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3D-Printed Bridge Nears Completion

April 19, 2018 · MX3D essentially printed the structure in mid-air using a technique that involved extruding metal droplets that were fused to form solid lines.

Metal Additive Manufacturing Gains Significant Ground

April 17, 2018 · According to a the Wohlers Report 2018, released recently by the 3D printing market research consultancy Wohlers Associates, an estimated 1,768 metal AM printers were sold in 2017 compared to 983 systems in 2016.

New Software Tool Takes Guesswork out of Metal AM Part Orientation, Supports

April 9, 2018 · If you don’t have 15 years of experience under your belt with metal additive manufacturing (AM/3D printing) – or even if you do – a new tool from Atlas 3D promises to simplify your job. In fact, the results are guaranteed. When do you ever hear that phrase in the technical world?

FlashFuse from Essentium Looks to Wow Engineers with Stronger 3D Printed Parts

April 5, 2018 · FlashFuse from Essentium enhances the strength of parts made on fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printers, specifically addressing the universal problem of weakness in Z-strength behavior.

Magicfirm Promises to Bring Metal Additive Manufacturing Costs Down with New ZYYX 3D Printer

April 4, 2018 · Magicfirm expects the three-step binder-based metal 3D printing system will become available as early as 2019.

Rapid+TCT Spotlights Hot 3D Printing Sectors

March 29, 2018 · The RAPID+TCT 3D printing/additive manufacturing event takes place April 23-26 in Ft. Worth, TX.

AMUG Celebrates 30 Years of Additive Manufacturing Education and Support

March 29, 2018 · The additive manufacturing conference will include more than 200 presentations, workshops and hands-on training sessions.

Senvol Analysis Software Reduces Trial and Error of Additive Manufacturing Processes

March 29, 2018 · The Senvol ML project is aimed at reducing the trial-and-error approach to defining AM material-process procedures.

CENIT CAD Tools Enable AM-Based Bionic Aircraft Design

March 15, 2018 · The Bionic Aircraft project is designed to minimize resource use across the complete aircraft life-cycle. Consortium members from six European countries are applying 3D printing to the challenge.

Boeing Partners with Oerlikon on Metal AM

March 14, 2018 · Boeing and Oerlikon will use the data from the five-year partnership to support the qualification of additive manufacturing suppliers for metallic components.

Porsche Prints Spare Parts for Classic Cars

March 12, 2018 · Porsche Classic currently offers around 52,000 spare parts, but there are still parts that either no longer exist or are only available from a dwindling inventory.

ColorMod: A 3D Print of a Different Color

March 9, 2018 · MIT researchers have come up with a technology – ColorMod – that would allow users to repeatedly change the color of a 3D-printed object after it is fabricated.

Optomec Systems Improve High Volume Electronics Packaging Lines

March 7, 2018 · Optomec of Albuquerque NM has just announced a compact, modular version of the company’s Aerosol Jet material-dispensing equipment, called the Aerosol Jet HD (high density) system.

Canadian Prints Full-Size Camper

March 5, 2018 · The 13-ft.-long camper took just over 230 hours to complete at the Create Café in Saskatoon.

buildPl8 Launches On-Demand Manufacturing

March 2, 2018 · Start-up buildPl8 has launched its cloud software solution, InventoryBot, which provides access to the company’s on-demand 3D printing capabilities.

Fundamentals in Additive Manufacturing Certification Program Announced

February 26, 2018 · Building on their previous successes, SME, UL and America Makes have developed the Fundamentals in Additive Manufacturing Certification program that combines UL’s multi-tiered training program and Tooling U-SME’s professional certification.

New Draft ASME Standard for Additive Manufacturing Data Files

February 23, 2018 · The goal of “Product Definition for Additive Manufacturing” draft ASME standard is to improve manufacturing efficiency with precise methods of controlling product definition. The key is doing this directly in the model.

Unlimited Tomorrow Redesigns the Prosthetic Arm

February 21, 2018 · Unlimited Tomorrow is collaborating with 3D printing giant Stratasys and 3D software provider Dassault Systemes to create low-cost, highly functional prosthetic arms for those who need them most.

Bugatti Prints Titanium Brake Caliper

February 21, 2018 · The 16-in., 6.4-lb. component is 40% lighter than the existing part made using traditional casting methods.


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