Aconity 3D and Equispheres report that breakthrough speeds in aluminum part production have been achieved using the Aconity3D 1-kW MIDI system and Equispheres’ aluminum powder. Aconity3D has been testing Equispheres powder to produce a part of the AconitySCAN, a key component of the Aconity3D line of printers, with the objective to produce the part more […]
3d printing — An alternative to injection moulding?
By Nick Allen, MD, 3DPRINTUK 3D printing is unique as a disruptive technology in one key respect, and that is, having disrupted the manufacturing paradigm through the introduction of rapid prototyping some 25-30 years ago, it is now disrupting manufacturing again. This is based on the fact that today, 3D printing technologies have been refined […]
Würth Additive Group signs agreement to globally distribute Rapid Shape 3D printers
Würth Additive Group, a Würth Industry North America company and the leader in physical and digital inventory, announced today that it has signed a global agreement with Rapid Shape GmbH, the leading technology company in the field of generative rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing systems. The agreement expands the group’s suite of 3D printing technology […]
The role of 3D scanning in Additive Manufacturing
At the Rapid+TCT conference in September 2021, Greg Groth, the Division Manager at the Exact Metrology’s Brookfield, Wisconsin location, was part of a panel discussion entitled “3D Scanning: Why do it and how.” He discussed Exact Metrology’s capabilities, with an emphasis on CT technology. Groth cited how CT scanning supplements additive technology. Many additive parts […]
How 3D printed molds reshaped a manual process
Stratasys Ltd., announced that Danish shoe manufacturer ECCO is using Stratasys Origin One 3D printing technology to accelerate product development, allowing conceptual footwear samples to be reviewed early in the development cycle using 3D printed molds and lasts (mechanical forms shaped like a foot) with resin materials from Henkel Loctite. Shoemaking is an incredibly manual […]
GE Additive and Wichita State’s National Institute for Aviation Research team up to accelerate metal additive technology for rapid Department of Defense implementation
GE Additive and Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding as the cornerstone of a new collaborative effort aimed at supporting the U.S. Department of Defense‘s (DoD) accelerated adoption of metal additive manufacturing technology. Additive manufacturing technology within the commercial and military aerospace and defense sector has […]
3MF Consortium announces Volumetric Design Support
The 3MF Consortium, the organization dedicated to advancing a universal specification for 3D printing, announced its Volumetric Design extension, which addresses the design of an object’s form and enables designers to add new types of elements to their designs and manufacturers to prototype faster and save costs. It’s currently available in 0.5, and today the […]
3D printers keep race cars up and racing
Spire Motorsports, a newcomer in the NASCAR Cup Series, raced onto the scene in 2018. Within a year, the team caused one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history with its first win at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. Since then, the team has been accelerating its efforts on and off the racetrack. […]
Survey says: Additive manufacturing is now a serial production process
Essentium, Inc., announced the first in a series of findings from independent global research on the current and future use of industrial 3D printing. The fourth annual study reveals that the use of large-scale AM has more than doubled in the past year for 86 percent of manufacturing companies. The survey results show that AM […]
Motion system delivers the speed for the Evolve additive manufacturing system
Additive technology has proven its value in prototyping, yet factors like material quality and unit costs have so far hindered its feasibility for end-use parts. Evolve has succeeded in removing these barriers. The company’s SVP (scalable volume production) platform is equipped with a full B&R system that integrates motion control, process control, safety, and HMI […]
GE Additive’s Amp–cloud-based, process management software
GE Additive debuted its Amp cloud-based, process management software platform. It also announced limited release from mid-November 2021 of the first two modules; Print Model and Simulation & Compensation, for Concept Laser M2 machine users, with wider release planned for the second quarter of 2022. Amp leverages the knowledge of experts at GE Additive, GE […]
Materialise presents innovations to scale additive manufacturing operations
Materialise presents innovations that enable companies to optimize and expand their AM operations. Materialise embeds a CAD-workflow into Magics and accelerates the creation of the Materialise software platform for AM. Recent manufacturing use cases illustrate the successful application of AM for product development and serial production. Software solutions powering the AM Champions Formnext attendees will […]
Creating custom 3D-printed models to improve surgical planning and patient outcomes
Fast Radius, Inc., a digital manufacturing and supply chain company, is working with Axial3D, an automated software company helping physicians visualize patient anatomy, to produce intricate surgical models. Leveraging Fast Radius’ Cloud Manufacturing Platform, Axial3D is creating custom 3D-printed models to improve surgical planning and patient outcomes. Axial3D’s AI-enabled software allows physicians to transform two-dimensional […]
Essentium launches additive solutions at Formnext
Essentium, Inc., announced next-generation AM solutions that unlock throughput, performance, and competitive 3D printed part production. These solutions feature key innovations across machines, materials, and software to enable distributed and sustainable manufacturing at scale. To meet growing worldwide demand for more choice in materials for production-scale 3D manufactured parts, Essentium is introducing Essentium PPS-CF, a […]
What’s new with Additive Industries at Formnext
At the start of Formnext, Additive Industries has presented its portfolio of large-frame AM systems and services. These include: • The new MetalFABG2, the next generation MetalFAB with double productivity • MF Calibrate for automated multi-beam qualification • Additive Studios, which includes a variety of professional services • Partnership solutions with Makino, Sigma Labs and […]
HP showcases its digital manufacturing network at Formnext
HP is showcasing new customers, expanded partner programs and ecosystem, and innovative production applications developed with its Multi Jet Fusion and Metal Jet 3D printing platforms. HP is collaborating with L’Oréal, the world’s largest cosmetics company, to scale industrial additive manufacturing and explore new cosmetics packaging and applications. To meet the growing demand for more […]
Available to all, design software automates multi-zone lattice generation
Carbon announced that it is launching the next generation of its Carbon Design Engine software and making the software licenses available to design teams globally for purchase in early 2022. Carbon Design Engine allows product designers to generate advanced latticed parts quickly and easily from a solid part STL file and output STL files for […]
Stratasys introduces GrabCAD Print Software for the Stratasys H350 3D Printer
Stratasys Ltd. introduced GrabCAD Print for the SAF-powered Stratasys H350 3D printer. The enhanced version of GrabCAD Print, in combination with the H350, gives users the power to scale their additive manufacturing to production levels. Stratasys recently introduced the GrabCAD Additive Manufacturing Platform, which enables two-way connectivity between 3D printers, additive manufacturing and enterprise applications, […]
Stratasys announces new open material options for 3D Printing
Stratasys Ltd. announced it is advancing its manufacturing strategy with an open tier of third-party materials for FDM 3D printers via an annual Open Material License. The company is already providing open material availability on Neo stereolithography 3D printers, as well as the recently announced Stratasys Origin One and Stratasys H350 3D printers. By extending […]
Hexagon and Sciaky partner on electron beam additive manufacturing
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has entered a partnership with Sciaky, Inc., to enhance its EBAM technology with predictive analysis tools. Sciaky’s turnkey EBAM metal 3D printers use high-value materials, such as titanium, tantalum, and nickel-based alloys, to produce parts and structures up to 20 feet in length. This process produces large-scale parts faster, cheaper and […]
ALM releases carbon neutral polymer materials for additive manufacturing
Advanced Laser Materials (ALM), an EOS company and materials developer for industrial 3D printing, has released a carbon neutral certified polymer materials line, starting with PA 820 MF CN – a mineral-filled bio-circular polyamide 11 material, and PA 802 CF CN – a carbon fiber-filled bio-circular polyamide 11, for high performance and certified as carbon […]
Ultra-low loss dielectric resins for 3d printing
Sartomer, a business line of Arkema, offers new ultra-low loss materials with varying viscosities for radio frequency (RF) applications. These materials are for 3D printing and advanced electronic applications. PRO14729, PRO14730 and PRO14731 are UV-curable resins capable of providing a dielectric constant (Dk) of ≤ 3.0 and a dissipation factor (Df) of ≤ 0.0032. They […]
Henkel and Nexa3D sign material development agreement
Henkel and Nexa3D announced the signing of a new material development agreement. This agreement builds upon the companies’ partnership and deepens their joint commitment to advancing the capabilities of additive manufacturing (AM) for volume production. The two companies plan to develop next-generation functional polymers that leverage their combined technologies specifically targeting volume production opportunities in […]
Covestro and voxeljet announce partnership
Materials company Covestro and industrial 3D printer manufacturer voxeljet (NASDAQ: VJET) are collaborating to develop a material-machine combination for economic large series additive manufacturing. With High Speed Sintering (HSS), voxeljet combines the advantages of two existing additive technologies: selective laser sintering and binder jetting, giving the benefit of both SLS part properties and binder-jetting productivity. […]
Materialise to acquire Link3D
Materialise has agreed to exercise its option to acquire Link3D Inc., an additive workflow and digital manufacturing software company that supports customers in major manufacturing industries to scale and integrate their AM operations across complex supply chains and IT environments. The transaction, which is subject to conditions that are typical for this type of transaction, […]