The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) recognized excellence in additive manufacturing (AM) with the selection of winners in its annual Technical Competition. From 17 entries displayed at the annual AMUG Conference, a panel of industry veterans selected Erika Berg of Carbon, Maddie Frank of the University of Wisconsin, and Bill Braune of Met-L-Flo as the […]
LulzBot collaborates with FluidForm on 3D Bioprinting
Aleph Objects Inc., manufacturer of LulzBot 3D Printers, announced their collaboration with FluidForm Inc., an innovator in 3D bioprinting. FluidForm’s FRESH printing technique, developed in Carnegie Mellon University’s Regenerative Biomaterials and Therapeutics Group, enables 3D printing of bioinks and other soft materials. Together, Aleph Objects and FluidForm will combine their expertise to offer new bioprinting […]
What do people typically misunderstand about 3D printing?
More than thirty years ago, engineers saw the introduction of a technology known as 3D printing. Designed to speed up prototyping, media hype gave the impression that these devices were almost identical to the Star Trek Replicator—the device that will make anything out of random molecules, including “Earl Grey, hot,” as spoken often by Captain […]
For metal additive manufacturing, medical drives demand
Since its establishment in 2014, the team at Zenith Tecnica, based on the North Shore of Auckland, quickly developed a reputation for being disruptive, innovative thinkers in the metal additive industry – creating with a range of applications that push the boundaries of 3D printing technology. From day one, the team has been strong proponents […]
Nano Dimension and HENSOLDT enter strategic collaboration
Nano Dimension Ltd., a leading additive electronics provider for electronics (NASDAQ, TASE: NNDM), announced a strategic collaboration with HENSOLDT, a leading global security and defense electronics firm. Under this collaboration, HENSOLDT’s engineers will work closely with Nano Dimension’s engineering team to develop applications for Hensoldt’s security and defense business. HENSOLDT, which was one of the […]
HP opens 150,000 sq ft 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence
HP Inc. opened the doors to its new 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain, one of the world’s largest and most advanced research and development facilities for the next-generation technologies powering the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Center brings together hundreds of the world’s leading additive manufacturing experts in more than […]
3D printing cuts turnaround costs
Shawcor is a Canadian integrated energy services company that primarily works with the oil and gas, water, and automotive industries. The Composite Production Systems division offers composite line pipe and tank products for energy producers around the world. Engineers at the division were tasked with creating an automated handling machine to load the large glass […]
Protolabs introduces precision color matching on molded parts
Protolabs introduced a color-matching system into its plastic injection molding service. PolyOne’s PINPOINT Express Color and Dosing System, featuring 3M precision dispensing and dosing technologies, allows Protolabs to develop custom colors on site, reducing the time it takes to mold short-run plastic parts in precise colors. When a part design is ready, customers can specify […]
More features for Solid Edge 2020, including augmented reality
The latest version of Solid Edge software has many enhancements, including augmented reality, expanded validation tools, model-based definition and 2D Nesting. Solid Edge 2020 provides next generation technologies to enhance collaboration and fully digitalize the design-to-manufacturing process. Solid Edge 2020 delivers augmented reality capabilities that enable users to visualize design intent in new ways, enabling […]
Altair releases HyperWorks 2019, unifying design, engineering, and manufacturing
Altair, a global technology company providing solutions in product development, high-performance computing and data intelligence, announced the release of Altair HyperWorks 2019, the latest version of its simulation- and AI-driven product development platform. The release expands on the number of solutions available for designers and engineers, under a single, open-architecture platform, to speed decision-making and […]
Marshall Aerospace and Defence 3D prints final flight parts for innovative aircraft program
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group uses advanced 3D printing from Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) to manufacture flight-ready parts for several of its military, civil and business aircraft – while producing specific ground-running equipment at a lower cost than aluminum alternatives. 3D printing flight-approved parts on demand enables the company to produce lighter parts than traditional methods, […]
Better post-processing could enable greater acceptance of additive manufacturing
Post processing, in one form or another, is an inevitability when using additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, but is particularly critical for serial production applications of AM — both in terms of the financial costs and the time it takes between a part leaving the AM system and being fit for purpose as an end-use product. […]
How does micro additive manufacturing work?
The ability to 3D print single micron resolution parts in mass quantities was a challenge until recently. Thanks to several technical innovations, however, it is now possible. The innovations needed came in hardware, software, and materials. Nanofabrica is a developer of micro additive manufacturing platforms. The hardware the company uses consists of a digital light […]
COMSOL Multiphysics includes tools to support 5G, IoT design
COMSOL announced the latest advances in its COMSOL Multiphysics software to support microwave and RF engineers working on 5G, IoT, automotive radars and satellite communications. With these tools, designers can model different PCB materials and study how they affect the performance of microwave and millimeter wave circuits. Several of the application examples to guide designers […]
New features for Artec Studio 14
Artec 3D announced Artec Studio 14 for quality inspection applications. Features include expanded CAD/CAM functions, seamless integration with Artec Micro, an industrial desktop 3D scanner with a point accuracy of up to 10 microns, and target-free registration for tripod-mounted, long-range 3D laser scanner Artec Ray. Users can directly export unlimited numbers of open and closed […]
Protolabs launches production capabilities for metal 3D printing
Digital manufacturing company, Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) launched production capabilities for its metal 3D printing service. These capabilities use secondary processes to improve the strength, dimensional accuracy, and cosmetic appearance of metal parts. Enhanced inspection reporting is also available. “We see it every day. The designers and engineers we work with in industries like aerospace and […]
A new solution to 3D printing part removal
The two systems 3DQue launched, the QSuite and QPoD systems, promise to bring plastic parts production in-house while reducing costs, increasing operational control, and decreasing environmental footprint. These systems are based on a design from Mateo Pekic, founder of 3DQue, who at age of 15 was considered a whiz at 3D printing in his hometown […]
Design lessons for HMIs
Author: Olga Zinoveva, Senior Software Engineer, Bright Machines From the physical push buttons, lights and switches of the 1980s, to the multi-touch screens of today, Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) have evolved over the last few decades. However, as someone with a background in software engineering for games and consumer applications, I’ve noticed many opportunities to replicate…
Trends in UX Design: the IoT Perspective
Author: Dorothy Shamonsky, Ph.D., Boston UX Many Internet of Things (IoT) companies are looking to improve an existing product or create a notable new product by investing in user experience (UX) design. This is one reason UX design is a booming profession and evolving quickly. We designers need to keep updating our design practices to…
Custom AM platforms fit precise application requirements
FELIXprinters, Netherlands, launched its next generation FELIX Pro L and Pro XL machines. The Pro L and XL 3D printers offer increased build volumes over previous FELIX AM platforms– the Pro L can build parts up to 300 x 400 x 400 mm, while the Pro XL has a build chamber of 600 x 400 […]
Inventor of binder jet 3D printing receives SME Industry Achievement Award
Professor Emanuel “Ely” Sachs, inventor of binder jetting and co-founder of Desktop Metal, was awarded the 2019 SME Industry Achievement Award, announced during RAPID + TCT 2019 in Detroit. “SME’s Additive Manufacturing Community established the Industry Achievement Award more than a decade ago to recognize leaders who have made a significant impact in additive manufacturing,” […]
Antaira Releases 10G Copper to 10G SFP+ media converter
Antaira Technologies announces the expansion of its industrial networking infrastructure family with the introduction of the FCU-6001-SFP+. The FCU-6001-SFP+ media converter is equipped with one 10G/5G/2.5G/1G Base-T auto-negotiation port and one 10G Base-X SFP+ slot. It supports 10Gigabit Ethernet media conversion from copper 10GBASE-T to fiber multi-mode or single-mode, utilizing 10GBASE-SR or 10GBASE-LR SFP+ transceiver…
True Shape Nesting helps improve additive manufacturing workflow
Link3D, a New York-based additive manufacturing software company, announced several new tools to better equip organizations that use additive manufacturing. The team is unveiling True Shape Nesting as a major enhancement to its suite of additive manufacturing workflow software features. True Shape Nesting is part of Link3D’s Build Simulation software, which powers auto-quoting, production planning […]
MakerBot introduces PETG material for its METHOD 3D printer
MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing, expanded its materials offering with polyethylene terephthalate glycol, better known as PETG. PETG is the first Specialty Material to be released for the MakerBot METHOD 3D Printer. “PETG is the first in a new line of materials for METHOD. Our customers have been asking for different materials to […]
Evonik and Evolve Additive Solutions will jointly develop 3D printing materials for STEP process
Evonik Corporation and Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc. announced a joint development agreement where the companies will work together to formulate Evonik’s thermoplastic materials to be used in Evolve’s selective thermoplastic electrophotographic process (STEP) additive manufacturing solutions. The initial development efforts will focus on polyamide 12, PEBA, transparent polyamide, and polymer of the polyamide 6 series. […]