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

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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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 29, 2022

The material was first shown at this spring’s RAPID + TCT additive manufacturing conference. Jason Tzintzun , Marketing & Operations Manager for Source Graphics, was in attendance to beta test the support material. “As a 3D solutions provider, it’s great to have AquaSys GP to recommend to our customers. .”

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Within additive manufacturing, there is a big focus on part and application qualification. What does that mean for the qualification of 3D printed parts? related to the Additive Manufacturing Policy. Most of these printers capable of printing green bin parts are polymer.

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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.

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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. 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.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

For the additive manufacturing industry, the largest event of the calendar year is nearly upon us as Formnext 2022 is ready to kick off November 15-18 in Frankfurt, Germany. The trick about 3D printing, as we’ve learned over the years, is to look at announcements with a critical eye. It’s the most magical time of year!

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Upon completion, those components will be thoroughly examined to compare their functionality versus traditionally manufactured components. Different research groups are trying to make the components using additive manufacturing,” Roy said. In additive manufacturing, we have lot more grip on that,” the lead researcher added.

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MEM

MAY 9, 2023

Supercharging Additive Manufacturing with Software By Doug Kenik, director of software manufacturing, Markforged As the additive manufacturing industry matures, the pace of software innovation has sped up to a sprint. AM should enable users to scale as they adopt it more deeply into their current offerings.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 19, 2024

Source (clockwise) | Steel 21, Trumpf, Molder’s World and TCI Precision Metals. 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.

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i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Ten years ago, the 3D printing landscape was in the midst of its first big boom. The general public was being introduced to the possibilities of 3D printing through countless eye-popping headlines that speculated on 3D printing’s application in everything from toys to phones to organs.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

9, 2022 — Chromatic 3D Materials has launched ChromaScan, an additive manufacturing software for printing resin on non-planar surfaces. This new technology allows manufacturers to 3D print durable, flexible materials directly onto substrates of any shape including metal, plastic and textiles.

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MESA

MAY 26, 2023

America Makes strives to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative, cost-effective, energy-efficient AM and 3D printed (3DP) technologies to meet defense and/or commercial needs. in Funding appeared first on Additive Manufacturing (AM). ET (Virtual TRX/Registration Required).

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 23, 2024

At its production plant in Iga, Japan, machine tool maker DMG MORI has now replaced a drawbar plating operation with directed energy deposition (DED) on one of the company’s own Lasertec 3000 DED hybrid additive manufacturing and turning/milling machines. But the drawbar is different from most or all the other additive parts.

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iBASEt

JUNE 7, 2022

When you think of a hospital printing organ implants and creating custom joint replacements in a matter of hours, you might be picturing a scene decades from now. Thanks to 3D printing, that reality is only a handful of years away. This is just one example of the potential impact of 3D printing.

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Fastener News Desk

JUNE 30, 2023

Industrial 3D printing specialist Würth Additive Group has announced its CEO AJ Strandquist has joined new task force focused on the use of additive manufacturing (AM) technology within the automotive repair industry. Source: TCT Take advantage of a $50.00 discount on your IFE 2023 registration.

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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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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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Fastener News Desk

JULY 3, 2024

This collaboration signifies the start of a customer-focused mission to bring 3D printing to everyday applications. Since Würth Additive announced Digital Inventory Services (DIS) at the AMUG Conference in March 2024 , they have initiated a new era of inventory management solutions.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 30, 2024

In an analysis conducted by Additive Manufacturing Research, the market study titled “Additive Manufacturing in the Energy Sector: Market Analysis & Forecast“ reveals significant opportunities and potential for 3D printing in the Energy sector, and compelling insights into the transformative role of AM within it.

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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.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Now, Addifab has plugged 3D printing speed and design freedom directly into tool designer workflow, to enable a rewriting of the pilot tooling playbook. Soluble, 3D-printed injection mold cores and cavities is one of the essential innovations behind the novel Addifab freeform injection molding (FIM).

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Charlotte, NC, US/November 10, 2022 — Axtra3D launches Lumia X1 and Revox X1 3D printers that are set to propel additive manufacturing to its next levels of productivity and performance. Meet the technologies that transcend limits: Familiar SLA, DLP, and LCD 3D printing technologies all require tradeoffs.

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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 use of modern metal AM can address sustainability issues by giving a reliable source of parts to increase the lifespan of current assets.

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Additive Manufacturing

AUGUST 15, 2022

For many years in 3D printing circles, the idea that a digital process would allow customization or personalization at a mass scale, would largely nullify Jobs’ philosophy. Mass customization and personalization are quite different, however, from a manufacturing perspective. SOURCE: Formlabs.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 18, 2024

Source | Alpine Advanced Materials Alpine Advanced Materials (Alpine), a custom-engineering and part manufacturer in industries like aerospace and defense , space and emerging transportation, leveraged a new prototyping process utilizing a dissolvable mold for high-performance injection molded composites.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 5, 2024

Source: (top left) Incoe Corp., From hot runners to 3D printing and even a story about a man’s dream to enjoy golf with his family—we believe we have a little something for everyone in our February lineup of most-viewed articles. bottom left) Sodick Inc., Learn more about Corey.

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Additive Manufacturing

MAY 3, 2023

Berkeley, CA (May 2, 2023) – polySpectra , maker of the world’s most rugged photopolymer resins, has announced its third Cyclic Olefin Resin (COR) material for durable 3D printing. At RAPID + TCT 2023, polySpectra has unveiled COR Bio, expanding the company’s reach into new markets with its first biocompatible 3D printing material.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 12, 2023

A research team led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Virginia (UVA) has developed various imaging and machine-learning techniques to detect and predict the formation of pores in 3D-printed metals in real time with near-perfect accuracy.

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Additive Manufacturing

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Vienna, Austria/October 6, 2022 — Lithoz GmbH announced that it has acquired Germany-based CerAMing, the patent holder of the Layer-wise Slurry Disposition (LSD)-Print ceramic 3D printing process. This strategic expansion further secures and extends Lithoz’s global market leadership as a system provider.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Ottawa, Ontario/November 17, 2022 — Aiming to improve the performance and productivity of metal additive manufacturing, Morf3D Inc. Headquartered in California, Morf3D specializes in the optimization of technology solutions for high volume additive manufacturing (AM), serving the space, aviation and defense markets.

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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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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 25, 2023

Smith and his team employed time-saving computer modeling, as well as a laser 3D printing process that fused metals together, layer-by-layer, to create the new alloy. Current state-of-the-art 3D printed superalloys can withstand temperatures up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 29, 2024

Written by: Matt Kremenetsky AJ Strandquist is a different kind of additive manufacturing (AM) CEO. Having risen up through Würth Industry ’s core fastener and assembly business for nearly a decade, Strandquist became a founder and the CEO of Würth Additive Group (WAG) when the company got off the ground in 2021.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Now, for the first time ever, 17-4 PH steel can be consistently 3D-printed while retaining its favorable characteristics. The researchers’ strategy, described in the journal Additive Manufacturing, is based on high-speed data about the printing process they obtained using high-energy X-rays from a particle accelerator.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 24, 2023

A group of researchers, including scientists from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) , has discovered a means to consistently manufacture 17-4 PH steel using 3D printing processes while keeping all of the material’s high-value properties.

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21st Century Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) there is a new course offering entitled, AI for Computational Design and Manufacturing. The course runs for five days and according to the syllabus includes the following: Learning how AI can be used in a manufacturing workflow for process optimization and control.

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