Mold Making Technology

MARCH 15, 2024

Source: The Plastek Group The Plastek Group is a cross-functional group of engineers covering multiple disciplines, from package development, mold design/manufacturing and molding/assembly, with an emphasis on collaboration and quality.

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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. SOURCE: Formlabs. One of the biggest names in toys, Hasbro, is also a pioneer in 3D printing, particularly in mass personalization.

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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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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 29, 2024

They may be dull as dirt, but they’re also in everything: “What makes us a unique fit is two things,” began Strandquist. Strandquist also participates in the 3D Printing in Auto Repair Task Force headed up by Sears.) This is especially the case given fasteners’ universal applicability. WAG is here with a survival guide.

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

What does that mean for the qualification of 3D printed parts? All parts require an appropriate six-digit source, maintenance and recoverability (SMR) code and exist in a digital repository for information sharing and tracking. Most of these printers capable of printing green bin parts are polymer.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 17, 2023

Designers have 3D-knitted bespoke hospital scrubs and 3D printed chill out pods for busy healthcare workers to improve their comfort and workplace mental health. Cotsaftis said hospital scrubs were an unconscious source of stress for many healthcare workers. Most importantly, the furniture was sound absorbing.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 1, 2024

Recently, Tormach introduced its new 1500MX CNC mill that can be operated with the ZA6 industrial robot via the company’s free and open source PathPilot ® control software. Early on, we also made our easy-to-learn, easy-to-use PathPilot control software that’s based on Python programming open source and free, with free upgrades for life.

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As illustrated in Figure 1, the ionization source, LALI, uses two lasers to first ablate, or release, material from a solid sample’s surface and then ionize neutrals present in the ablated material. This system does not require an inert gas, and it is fully contained within a compact package that fits on a desktop.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 27, 2022

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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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With 3D printing beginning to finally have the impact on manufacturing that was expected some 30 years ago, manufacturers remain wary of truly capitalising on it. Additive Assurance can trace its roots back to co-founder Marten Jurg’s time at Monash University completing his PhD and working with additive printing equipment.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 18, 2024

You look at it now, Europe was six years ahead and the US was four or so, and now everything that is going up on SpaceX, Blue Origin and other programs is 3D printed, Australia is starting to become like that,” he said. Unfortunately for us they decided they wanted to source these components from overseas.”

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Additive Manufacturing

AUGUST 27, 2022

TriTech’s unique array of three production technologies includes 3D binder jet printing, metal injection molding and investment casting. The 3D printing is the latest addition, and the binder jet process is a unique cutting-edge manufacturing process for producing complex titanium parts.

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i4.0 today

MARCH 1, 2024

As manufacturing technology advances, new trends are emerging that are pushing the boundaries of what is possible – from 3D printing to intelligent production networks. If it has to be precise In precision mechanics, it is crucial that every component fits exactly and that the correct functioning of a system is guaranteed.

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Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The lab features: an electro-mechanical lab for actuator performance, motor, environmental and system testing; a wet lab for valve performance testing and valve/actuator wet accelerated life testing; and a fast prototype lab with 3D printing for assembly fit testing and creating prototypes on demand. Source: Business Wire

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Digitalisation provides the potential to produce custom-made products quickly and cheaply through 3D printing. If you’re taking your first steps, I’d suggest starting slowly with some of the cheaper measures and then building up.” Wales Tech Week takes place 16-18 October at the International Convention Centre in Newport.

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MEM

MAY 9, 2023

In addition, those in head office through to employees on the factory floor need customisable workflows and manufacturing methods that will fit easily into their current methods of operation. Digital inventories and locally distributed manufacturing play an essential role in helping keep costs and risks under control.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Calty Design Research and 3D printing company Carbon join forces. “There’s an athleticism in the performance of the RX that makes it a perfect fit to join the ‘Wakanda Forever’ team.” PLANO, Texas, Nov. Beyond the customized exterior wrap, the students at adidas S.E.E.D

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Source (All images) | Molded Precision Components and MPC Advanced Machining Who is MPC Advanced Machining? We specialize in producing molds and molded parts for the most demanding applications, most often tight tolerance and functionally critical parts such as gears, housings and fittings.

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ATS

MAY 12, 2023

AR can augment, scan and support productivity in areas such as: 3D modeling, prototyping and testing: With AR, car manufacturing R&D can operate much more efficiently with the ability to “place” 3D models into real-world assemblies and existing products to test for fit, form and function.

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E&T

JANUARY 26, 2023

It could mean that 5G may be a consumer trend, wherein 5G product categories could be a diverse mix of smartphone, cameras, data cards, fitness brands and smart watches. Augmented reality, virtual reality and 3D printing, along with 5G, will enhance application integration. Initially, companies used to whet data.

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 17, 2023

On the other hand, companies such as Würth Elektronik eiSos, manufacturers of fittings and the Trade unit are affected by the global economic slowdown. SOURCE: Würth Group RELATED CONTENT: Würth Additive Group CEO Joins 3D Printing in Auto Repair Task Force 5 Ways to Elevate Your IFE 2023 Experience!

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 25, 2024

To accelerate advances in arc directed energy deposition (arc DED) additive manufacturing (AM), ESAB donated an Aristo ® U5000i 500A pulsing power source with a U82 control panel. In 2023, Carney visited ESAB’s filler metal and power source research facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden. “I at reduced heat inputs. “Now

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 23, 2023

After graduating, Scott worked for a couple of large companies and eventually landed at a foreign-owned manufacturer of vacuums and power tools that sourced many of its parts from China. We need to make sure that everything fits. His introduction to the possibilities of manufacturing in China happened there. He lived there.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Source (All Images) | Gardner Business Media Inc. One of the most interesting examples was the Astorino, a desktop sized 3D printed robot from Kawasaki that students can program using the same methods as industrial robots. Here are some of the trends we noticed at the show.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 25, 2024

We organized the conferences to fit into focused blocks of time that give visitor and exhibitor personnel more schedule flexibility,” says Bonnie Gurney, vice president – strategic content and partnerships for AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, which owns and produces IMTS. The conference schedule runs from Monday, Sept.

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 8, 2024

Morris also lists medical/lab processes, CNC machining, 3D printing and cobot applications as growth areas for motion control. Another benefit of on-machine modules is saved spaced when doing re-fits. Some other uses we see are our filling, sealing and labelling machines.”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The ESAB Cobot and an industrial robot with the new RoboFeed Edge robotic wire feeder, the new Aristo® Edge 500R power source, an automation gateway, a variety of torch options and dress kits for leading robotic systems. Ideal for precision welding applications up to 5/16” with tight fit-up and minimal gaps where high productivity is needed.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We understood our customers’ needs for low-cost tooling backed by high-quality standards, so we started Strategic Sourcing LLC to oversee quality alongside a project team in the U.S. You will then have a clear indication of the fitness of the part, backed by measurable and factual results. or at our overseas facility.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

As is fitting to a manufacturing market leader, Haier started their digital transformation journey as early as 2017. By February 2021, Haier has deepened their digitalization efforts by leverage complementary technologies such as AI, IoT, big data analytics, and 3D printing in 2018, AI and 5G in 2019, AI, 5G and MEC in 2020.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The word integrated is an integral part of the foundation of our company, we are able to combine processes from multiple windows and provide our customers with one single window where they can source their parts, their products, whether it's an individual part or a product, or whether it is an assembled part or a product.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

Once they understood how to do that stuff, then we start sourcing locally. And then over time, we built a very good engineering team over there could design machine tools to fit that same model with the market wanted, which was a low-cost, commodity is the wrong term, but a low-cost commodity machine that was affordable.

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Dinesh Mishra

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Additionally, there is growing interest in additive manufacturing (3D printing), which is gaining traction for producing complex, lightweight components, especially in aerospace and defence industries. The Ace Micromatic Group has been a sig nificant source of inspiration for me, ever since I joined in 1999. Personal Insights 1.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 28, 2023

That they've reached their practical limit when it comes to sourcing parts in the US versus outsourcing to a lower cost country. So if you go to Janus's website, the company clearly outlines where each of its parts are sourced. And so it perfectly fits what we're trying to do. I guess from the get go.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 16, 2024

Shown here is an Xact Metal printed automotive connector insert on a tool with the corresponding plastic injection molded final part. Source | JST Sales America, Inc., “The Xact Metal XM200G fits that bill. .” “The Xact Metal XM200G fits that bill. an Xact Metal customer.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 3, 2024

Source (clockwise) | DMS, Lyndex-Nikken, SprutCAM and Hasco. Source | DMS 3D-Printed Hot Runner Nozzles Yield Consistent Temperature Profile Selective laser melting (SLM) metal 3D printing, combined with artificial intelligence (AI), produce DMS Monolith hot runner nozzles, tailored precisely to part and process specifications.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Much of the infrastructure for water, sewage and gas runs in pipes under the ground that require regular inspection to find the source of leaks or needed repairs. Weighing just 70g, it’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It moves on 3D-printed ‘wheel-legs’ that roll through straight sections and walk over small obstacles.

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Control Engineering

MAY 1, 2023

Hoske, Control Engineering, CFE Media and Technology Manufacturing in America fits what is happening in this country, which includes technological advancement and the global ecosystem of talent to make manufacturing work. One reduced cost from a $99 valve sourced from China to a printed valve for $2. Courtesy: Mark T.

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