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Wohlers Associates Identifies Design as Significant Factor in AM Economics and Adoption

June 25, 2019 · Companies with metal and polymer AM services reported that more than 26% of a part’s cost is from post-processing.

Editor’s Picks: March 21-27, 2019

March 28, 2019 · One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Wohlers Report 2019: Record Growth in Additive Manufacturing Materials

March 26, 2019 · Revenue from metals grew an estimated 41.9%, continuing a five-year streak of more than 40% growth each year.

Protolabs and Wohlers Associates Team Up for Immersive Course on Design for Additive Manufacturing

March 21, 2019 · The event comes after the digital manufacturer's recent initiatives with GE Additive and MIT that focus on advancing 3D printing.

Metal Additive Manufacturing Market Heats Up

October 1, 2018 · From new cold spray deposition methods to innovations in extrusion processes, advances in metal additive manufacturing address long-standing limitations related to cost, safety and time to print.

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.

Hybrid Manufacturing: A New Design Mindset

April 16, 2018 · A new generation of additive and subtractive manufacturing platforms is poised to challenge engineers by expanding their freedom to pursue design differently while facilitating more efficient and cost-effective production processes.

The Rise of Design Software for 3D Printing

April 1, 2018 · Manufacturers’ embrace of additive manufacturing pressures software providers.

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.

How to Design for Additive Manufacturing: First Steps

October 24, 2017 · DfAM not only looks at the bare-bones function of a part and its classic assembly techniques, but addresses just how to produce it with additive manufacturing (industrial 3D printing) equipment/materials to gain efficiency on many fronts.

3D Printing Prep Gets into Shape

May 1, 2017 · Preparing models for 3D printing is no longer heavy lifting, but it’s still not as simple as it looks.

Wohlers Associates Partners with Materialise on Design for AM Course

April 20, 2017 · A new course on DfAM will be hosted by Wohlers Associates in collaboration with Materialise in June.

Wohlers 2017 Report on 3D Printing Industry Points to Softened Growth

April 11, 2017 · Wohlers Associates Inc., an analyst firm that focuses on 3D printing (also called additive manufacturing or AM), has just released an annual report detailing the state of the industry.

3D Printing’s Next Frontier

May 2, 2016 · 3D printing technology isn’t slowing down. It’s getting real.

Reclaiming ‘Rapid’ in ‘Rapid Prototyping’

May 2, 2016 · Improving speed is key to industrial-scale 3D printing.

3D Printing: What’s Next?

April 21, 2016 · Inside 3D Printing NY examines the current state of additive manufacturing and technology.

Wohlers Associates Releases 2016 Report

April 11, 2016 · In 2015, the overall market of products and services grew 25.9%.

3D Printing Clocks In at the Factory

December 1, 2015 · Additive manufacturing will be a part of more shop floors in the future, and it will change the design for manufacturing process.

3D Printing Steals the Show at Euromold 2015

October 2, 2015 · With key patents expiring, a rush of new vendors sought to find their niche in a market ready to move beyond novelty.

Advanced Materials Allow Engineers to Print, Glue and Drive!

October 1, 2015 · Composites and 3D-printed metal parts are paving the way for part consolidation.


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