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Researchers 3D-print strong, ductile nanostructured alloy

Control Engineering

Additive Manufacturing Insights. Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, has emerged as a powerful approach of material development and is being used in manufacturing applications. Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, has recently emerged as a powerful approach of material development.

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Inks for 3D-printable wearable bioelectronics designed

Control Engineering

Texas A&M University has developed a new class of biomaterial inks that mimic native characteristics of highly conductive human tissue, which is needed for the ink used in 3D printing, or additive manufacturing. This also allows any researcher to build 3D bioprinters tailored to fit their own research needs.

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Helping assembly-line robots pick up objects

Control Engineering

A University of Washington team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. The team tested this system on a suite of 22 objects — including a 3D-printed bunny, a doorstop-shaped wedge, a tennis ball and a drill. Courtesy: University of Washington.

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Additive manufacturers stretch capabilities with digitalization, motion control

Control Engineering

Digital twins and digital transformation can help additive manufacturers improve their quality control and make products that are better and more durable. Additive manufacturing (AM) and other 3D printing technologies advances were showcased at Rapid + TCT, an exhibition and conference sponsored by SME, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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CNC, robots, industrial training help Freedman Seating

Control Engineering

Hoske, Control Engineering Welding, CNC, 3D printing and other skills for manufacturing The JARC manufacturing training portion of the tour included four welding booths, two CNC machines and a 3D printer that help teach manufacturing skills to those in need of higher-paying, more fulfilling careers than what they had.

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Robotic hand identifies objects after one grasp

Control Engineering

Courtesy: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) A human-inspired finger for the robot The robotic finger is comprised of a rigid, 3D-printed endoskeleton that is placed in a mold and encased in a transparent silicone “skin.” Making the finger in a mold removes the need for fasteners or adhesives to hold the silicone in place.

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IMTS: Machine tool hardware, software, efficiency, integration tools

Control Engineering

This helps manufacturers automate programming by applying their own standard CNC programming, inspection path methods, tools and program templates, and ensures that correct revisions of parts are programmed and measured on the shop floor, creating one source of data for the digital manufacturing process. Courtesy: DMG Mori, Siemens.