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 […]
Markforged 3D Printers produce parts for the 2019 BattleBots World Championship
Markforged, a leading provider of metal and carbon fiber 3D printers, announced that four of its 3D printers will be featured on BattleBots, a television series premiering on June 7th on the Discovery Channel and June 12th on the Science Channel. As the only 3D printer company hosted by BattleBots during filming, Markforged produced more […]
Blacksmith, powered by AI, will deliver perfect metal 3D printed parts
Markforged announced Blacksmith — an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered software that makes manufacturing machines ‘aware’ so they can automatically adjust programming to ensure every part is produced as designed. According to Markforged, Blacksmith is a breakthrough in smart factories and the first example of Adaptive Manufacturing, which will reduce the cost of production and reshape the […]
Markforged partners with Carahsoft to offer industrial 3D printers to Government agencies
Markforged, a leading manufacturer of metal and carbon fiber 3D printers, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, announced a partnership to accelerate the availability of industrial additive manufacturing technologies to the U.S. Government. Carahsoft will serve as Markforged’s master government aggregator and distributor, making the company’s 3dprinters available to Federal agencies […]
Material for metal 3D printing won’t catch on fire
Onyx FR, from Markforged, is a V-0 rated flame-retardant material for use in aerospace, automotive, and defense industries. Many traditional 3D printed plastics will burn if they catch fire, but this new material is self-extinguishing, so it will actually stop itself from burning. Other features of Onyx FR include strength, good print quality and surface […]
How does a desktop 3D printer print with metal?
Working with metal in 3D printing often requires considerable safety systems because of the combustibility of most metals. Vendors of larger additive manufacturing systems can build in safety features in their machines to minimize the hazards. But desktop 3D printing vendors had to get creative to bring metal 3D printing to a smaller footprint. They […]
Stanley Infrastructure receives a Metal X 3D printing system
Markforged, a leading manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, announced it has shipped Markforged Metal X 3D printing systems to customers and resellers. Markforged completed the first installation of the full Metal X system – Metal X 3D printer, Sinter-1, and Wash-1 – at STANLEY Infrastructure Innovation Center, a division of Stanley Black & Decker. Built […]