3D Printed Tooling for Robots
Automation World
JULY 27, 2023
Rapid Robotics uses Markforged 3D printers to produce custom tooling and grippers within 12 hours.
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Automation World
JULY 27, 2023
Rapid Robotics uses Markforged 3D printers to produce custom tooling and grippers within 12 hours.
Modern Machine Shop
MAY 12, 2024
Now, APG’s sister company uses 3D printed jaws more optimized to this process. One of the first applications the company found for metal 3D printing has proven to be a valuable business opportunity, both for serving internal needs of its sister machining business and now, those of outside customers as well.
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Additive Manufacturing
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
We’ll hear from clinicians and medical device industry executives as we delve into how 3D printing, template-guided surgery and robotics are playing a role in what many think is the future of surgery – personalization. Join the discussion and find the latest on 3D printing in medicine at the AM Medical Summit.
MESA
OCTOBER 23, 2023
3D printing pioneer Stratasys takes the spotlight as the Diamond Sponsor, accentuating its leadership role. Tailored specifically for 3D printing industry professionals, the list includes venture capitalists, seasoned entrepreneurs, and influential business leaders.
Robotics Automation News
APRIL 22, 2024
In recent years, the manufacturing landscape has witnessed a significant transformation, thanks in large part to the advent of 3D printing technology. Once a niche tool for hobbyists and designers, 3D printing has now emerged as a pivotal player in the industrial sphere.
Mold Making Technology
APRIL 3, 2024
Once relegated to rapid prototyping, 3D printing technology has now advanced far beyond the design studio. At NPE 2024: The Plastics Show , 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) suppliers will be highlighted in the Advanced Manufacturing Zone , while AM users will take to the stage for Wednesday’s 3D Printing Workshop.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Over the past decade, the integration of 3D printing technology with robotics has revolutionized the way we conceive and construct robotic systems. This synergy has opened up new horizons in automation, enabling the creation of complex and customized robotic components with unprecedented precision.
Robotics Automation News
DECEMBER 16, 2023
Biotech firms are making progress in developing 3D-printed organs, with recent breakthroughs aiding the production of increasingly intricate tissues. In recent years, 3D printing has emerged as a transformative technology for the field of organ transplantation. Doctors are already using 3D-printed […]
Robotics Automation News
MARCH 8, 2023
Stilride, the Swedish startup known for its origami-inspired approach to electromobility design and manufacturing – is joining forces with French-Swedish robotics company Adaxis to introduce 3D printing capabilities to its suite of sustainable manufacturing tech.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 16, 2023
In a world where innovation drives progress, 3D printing has emerged as a game-changing technology. Sculpteo is reshaping industries from aerospace and healthcare, to fashion and automotive. Among the many service providers, Sculpteo is a pioneer. They offer a wide array of cutting-edge solutions to individuals and businesses alike.
Metrology
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Meltio has launched the Meltio Robot Cell, a turn-key metal 3D printing solution to boost the performance of industrial robotic arms in a safer, more reliable, and highly accurate way by controlling the entire process.
Mold Making Technology
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Meltio Space robot slicer employs a virtual model of the real robot movement. Photo Credit: Meltio Meltio created the Meltio Space toolpath generator to facilitate the use of its metal 3D printing solutions. Meltio Space includes preset and recommended material profiles and 3D printing parameters.
Design World
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
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.
Mold Making Technology
APRIL 9, 2023
To read more content about 3D printing in moldmaking, visit the Additive Manufacturing zone page. Printing directly with thermoplastic pellets offers several advantages as an additive manufacturing (AM) method, especially when it comes to reducing part costs and increasing print speeds, according to the company.
E&T
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Rocket builder Relativity Space has built a giant 3D-printing robot that could allow the company to build all kinds of large-format products besides the rockets it plans to launch, Relativity's chief executive Tim Ellis said. Speaking to Reuters, Ellis said: "This large-format metal 3D printing.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 21, 2023
While 3D-printed organs promise a potential solution, challenges in printing speed and accuracy persist. In this Q&A interview, Vidmantas Šakalys of Vital 3D provides valuable insights and hints at a “transformative solution on the horizon”. Rising kidney transplant demands underscore a pressing global health concern.
Gary Mintchell
MARCH 26, 2024
The amount of activity in the robotic sector continues to amaze me. I can remember Comau from my earliest trips to the Robot Show in Detroit in the 80s. The news is that the latest version of Comau Roboshop Next Gen software now fully integrates with RoboDK robotics simulation and offline programming.
WORCON
DECEMBER 27, 2022
A University of Surrey pupil has developed a 3D printed robot fish that’s capable of picking up harmful microplastics from lakes and rivers. Objava 3D PRINTED ROBOTIC FISH COLLECTS MICROPLASTICS FROM THE UK’S WATERWAYS pojavila se prvi puta na Worcon. Nicknamed ‘Gillbert,’ […].
Robotics Automation News
MARCH 28, 2024
Advanced Robotics, and Meltio, a disruptive laser metal deposition technology manufacturer, have agreed a partnership within which Advanced Robotics is going to play a key role in the distribution and support of the Meltio metal 3D printing solutions in the Italian market, as an official sales partner.
Mold Making Technology
MARCH 19, 2024
Over the last few years, a focus on “next-generation” technologies has permeated the manufacturing industry — particularly regarding 3D printing and mold materials complementary to this process. The processes and technologies used to produce these molds are also just as pivotal.
Additive Manufacturing
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
A panel of distinguished experts discussed the current state of personalized surgery, robotics, 3D printing, medical simulation, and the ongoing potential for it. Patel recalls when he started using 3D printed, patient-specific anatomical models for pre-surgical preparation. Where Do Robotics Fit In?
Manufacturer's Monthly
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
What sets the deployable metal 3D printers apart is it’s unique proprietary and patented cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) technology. Unlike traditional 3D printing techniques, rather than using heat or lasers to melt metal powders, SPEE3D developed ‘Supersonic 3D Deposition’.
21st Century Tech
AUGUST 23, 2022
Montana this month gave a City of Billings contractor approval to build homes using 3D-printed walls for new construction in the state. The technology Tim Stark, the contractor, is using comes from Apis Cor , a Florida-based technology company that emphatically states on its website, “We print 3D buildings.”
AU Manufacturing
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a method for 3D printing a soft and flexible replica of a patient’s heart in the hopes of helping doctors tailor treatments to patients’ specific heart form and function.
AU Manufacturing
JUNE 21, 2023
Researchers at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology have 3D-printed what they claim as the world’s smallest wine glass – nearly indistinguishable with the naked eye – with a rim the width of a human hair. The concerns when integrating 3D printing methods are usually different for different applications.
Gary Mintchell
MARCH 5, 2024
First, I cannot believe that ten years ago I lost interest in robotics thinking the whole genre was mature and not interesting. Marc Segura, President ABB Robotics Division, identifies three drivers for robotics-driven AI solutions in 2024. Not to mention, ABB is celebrating 50 years of robotics innovation this year.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 23, 2022
A dual extruder allows people to print things in two colors, and it helps to make the printing process a little faster, or perhaps a little more efficient, and as yet may prove to offer a broader range of printing options as we advance the technology behind 3D printing. How to Use Dual Extruder 3D […].
i4.0 today
JULY 25, 2022
CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europe’s first building in 2017. About COBOD.
AU Manufacturing
MARCH 15, 2023
In particular, the engineers created a system called MechSense that enables a maker to use conductive 3D printing filament to 3D-print sensors directly into a mechanism’s moving elements. 3D printing is a tool that a lot of people can afford to have in their homes.
E&T
MARCH 24, 2023
The Long Beach, California-based company's 110-foot-tall (33.5m) Terran 1 rocket, which is 85 per cent made of 3D-printed parts, lifted off on its debut flight around 11:25 p.m. Relativity's launch was intended to validate the company's supposition that its rocket's 3D-printed structure can withstand the forces of a launch off Earth.
Dinesh Mishra
JULY 25, 2022
CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europe’s first building in 2017. About COBOD.
Robotics Automation News
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Scientists at ETH have succeeded in printing a robotic hand with bones, ligaments and tendons made of different polymers using a new laser scanning technique. 3D printing is advancing rapidly, and the range of materials that can be used has […]
Manufacturing Tomorrow
MARCH 12, 2024
The two companies plan to work together on a multi-unit construction project in South Florida after the finalization of the new 3D-printed wall system, which Apis Cor estimates will result in a significant increase in productivity.
Modern Machine Shop
JULY 23, 2023
has developed new automation solutions and expanded its materials, software and services to help customers scale 3D-printed parts production. Along with its industrial 3D printing hardware, HP is developing or partnering on innovative materials, software, services and postprocessing solutions. Photo Credit: HP Inc.
Robotics Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
ABB says its robotics story started in 1974 with what it calls the “sale of the world’s first commercial, all-electric robot, the IRB 6.” ” In 2024, 50 years later, ABB’s robotics portfolio is stronger than ever with new industrial robot arms, collaborative robot arms, and autonomous mobile robots.
Robotics Business Review
APRIL 23, 2024
The Cologne, Germany-based company announced 247 new products, including lubrication-free drives using motion plastics and new robots for educational, service, and industrial applications. “We’re offering a mobile manipulator for small companies,” said Alexander Mühlens, head of automation technology and robotics at igus.
Manufacturing Tomorrow
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
STILRIDE - the Swedish startup known for its origami-inspired approach to electromobility design and manufacturing - is joining forces with French-Swedish robotics company ADAXIS to introduce 3D printing capabilities to its suite of sustainable manufacturing tech.
Additive Manufacturing
JULY 21, 2022
HÖHENWEG, Switzerland, July 20, 2022 — Institut auf dem Rosenberg and SAGA Space Architects unveiled the world’s tallest 3D printed space habitat, an extraterrestrial learning environment. This is just the beginning of the habitat, and now the research and education begin.
The Fabricator
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Meltio has introduced Space toolpath generator software for robotic additive manufacturing of intricate, customized, and detailed metal parts.
Manufacturing Tomorrow
AUGUST 30, 2023
By offering a user-friendly interface and comprehensive features, this advanced robot slicer simplifies the use of Meltio’s wire-laser metal 3D printing technology of the most popular robotic brands with a built-in robot library and post-processors for ABB, Kuka, FANUC and Yaskawa
Fabricating & Metal Work
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The new One Off Robotics Cell powered by Meltio, and made in the USA, uses standard welding wire and produces parts that are consistent, spatter-free and clean. One Off Robotics and Meltio are teaming up to develop a breakthrough, ready-to-use additive manufacturing work cell.
Robotics Automation News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
RoboDK, a Canadian-European robot programming software company, has released the design and assembly instructions of the TwinTrack Probe. Available from September 2023, the cost-effective tool allows users to easily record complex paths in RoboDK with an off-the-shelf HTC VIVE tracker and a simple 3D printed tool.
Additive Manufacturing
DECEMBER 11, 2022
The $2M round will be used to scale manufacturing capacity, grow the company and accelerate its go-to-market strategy focused on large format metal 3D printing. AM Ventures’ portfolio includes an elite group of 17 companies engaged in 3D printing, out of over 2,400 start-ups evaluated. “We
Robotics Automation News
JULY 29, 2022
It would have been too challenging for a robot to make this transition because robots are […]. At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, car manufacturing companies such as Ford quickly shifted their production focus from automobiles to masks and ventilators.
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