Italian industrial composite structure manufacturer, Plyform, is leveraging Stratasys FDM additive manufacturing to enhance its production capability for the aerospace industry through 3D printed sacrificial tooling. The 3D printed sacrificial tools are used to produce composite parts for helicopters, and in some cases, working with its customers to 3D print flight-ready aircraft parts using Stratasys’ […]
Color 3D printer models help explain the nature of disease at the molecular level
Shapeways, a 3D printing service and marketplace, announced the company is teaming up with Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) to make full-color, multi-material 3D printing more accessible to designers and creators. These new manufacturing services are based on the full-color, multi-material Stratasys J7503D printer. The Stratasys J750 enables designers and engineers to build realistic prototypes with streamlined […]
Additive manufacturing keeps trains running
Siemens Mobility GmbH, part of Siemens AG, opened its first digital rail maintenance center – the Siemens Mobility RRX Rail Service Center. Located in Dortmund-Eving, Germany, the new maintenance depot offers the highest level of digitalization in the rail industry, with advanced FDM 3D printing from Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) at the heart of the depot’s […]
How Team Penske is using carbon fiber 3D printers
Empowering customers to transform traditional manufacturing processes, Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS) is announcing further collaboration with Team Penske and providing an up-close look at new carbon-fiber 3D printers at IMTS 2018. Supporting the challenges of production environments are the Fortus 380mc Carbon Fiber Edition and Stratasys F900 Production 3D Printer – both suited for demanding requirements on […]
The marriage of 3D printer and material—Carbon-fiber-filled Nylon 12 and the Fortus 380mc
Composite material, including 3D printer material, has seen a year-over-year market growth between 8 to 12%. In addition, carbon fiber composite applications and carbon fiber reinforced polymers are considered clean energy technologies by the U.S. Department of Energy because they enable “light-weighting,” which reduces energy consumption. It’s estimated that each 10% reduction in vehicle mass […]
Xaar and Stratasys invest in high speed sintering technology
Xaar PLC announced that it will invest with Stratasys, a global leader in additive manufacturing, in a newly formed company, Xaar 3D Limited, to develop 3D printing solutions based on High Speed Sintering technologies. Xaar 3D Ltd will leverage the natural synergies between Xaar and Stratasys, specifically Xaar’s technology relating to High Speed Sintering and […]
How Audi uses full color multi-material 3D printing in automotive design
3D printing can be an alternative to traditional production methods, such as milling and molding. For example, Audi has found plastics 3D printing has become an integral part of the automotive design process at its Plastics 3D Printing Center in its Pre-Series Center, in Ingolstadt, Germany, enabling engineering teams to overcome limitations of conventional processes […]
Stratasys announces resignation of Ilan Levin as CEO and Director
Current Chairman to also serve as interim CEO; Special Committee of Board to support management of the Company until successor is appointed Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a global leader in additive technology solutions, today announced that Ilan Levin has decided to step down from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and Director, effective June 1, […]
Education program focuses on high-end plastics for additive technologies
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), a global leader in additive technology solutions, announced a five-year cooperative agreement with leading R&D center ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing, part of the renowned RWTH * Aachen Campus. The cooperation aims to bring together the expertise and resources of both companies to further streamline the education and training program in […]
Education program focuses on high-end plastics for additive technologies
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), a global leader in additive technology solutions, announced a five-year cooperative agreement with leading R&D center ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing, part of the renowned RWTH * Aachen Campus. The cooperation aims to bring together the expertise and resources of both companies to further streamline the education and training program in […]
Education program focuses on high-end plastics for additive technologies
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), a global leader in additive technology solutions, announced a five-year cooperative agreement with leading R&D center ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing, part of the renowned RWTH * Aachen Campus. The cooperation aims to bring together the expertise and resources of both companies to further streamline the education and training program in […]
3D printing and organ transplants, what surgeons are doing today
3D printing and organ transplants is a dream of many. Today, 3D printing plays a critical role in organ transplantation, primarily in the form of surgical planning. Stratasys, a global leader in additive technology solutions, announced that surgeons at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, are using 3D printing technology to improve the […]
3D printing and organ transplants, what surgeons are doing today
3D printing and organ transplants is a dream of many. Today, 3D printing plays a critical role in organ transplantation, primarily in the form of surgical planning. Stratasys, a global leader in additive technology solutions, announced that surgeons at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, are using 3D printing technology to improve the […]
72-hour Make-a-Thon uses 3D printing to help improve veterans’ quality-of-life
An example of 3D printing helping veterans improve their quality of life. Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), a global leader in additive technology solutions, sponsored and took part in a 72-hour “Makers for Heroes Make-a-Thon” event in Tel Aviv. The event sought to develop devices and find solutions for various challenges veterans face as a result of […]
Stratasys introduces new product offerings at RAPID + TCT
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), a global leader in additive technology solutions, unveiled a range of new solutions designed to accelerate the use of additive manufacturing on the factory floor. Announcements at RAPID+TCT 2018 include an expanded number of 3D printers compatible with carbon fiber composite material. Headlining the introduction is the new F900 Production 3D Printer, […]
More than 500,000 color combinations available on Stratasys Polyjet 3D printers
Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a global leader in additive technology solutions, is empowering customers to deliver highly realistic, vibrantly-colored parts at speeds up to 5x – 10X faster and more cost effective than traditional manufacturing. Designed to shrink development cycles and time-to-market, the enhanced Stratasys J750 3D Printer – alongside the new Stratasys J735 3D […]
Stratasys adds software for streamlining jig and fixture creation
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), a global leader in additive technology solutions, announced it is seeking beta customers for a new software designed to improve the production of jigs, fixtures, and other manufacturing tooling. This new software component — called Jigs and Fixtures for GrabCAD Print — simplifies and automates print preparation for rapid tooling applications. Stratasys […]
Certification program will prove you know your way around additive manufacturing
I get a number of questions and emails about where can someone go to learn about or get certified in additive manufacturing. Several companies are beginning to offer programs that will help. One example is Stratasys Ltd., a global leader in applied additive technology solutions. The company recently rolled out a new industry certification program […]
Stratasys, Lockheed Martin, and PADT engineer advanced 3D printed parts for NASA’s Orion Mission
Stratasys Ltd., a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, and Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies, Inc. (PADT) jointly announced the companies are teaming with Lockheed Martin Space to deliver next-generation 3D printed parts for NASA’s Orion deep-space spacecraft. Key to the project are Stratasys materials – including an ESD variant of the new Antero […]
Stratasys adds PEKK-based thermoplastic for FDM process
Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS), a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, introduced a new additive manufacturing material for its FDM process, a PEKK-based high-performance thermoplastic, called Antero 800NA. A PEKK material for FDM additive manufacturing offers significant advantages for many manufacturers, including lighter-weight parts, reduced inventories, and improved profitability. Antero 800NA delivers superior chemical resistance, ultra-low […]
DynaFlex capitalizes on clear aligner market using dental 3D printers
Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, announced that top laboratories in North America and Europe are successfully driving large-scale production of clear aligner molds with the Stratasys J700 Dental 3D Printer – built on advanced PolyJet-based technology. Offering a unique combination of throughput, quality, and time-to-final part – Stratasys solutions […]
Stratasys announces spin-off tasked to improve powder-bed fusion
Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, announced a new spin-off designed to advance innovation of Powder-Bed Fusion (PBF) additive manufacturing – Vulcan Labs, Inc. Vulcan’s solutions are engineered to meet the complex demands of end-use production applications; the goal is to overcome typical deficiencies of productivity, quality, and certification. […]
For pharma, additive manufacturing solves a number of manufacturing problems
The number of success stories of companies using additive manufacturing in their manufacturing operations continues to pile up. For UPSA, a leading French pharmaceutical company, additive manufacturing helped it reinvigorate its manufacturing workshop. The company, which is owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb, identified additive manufacturing as a means to revitalize its in-house workshop and attract the […]
Additive manufacturing will disrupt the design of manufacturing tools
Imagine what would happen if designers used additive manufacturing to remake traditional manufacturing assist tools? Eckhart, a company that has been building the tools that manufacturers use to make their production lines safe and efficient for more than 60 years will take up that challenge. Eckhart’s ergonomic lift-assist and torque-mitigating tools allow a technician to […]
Why use 3D printing for sacrificial cores? For innovation.
Reducing design time and part weight have become the new design goals. Today’s students are learning them too. The student motorsport team Tecnun is using a Stratasys 3D printer to create complex end-use race parts. The students are able to reduce the time it takes to create these parts as well as their weight by […]