A Warwickshire manufacturer is transforming the world of additive manufacturing after securing a string of global contract wins. Ryse 3D, founded by university graduate Mitchell Barnes in 2017, has carved a niche in the sector for its ability to provide production components to some of the automotive world’s most exciting current and future vehicles. The Shipston-on-Stour […]
GoEngineer acquires 3D printing service bureau Rapid PSI
GoEngineer recently announced its acquisition of Rapid PSI, a distinguished 3D printing service bureau based out of Wichita, KS, on September 15, 2023. The acquisition of Rapid PSI brings together two prominent players in the engineering and additive manufacturing space. GoEngineer, known for its extensive portfolio of engineering solutions, including SolidWorks, Stratasys, CAMWorks, and Rapid […]
Running on HP: Brooks’ new 3D-printed performance footwear
By Mariona Company, Global Head of HP 3D Printing Sustainable Packaging and Marketing Thoughtful innovation can have a real impact on business, people, and the planet. 3D printing solutions enable more sustainable manufacturing and production across industries, including automotive, healthcare, industrial, packaging, consumer, and sporting goods. Using 3D printing in the production of final parts […]
Machina Labs receives funding to revolutionize AI-driven manufacturing
Machina Labs combines AI and robotics to rapidly manufacture advanced composite and metal products. Factories no longer need to be tied to specific products but can now be configured via software to power on-demand manufacturing and unlock innovation. Machina Labs combines the latest advances in AI and robotics to deliver finished metal products in days […]
3D Systems introduces new jewelry printer and wax material
3D Systems recently announced the MJP 300W and VisiJet Wax Jewel Ruby — two additions to its portfolio of end-to-end solutions for jewelry manufacturing. The company’s new MJP 300W is the most advanced and flexible of its wax 3D printers, capable of addressing a variety of jewelry manufacturing workflows with enhanced productivity, efficiency, quality, and […]
Reflecting the finish: the crucial role of post-processing in AM
By Colin Spellacy, Head of Sales, Rösler UK, AM Solutions Post-processing plays a pivotal role in additive manufacturing (AM) by bridging the gap between raw 3D-printed parts and their final functional forms. In AM, printed components often exhibit surface imperfections, support structures, and insufficient mechanical properties. Post-processing steps are essential for improving the part’s aesthetic […]
The evolution of manufacturing: How 3D printing is setting new standards
By Ben Herzberg, Chief Scientist, Satori Manufacturing has come a long way from the days of handcrafting and manual labor. The Industrial Revolution introduced mechanization, followed by automation and computerization in the 20th century. Today, we are witnessing another transformative phase with the advent of 3D printing. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is […]
restor3D revolutionizes surgical reconstruction with 3D printing
Biomedical engineers and material scientists at restor3D are on a mission to revolutionize human reconstructive surgery. They use additive manufacturing to create procedure- and patient-specific metal implants, polymer surgical instrumentation, and preoperative models. With more than 25 Formlabs Form 3B+ printers, they dramatically reduce costs and improve surgical workflows. The restor3D team initially focused on […]
Arkema decarbonizes acrylics production to lower its carbon footprint
Arkema will implement by 2026 a new, patented purification technology at its production site in Carling, France, to improve the site’s operational efficiency and environmental footprint toward the highest standard. This investment will enable reduced CO2 emissions at the site by 20%, thus contributing to the group’s ambitious climate plan validated by SBTi on a […]
Greg Morris, CEO of Zeda, chosen for AMUG Innovators Award
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced Greg Morris, CTO of Zeda, as the recipient of its esteemed Innovators Award. AMUG bestows this award on those who have cultivated innovative practices that have advanced the additive manufacturing industry. The Innovators Award will be presented at the 2024 AMUG Conference. Previous recipients include industry luminaries […]
3D Systems and Klarity offer patient-matched radiotherapy innovations
Today, 3D Systems announced it has entered into a partnership with Klarity, a world leader in solutions for radiation therapy, to expand the distribution of its FDA-cleared VSP Bolus solution. Klarity will offer VSP Bolus within its new line of high-quality patient-specific 3D printed products called Klarity Prints. Klarity Prints, powered by 3D Systems, is a […]
Meltio Robot Cell boosts industrial robotic arm performance
Meltio recently launched the Meltio Robot Cell, a turn-key metal additive manufacturing solution to boost industrial robotic arm performance in a safer, more reliable, and highly accurate way. The solution controls the entire process, including the recently launched slicing software, Meltio Space. This new system allows standard metal 3D printing starting from a build plate […]
igus roadshow rocks out in Cleveland
igus recently stopped by Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to exhibit its plethora of products and services to local customers (and curious passersby). Make Parts Fast and the Design World editorial team had the pleasure of interviewing igus experts on its latest innovations. Here’s what DeAngelo Barrow, regional sales manager at igus, explained […]
AutoDesk and DN Solutions adopt the new manufacturing data exchange spec
ModuleWorks recently announced that Autodesk and DN Solutions (formally known as Doosan Machine Tools) are adopting the recently released Manufacturing Data Exchange Specification (MDES). The vision of MDES is to bring more value to the manufacturing industry by optimally connecting different technologies across software and hardware systems. ModuleWorks introduced MDES as an open specification for […]
How 3D printing is revolutionizing the way we build
By Ibon Iribar, Investment and Open Innovation Advisor, Cemex Ventures It’s a design engineer’s mission to challenge the status quo and venture into new territory — territory that more and more includes robotic arms that can print in any orientation, opening up a utopia for designers. In 2021, the global 3D construction printing (3DCP) market […]
Essentium 3D printing platform accelerates locomotive maintenance
Essentium today announced Deutsche Bahn (DB), the national railway company of Germany, has certified the use of the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 3D Printing Platform located in Neumunster and high-performance materials for 3D printed train parts and tools. Essentium’s 3D printing technology, including flame-retardant Essentium 9085 and HTN-CF25 thermoplastics, has been tested to demonstrate […]
Micro molding thin wall cannulas at high volumes
By Paul Runyan, VP of Sales, Accumold After five years of painstaking work, micro molding innovator Accumold has developed a way to micro injection mold thin wall cannulas in very high volumes. Previous to this innovative approach to production, cannulas were typically produced via an extrusion process, which is at the same time expensive, prone […]
Fictiv releases its 2023 Sustainability in Manufacturing Report
Fictiv announced today the release of new survey data focused on sustainability in manufacturing, conducted in partnership with technology market research firm Dimensional Research. The survey reveals a manufacturing industry trying to advance sustainability while still searching for its footing after macroeconomic and geopolitical issues, with 42% of respondents continuing to prioritize investments to reduce their […]
Spee3D brings metal cold spray AM to Japan’s military
Spee3D recently announced a contract with the Japan Ministry of Defense to provide WarpSpee3D and XSpee3D printers for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). The WarpSpee3D is a large-format metal 3D printer, enabling significantly faster, more cost-effective, and more scalable production than traditional manufacturing. The recently launched XSpee3D printer is custom-built for defense, offering a […]
Markforged unlocks the future of distributed manufacturing
Markforged today announced Digital Source, an on-demand parts platform built to enable the licensing and 3D-printing of manufacturer-certified parts when and where they are needed, without the cost or hassle of physical inventory management. Digital Source allows vendors to upload digital part designs that can be securely licensed to customers, distributors, and contract manufacturers. Once […]
How 3D printing helps thermoforming evolve
Duo Form, a leader in thermoforming for wide-ranging industries, has worked with 3D Systems to integrate additive manufacturing into its process. As a result, the company has become more agile by printing production molds, tools, and samples for thermoforming and vacuum forming with a Titan 1270 Pellet system, drastically decreasing costs and shortening lead times. […]
6 mistakes to avoid when injection molding
By Jack Rulander, Senior R&D Engineer, Protolabs Injection molding is responsible for bringing us many of the products we rely on daily, from children’s toys to household items and smartphones. Working for a digital manufacturer that serves nearly 50,000 product developers annually, we see countless CAD files for injection molded parts big and small, representing […]
Webinar recap: Scaling your business with additive manufacturing
Additive technologies throw a wrench in traditional manufacturing but can save millions of dollars and minutes down the line. Still, many organizations hesitate and view 3D printing anything besides prototypes as costly and unnecessary. Maybe it’s time to think differently and more creatively. In a recent webinar, Dustin Kloempken, a lead application engineer at HP, […]
Meltio Space helps robots manufacture metal 3D-printed parts
Meltio Space is a new innovation to increase the reliability of metal part manufacturing. It is a toolpath generator software for the Meltio Engine Robot Integration with an easy-to-use interface for planar, non-planar, and variable extrusion toolpaths. It also includes 2-axis workpiece positioner interpolation, kinematics simulation, collisions check, and cell configuration. This new slicer is an […]
Advancing hypersonic aerospace systems with 3D printing
Velo3D, Lockheed Martin, and Vibrant teamed up with DoD’s LIFT Institute on a data-driven approach to certifying materials and methods for additively manufactured aerospace systems. In the defense industry, there has been a recent and urgent need to advance aerospace applications. Global competitors are accelerating efforts to develop propulsion systems that can generate thrust to […]