collaborate on Inflatable 3D Printing

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Brian Albright · July 17, 2018 · MIT is working with automaker BMW to create a 3D-printed inflatable materials that can self-transform and morph into different states.

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Penn State Examines Metal Printing Flaws

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Brian Albright · July 16, 2018 · A team working within Penn State’s CIMP-3D has received a $1.4 million grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory to investigate the random flaws that emerge during powder bed fusion AM processes.

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UK Researchers Can Rapidly Print Corneas

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Brian Albright · July 13, 2018 · Researchers at Newcastle University have developed a way to use stem cells to print new corneas quickly that can be custom fit to a patient’s eye.

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Purdue Prints Extremely Viscous Materials

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Brian Albright · July 6, 2018 · The researchers were able to 3D print viscous materials by applying a high-amplitude ultrasonic vibration to the nozzle of the 3D printer.

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Sandia Labs Focused on Optimizing Design for 3D Printing

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Simulation Software Ecosystems vs. Point Solutions

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Brian Albright · July 1, 2018 · Democratizing simulation will require software providers to generate a mix of specialty and high-level applications.

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