Essentium, Inc., a provider of 3D printing technology for additive manufacturing, announced the release of the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE) Platform, a 3D printing system designed to transform manufacturing floors and solve the issues of strength, speed, and scale. Essentium conducted an independent survey to understand the major obstacles faced by the additive manufacturing […]
GKN Powder Metallurgy wants to revolutionize logistics for 3D printed parts
GKN Powder Metallurgy, a leading innovation development partner of the manufacturing industry, announced a partnership with PostNord AB, a leading supplier of communication and logistic solutions to, from and within the Nordic region. The partnership empowers global manufacturers to optimize their part supply chain with streamlined logistics that make it easy and fast to get […]
Desktop Metal introduces new model to the Production System Platform
Desktop Metal announced several major advances and expanded capabilities to the Production System. At formnext 2018, the company previewed a range of metal 3D printed parts, from mass serialization in high-mix/high-volume production and assembly consolidation to simplified manufacturing for complex metal parts. The installation of the first Production System is scheduled for Q1 2019 to […]
DuPont unveils new Carbon and Glass-reinforced 3D printing materials
DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers, a global business unit of the DowDuPont Specialty Products Division (future DuPont), is introducing its new glass- and carbon-reinforced 3D printing filaments at Formnext 2018. Building on the ultralow shrinkage technology of DuPont Zytel specialty nylons for 3D printing, these new grades address the industry needs for stiffer and stronger […]
IMAGINiT Pulse increases business critical data sharing
Developed to overcome data workflow challenges facing design and manufacturing engineers and architects, IMAGINiT Pulse now offers more integrations with multiple business systems and software platforms as well as support for the Autodesk Vault 2019 product release. Visitors to IMAGINiT at Autodesk University (AU) 2018 in Las Vegas, NV will see first-hand how they can […]
Mining and quarrying grease for extreme-cold lubrication
Klϋber Lubrication, a worldwide manufacturer of specialty lubricants, introduces Klüberplex ELM 44-80 Arctic, a heavy-duty grease for mining and quarrying equipment in extreme cold-weather applications. High machine availability, reduced downtime and low maintenance costs are essential to mining and quarrying success. Yet, the growing industry trend of working in extremely cold climates presents lubrication challenges.…
How to lower total cost of ownership and maintenance of packaging machines
–Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has released the latest in a series of white papers to support packaging industry professionals. The paper titled, Innovative Predictive Maintenance Capabilities for Packaging Operations, provides insights on data analysis and machine learning technologies that provide in-time communication to operators and managers regarding the quality of production and the availability and…
White Paper gives insights on Smart Machines
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. published a white paper titled, “5 Smart Machine Innovations and Why You Should Care” to provide insights to manufacturers about what they should consider in order to improve their machines and processes to get the data required to make better and more timely decisions. The paper is written for OEMs who…
Pak/iQ boostsintelligence of Smart Packaging Machines
Responding to end user needs to rapidly adjust to changing consumer demands and OEM requirements to incorporate the latest technologies into their machines, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., introduces Pak/iQ to solve the challenges of both customer segments in the packaging industry. Pak/iQ is a comprehensive portfolio of packaging products designed to improve the performance and…
New 3D printing materials deliver elasticity and realism
Stratasys introduced advanced 3D printing materials for its FDM and PolyJet machines. The new FDM elastomer gives manufacturers new levels of elasticity and durability with true soluble support. Advanced colors for PolyJet enhance realism to transform legacy design and prototyping processes. The elastomers give users the ability to design parts that can stretch or compress […]
Carbon lowers resin prices for production-scale applications
Carbon announced a further set of price reductions for its most widely used resins, expanding upon the bulk discount program introduced last year. Effective today, EPX 82 (epoxy), EPU 41 (elastomeric polyurethane), and RPU 70 (rigid polyurethane) will be offered in bulk volumes at $50 per liter. This move will increase the total addressable market […]
Stratasys moves into metal 3D printing
Stratasys is releasing more details of its new metal 3D printing platform being developed and designed for short-run metal applications. First unveiled earlier this year, the additive platform is based on Stratasys’ innovative “Layered Powder Metallurgy” (LPM) technology, designed to make production of metal parts quicker, easier and more cost-effective. The platform is being developed […]
Stratasys expands cloud-based global manufacturing network with new partners worldwide
Stratasys, which offers cloud-enabled tools and subscription services for its production series 3D printers across a select group of part providers via the Stratasys Global Manufacturing Network (GMN), announced the program’s expansion in Italy, Korea, Mexico, and the United States – as well as addition of its market-leading Aircraft Interiors Certification Solution (AICS) to select […]
Carbon and Core3dcentres expand their partnership
Carbon and Core3dcentres (Core3d) (a global company committed to leading the dental industry into the digital era by providing dental production and design solutions), announced the international expansion of their existing partnership. By expanding their collaboration into countries spanning four continents, dental labs across the world will have access to 3D printing systems based on […]
Material profiles available in Ultimaker Cura 3.6
Ultimaker, a global leader in desktop 3D printing, announced at the Formnext conference in Frankfurt, Germany the availability of the first material print profiles from leading material companies in Ultimaker Cura 3.6. The company hosted a press conference together with BASF, Clariant, DSM, and DuPont to launch Ultimaker Cura 3.6 and highlight the importance and […]
Magics brings integrated simulation and automated support generation for metal 3D printing
Materialise introduced 3D printing innovations that increase productivity and efficiency in the 3D printing process with Magics 23 at Formnext. The company’s software innovations will help companies scale their operations, use resources more efficiently, and reduce costs. With this introduction Materialise focuses on improved ease-of-use and giving users more control. Magics 23 improves automatic support […]
Post-processing management technology facilitates each step in the 3D printing process
Link3D, a developer of additive manufacturing execution workflow software, launched its Post-Processing Management Technology. This software marries downstream manufacturing workflow software with the company’s additive manufacturing execution systems (MES). The goal of additive manufacturing execution systems is to help facility technicians and application engineers plan their upstream 3D printing production and downstream manufacturing processes upon […]
Studies identify potential health risks from 3D printer emissions
UL Chemical Safety and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) announced a body of research that explored the impact of 3D printing on indoor air quality. Following an in-depth, two-year research period with Georgia Tech, UL’s Chemical Safety found that many desktop 3D printers generate ultrafine particles (UFPs) while in operation. UFPs may pose […]
Improving end-to-end additive manufacturing workflows
In the process of “moving the world to Agile Manufacturing,” 3YOURMIND announced the launch of Agile Manufacturing Execution System (MES). It expands the end-to-end AM workflow from the part ordering platform to production scheduling. Unlike other MES, this one was developed to manage the scheduling and prioritization of parts, and will significantly improve the digital […]
Origin introduces a new approach to Additive Manufacturing
Origin, an open platform for additive mass production, announced it secured $10 million in Series A funding led by Jason Krikorian of DCM. The company previously raised $2.3 million from Floodgate, Stanford University, Joe Montana, and other investors. With this round, Jason Krikorian joins Mike Maples, Jr. of Floodgate on Origin’s Board of Directors. The […]
EOS will present its newest solutions at this year’s formnext
LaserProFusion is a new technology for polymer additive manufacturing. It uses nearly one million diode lasers to melt the build material, building up a part layer by layer. According to EOS, this build process is so productive that it can serve as an alternative to injection molding for many applications. All the lasers in the […]
Finalists announced for Advanced Materials category in LEAP Awards
Two finalists were announced for the inaugural LEAP Awards’ Advanced Materials Category, comprising an intriguing array of new materials advances. The competition was scored by a panel of independent technical/engineering-oriented judges. Responsible for the Advanced Materials category were these 3 judges: Plamen Doynov, Research Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Plamen Doynov became a research professor…
The deTec4 Safety Light Curtains for reliable safety in all environments
SICK announces the launch of the deTec4 safety light curtain. The deTec4 is a new generation of safety light curtains. With protective heights of 300 millimeters to 2,100 millimeters and an IP65, IP67, and IP69K enclosure rating, the deTec4 is proven for use in harsh environments. The safety light curtains have variants with cured glass…
Advantech launches a broad selection of rackmount GPU servers
Advantech’s IIoT iAutomation Group has launched a broad selection of rackmount GPU Servers from 1U to 4U. The SKY-6000 GPU server series are powered by Intel Xeon scalable processors and each of these highly scalable GPU-optimized servers support up to five NVIDIA Tesla P4 GPUs. IPMI management functions and smart fan control ensure better temperature…
IoT Gateway includes smart software and hardware for the industrial IoT
Data is the key to optimizing Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE). Rexroth‘s IoT Gateway brings companies closer to the strategic goal of networking all relevant machines and systems and making processes for evaluation and continuous improvement visible. OEMs and end-users require quick, workable connectivity solutions for both new machines and retrofit solutions. The IoT Gateway V2…