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Seoul National University wins MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge

Robotics Business Review

Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics announced the winners of its second Form & Function University Robotics Challenge at the Robotics Summit & Expo last week. Competitors in the challenge are tasked with creating a robot that looks good, the “form” part, and that works, the “function” part.

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In "Hybrid" FIM Process, 3D Printing Complements Injection Molding

Mold Making Technology

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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Rocket startup builds giant 3D-printing robot for new space hardware

E&T

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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3D Printing in Medical Devices: Leveraging a Digital Manufacturing Partner

iBASEt

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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3D Printed Manufacturing Aids Improve Molding Efficiency

Mold Making Technology

Not only did 3D printing a manual EOAT greatly reduce cost versus using a robot, but it increased operator safety and shortened the effective molding cycle time versus loading inserts by hand into the hot mold cavity (left showing operator using the claw to rapidly load inserts). Source | Westec Plastics Corp.

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Know Your Würth: CEO AJ Strandquist on How Würth Additive Can Change 3D Printing

Fastener News Desk

But if manufacturers design with it in mind, they can come up with this hybrid system that takes advantage of all forms of manufacturing. Strandquist also participates in the 3D Printing in Auto Repair Task Force headed up by Sears.) “AM shouldn’t necessarily be the number one production method.

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Method for 3D-printing strong stainless steel revealed with particle accelerator

E&T

Now, for the first time ever, 17-4 PH steel can be consistently 3D-printed while retaining its favorable characteristics. The new findings could help producers of 17-4 PH parts use 3D printing to cut costs and increase their manufacturing flexibility. Composition control is truly the key to 3D-printing alloys.