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Under the motto “Let’s advance Manufacturing,” Siemens and selected partners will demonstrate at Formnext 2024 how additive manufacturing (AM) is becoming an innovation enabler for industrial applications thanks to a functioning ecosystem, digitalization, and automation. Additive manufacturing has become an established production technology in which productivity, costs, quality, and availability are critical to long-term market…

Stratasys announces the availability of the Origin Two DLP printer in tandem with its post-processing system, the Origin Cure. This solution addresses the growing demand among manufacturers for injection-molding quality for short production runs, delivering a level of accuracy, repeatability, and surface finish previously unattainable with additive manufacturing. Traditional high-volume manufacturing is under pressure due to…

. Presenting the next generation of wire-laser metal deposition technology. The Meltio M600 metal 3D printer makes printing large metal parts easier and more reliable than ever while being tailored perfectly to the needs of industrial manufacturing with 24/7 production cycles. . The unique combination of wire deposition, Blue Lasers, a large (300x400x600mm – X,…

Charlotte Böhning, creator of OriVa, formally called the Gutsy Port, sat down with Design World last year to share how she used 3D printing to prototype a new medical device for ostomates. After graduating from Pratt Institute, Böhning won a 2023 James Dyson Award and was named in the International Top 20 for her remarkable…

RAMPT project recognized for new thrust chamber design and fabrication method using additive manufacturing.

Additive technology is growing exponentially, and the aerospace industry is ready for innovation.

Automotive insights from RAPID/TCT 2024.

ABS project focuses on model-based AM qualification to reduce cost and lead time for part approval.

Renishaw’s new TEMPUS technology enables users of RenAM 500 series metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems to reduce build times by up to 50 percent. The technology uses advanced scanning algorithms that sequence the layer data in a way that maximizes productivity while maintaining part quality. The optimization suits some part geometries more than others, but…

The Gutsy Port, created by Charlotte Böhning, is a revolutionary medical port design that enables bag-free moments for ostomates. About one million people in the U.S. and nearly 14 million globally are ostomates, relying on a plastic bag connected to a stoma in their abdomen to eliminate bodily waste. Ostomy surgery is life-saving and necessary, […]

In the ever-evolving landscape of medical technology, innovation is not just a buzzword; it’s a necessity. Wearable medical devices have emerged as game-changers, providing patients with continuous monitoring and healthcare professionals with real-time insights. This requires the integration of reliable and sustainable electronic solutions. By integrating functions and the three-dimensional routing of circuit tracks, the…

igus has announced its online 3D printing service now enables users to calculate the service life of their printed wear-resistant parts. Knowing the durability of a 3D-printed component can help determine its service life more easily. This is why a service life prediction feature has been added to the online 3D printing service offered by…

News Highlights * New HP Jet Fusion automation solutions simplify workflows and reduce costs for high-volume 3D production. * HP expands materials, HP Digital Production Suite, and HP Digital Production Services for polymers and metals customers. * Go-to-market momentum includes new Digital Manufacturing Network Partners and Endeavor 3D adds HP Metal Jet S100 production capabilities…

ARRIS, the advanced manufacturer enabling high-performance thermoplastic composites at scale for mass-market products and industrial applications, now offers a new sustainable fiber material offering. Sustainability and innovative material development are at the core of ARRIS efforts as the team scales Additive Molding for a production capacity in the millions to meet demand. Additionally, ARRIS has…

ARRIS — manufacturer enabling high-performance composites at scale with new design latitudes for mass-market consumer products, transportation, and industrial applications — recently signed a contract manufacturing partner (CM) to further increase production part capacity. Additive Molding, a first-of-its-kind manufacturing, materials, and software technology developed by ARRIS, has been scaled from tens of thousands of parts in 2021…

igus, the leader in motion plastics, is expanding the scope of its 3D-print service. The company will now offer chemical-resistant, self-lubricating, tribo-polymer components that can be manufactured using selective laser sintering (SLS). This evolutionary step is made possible by a new printing material for laser sintering printers – iglide® i10. The new material is resistant…

Humankind launched the first orbital satellite in October of 1957. Sixty-five years later, more than 5,000 satellites are in service, with roughly half of them placed into low earth orbit (LEO) over the past two years. Much of this activity comes courtesy of entrepreneur Elon Musk, whose SpaceX-launched satellite internet constellation Starlink will soon account…

In the latest version of CoreTechnologie’s 4D_Additive software, the additive manufacturing tool now supports a new approach for the creation, optimization and validation of lattice structures. With the advanced lattice module lightweight structures can be created quickly and easily and then transferred directly to the calculation software for validation the new Nastran interface. With the […]

Specialized machines designed for prototyping printed circuit boards can drastically speed up development efforts. Leland Teschler • Executive Editor Examine advice columns online pitched at engineers and you’ll often see posts advocating an investment in a milling machine specifically designed to produce prototype circuit boards. Engineers who use these machines point to benefits that include…

Article compiled by Industrial Rivet & Fastener   Rivet nuts are internally threaded fasteners that are anchored from just one side of a workpiece or application. They’re an excellent component to use to add strength to thin materials, which is particularly important as the manufacturing trend is moving toward thinner and lighter substrates — such…

The Deep Groove Screw is a new invention designed to provide a stronger screw for the construction industry. It also eliminates the need for additional procedures, such as countersinking. “I kept stripping the heads on screws and thought there could be a better design to prevent this from happening,” said an inventor, from Simi Valley, California.…

Disruption! The year 2020 will be remembered for many things: a global pandemic that disrupted global supply chains, digital-based jobs shifting from offices to Work From Home (WFH), shortages in needed medical equipment, not to mention disrupted economies, educational institutions, travel, and so on. So many systems have been upended. A bright spot, however, is…

Written by Jody Muelaner Combi head screws, also called combination head or combo head screws, are externally threaded fasteners with torquing heads. They feature a socket designed to engage with two or more types of internal drivers. These are not to be confused with combi screws, which are fasteners designed for more than one application.…

By Adam Kimmel Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, translates computer-aided design (CAD) data directly into a manufactured part, eliminating the drawing step and avoiding manufacturing tolerance mismatches. With a 2018 market size of approximately $8 billion, the technology is well-suited to meet the increasing market pressure to decrease sample lead times. Ideally, AM also…

Written by Jody Muelaner A shoulder screw, also called a shoulder bolt, has a shank with a larger diameter immediately below the head that “steps down” to a smaller diameter for the threaded length. The change in diameter provides a “shoulder,” which can be firmly tightened against the part to that which it is screwed.…