Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Markforged Holding Corporation has released Vega, an ultra high performance filament designed for aerospace manufacturing on Markforged’s FX20 printer. Vega not only offers exceptional strength but also is expected to bring customers substantial advantages in weight reduction, cost efficiency, and lead time savings.

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3D printing Aerospace Lead Time Additive manufacturing 105

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

To address growing supply chain pressures, manufacturers are turning to Additive Manufacturing (AM) to create quality, cost-efficient products faster. Plastic thermoforming companies like Duo Form have discovered how to leverage large-format extrusion 3D printing using low-cost plastic pellets to gain a competitive edge.

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3D printing Form Lead Time Additive manufacturing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Markforged has been at the forefront of additive manufacturing for the past 10 years, helping manufacturers revolutionise the industrial production landscape by bringing 3D printing right to the factory floor. A year later, the company launched Eiger, its cloud- based 3D printing software.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Glaze Prosthetics was born in 2017 after one of its founders 3D-printed a customised prosthetic arm for a friend. Wimba offers a range of orthopedic 3D printed products for animals. The new WimbaScan app has also shortened the time needed to take measurements from over one hour to just 15 minutes, using only a smartphone.

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3D printing Lead Time Additive manufacturing Function 92

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Markforged is working with Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) and AMPC’s members to establish an Additive Manufacturing supply chain for Australian red meat processors. Join this Makers Livestream to learn: How to build an Additive 2.0 2022 F&B Manufacturing trends and how these impact your business.

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Additive manufacturing 3D printing Beverage Supply Chain 98

Additive Manufacturing

MARCH 13, 2023

The beauty of today’s manufacturing environment is that anyone can start a 3D printing service bureau and begin printing parts today. According to a recent report by Persistence Markets , the 3D printing service bureau industry is projected to surge eight times the size of its present state over the next decade.

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3D printing Additive manufacturing Assembly Line Manufacturing 98

AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In an article released by Konica Minolta , the company identified the three primary reasons why industries are turning to 3D printing: reduced lead time, reduced costs and reduced transportation.

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3D printing Supply Chain Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Value chain 77

Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 23, 2023

Seco Tools 3D manufacturing creates new opportunities Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, allows Seco Tools to create products that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to manufacture. The advantages include shorter lead times, improved tool life and increased sustainability.

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Within additive manufacturing, there is a big focus on part and application qualification. This takes time and requires a collaborative effort amongst OEMs, users, and research institutes. What does that mean for the qualification of 3D printed parts? related to the Additive Manufacturing Policy.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 22, 2022

The future of making involves the ability to respond quickly leveraging digital inventories, reducing costs and lead times while adding more customer value through customisation. Join us for this Makers Livestream to learn: How manufacturers can build an Additive 2.0 Why BIGGER, FASTER, STRONGER is important in AM 2.0.

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Additive manufacturing Manufacturing 3D printing Supply Chain 91

E&T

MARCH 23, 2023

Download free whitepaper 3D printing has been on the rise amongst aerospace manufacturers. Download our new eBook to learn how the aerospace industry uses AM, what the industry needs from 3D printing solutions, how today’s AM technologies address these needs, innovative applications and case studies, and more.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 8, 2025

Conformal cooling is one of additive manufacturing’s well-known applications, where the technology’s geometric capabilities can enable the precise placement of cooling channels throughout an injection mold. More than 3,500 manufacturing professionals gathered at the Donald E.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 16, 2025

Today, a small but growing fraction of that mold tooling is being 3D printed. Where other long-tenured manufacturers might have become hesitant or stagnant, General Pattern has embraced change and reimagined itself multiple times over the decades. Additive manufacturing (AM) is one such technology.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2024

Once relegated to rapid prototyping, 3D printing technology has now advanced far beyond the design studio. Today molders, moldmakers and OEMs alike are turning to this layer-by-layer production technology to save time, serve new markets and even fill supply chain gaps. Machines have improved and material options have widened.

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3D printing Prototype  Rapid prototyping Supply Chain 64

Plastics Today

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Michigan-based thermoformer Duo Form collaborated with 3D Systems to integrate additive manufacturing into its production process.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 18, 2023

One of the “hottest” metals currently garnering interest in additive manufacturing is copper – largely because of its greater thermal conductivity , which is desired in industries like electronics and rocketry where heat exchange is essential.

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Additive manufacturing Fit 3D printing Manufacturing 83

Modern Machine Shop

JULY 20, 2023

The central, major theme in additive manufacturing (AM) is its ongoing advance into production. Formnext Forum’s conference is where we will explore these big ideas in additive, and how manufacturing organizations are engaging with them. Many manufacturers are seeing the value of AM as a bridge. ” 3.

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 5, 2023

Come to this session to learn some 3D printing best practices for producing hybrid tool inserts via recent real-world applications examples. Linear also works closely with the moldmaker at the front end of the design process to address these concerns by identifying the best part orientation on the build plate during the grow stage.

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3D printing Additive manufacturing Lead Time Sourcing 52

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Wire Additive Manufacturing (WAM®) developer AML3D has announced a purchase contract with BAE Systems Australia to manufacture prototype parts for nine Hunter class frigates. . AML3D utilises new technologies to pioneer and lead metal additive manufacturing globally.

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Prototype  3D printing Additive manufacturing Aerospace 105

Additive Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

Combining cutting-edge technology with additive manufacturing redefines the limits set within traditional manufacturing and delivers innovation in places you might not expect. Additive manufacturing (AM), more commonly known as 3D printing, is an innovative process where objects are created one layer at a time.

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3D printing Additive manufacturing Cycle time Supply Chain 98

Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Alba Enterprises LLC developed the mold base seen below and in the video above specifically with 3D printed mold tooling in mind. That is, steel mold tooling made additively, perhaps through laser powder bed fusion or through the Mantle TrueShape metal paste process. Read the story. Look at this. I'm here at their facility.

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 25, 2022

WEITERSTADT, Germany, July 25, 2022 — SprintRay announced SprintRay Crown , a 3D printing resin poised to help improve the quality of restorative care in digital dentistry. “By reducing the cost and lead times associated with restorative procedures, we’re enhancing dentistry for patients and doctors.”

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3D printing Fit Lead Time Additive manufacturing 52

Additive Manufacturing

MAY 22, 2023

Carbon County, Utah – May 22, 2023 – Merit3D was one of many recipients of the Utah Manufacturing Modernization Grant which aimed to bring manufacturing back home to the US, and more specifically, to Utah. This grant enabled what could be the largest order of 3D printed parts.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 24, 2023

Mantle’s P-200 3D printer (above), combined with the TruShape process, achieves high-performance part production with shorter lead times and lower costs. a metal 3D printing for moldmaking, announced that it has won the SME Additive Manufacturing Start-Up Technology Award for its innovative metal 3D printing technology.

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Additive manufacturing 3D printing Manufacturing Lead Time 52

i4.0 today

AUGUST 21, 2024

EOS , a leading supplier of industrial 3D printing solutions, has today announced the successes of its project with customer Atlas Copco. By transitioning to in-house polymer-based Additive Manufacturing (AM) with EOS technology, Atlas Copco has cut production costs by 30% and lead times by 92%.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 30, 2023

Aerospace company Sidus Space has recognised additive manufacturing’s capability as a highly effective tool to optimise weight in systems designed to reach space, with the development of a 3D-printed satellite set to launch in 2023.

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3D printing Supply Chain Aerospace Fit 52

Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 18, 2024

Using Nexa3D ’s additive technology, Alpine was able to bridge the gap between testing and production via producing 3D printed tooling faster and more cost effectively than conventional metal mold tooling. Alpine Advanced Materials Problem: Long lead times between testing and production.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 23, 2023

Thus, the defence industry must use all of its resources to advance military innovation, and metal additive manufacturing (AM) offers a special chance to do so. The article states the defence sector can significantly shorten lead times for crucial parts by switching part manufacturing to modern metal AM technologies.

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Additive manufacturing 3D printing Supply Chain Manufacturing 59

Mold Making Technology

MARCH 16, 2023

Thermwood is a manufacturer of high-speed three- and five-axis machining centers for woodworking, aerospace, plastics and composites industries. Using a Thermwood LSAM 10' × 20', the tool was printed from ABS (20% carbon fiber-filled) in 16 hours. Total machining time was 32 hours. Stretch form production tool.

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3D printing Composites Form Aerospace 52

Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

16, 2022 — Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Stratasys have applied Hexagon’s simulation technology to capture the behavior of Stratasys’ high-performance, ultra-lightweight Antero reinforced polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) materials and its additive manufacturing processes.

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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 7, 2025

Mar 31, 2025 CHICAGO , March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Wrth Additive Group, a leader in digital supply chain solutions, will officially launched the first edition of its Digital Inventory Services (DIS) platform on March 31, 2025 , at the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference in Chicago.

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Supply Chain Additive manufacturing Sourcing Compliance 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

One Off Robotics and Meltio are teaming up to develop a breakthrough, ready-to-use additive manufacturing work cell. based company, One Off Robotics, is one of Meltio’s key partners in supporting wire-laser metal 3D printing in the USA.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Aerospace, energy and other sectors now have an easy way to efficiently produce high-strength, high-temperature parts in volume with IN625 across a portfolio of 3D printing options. Shop System, a plug-and-play turnkey binder jet 3D printing system that reduces costs, shortens lead times and increases revenues for machine shops.

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3D printing Additive manufacturing Rapid prototyping Aerospace 52

i4.0 today

JUNE 19, 2023

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced that its polymer pellet-extrusion additive manufacturing (AM) system is being used by Duo Form, a leader in thermoforming for wide-ranging industries, to advance its production processes. Today Magazine.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 11, 2023

Manufacturers’ Monthly explores how SQP Engineering has progressed from a sub-contract machine shop to a manufacturing solutions hub with the help of Markforged 3D printing systems. That discussion has been turned on its head because you can pretty much do what you like now with the rules of additive manufacturing.”

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3D printing Composites Additive manufacturing Industry 4.0 98

Fastener News Desk

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. There is a potential solution, however: additive manufacturing. The nature of AM can shorten lead times, too. Sometimes these production delays can be in the range of months.

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Supply Chain Additive manufacturing 3D printing Manufacturing 52

Additive Manufacturing

APRIL 28, 2023

Bringing together the capabilities of these companies and their products provides manufacturers with a complete end-to-end solution for additive manufacturing — addressing the challenges faced by many when adopting and implementing the technology.

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