Machine Learning
Blacksmith Promises Adaptive Manufacturing for 3D Printing and Beyond
Blacksmith, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution from Markforged, promises to adjust part designs and processes based on real results. The implication is better, easier 3D printing — but also adaptive manufacturing more broadly.
June 26, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Sponsored
Advanced Manufacturing Solutions Are Thriving in Missouri
Discover why Missouri is the top choice to host the Aero & Auto Advanced Suppliers Summit dedicated to exploring advanced manufacturing practices in the aerospace and automotive industry.
June 4, 2019 - Ann Pardalos, Managing Director, Missouri International Trade & Investment Office
Videos
Video: Periscope Case Shows 3D Printing for Niche Manufacturing
Manufacturing without mold tooling allows the production quantity to be tailored to the market size.
June 24, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
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Polymer AM
Additive Manufacturing Workshop for Plastics 2019 Recap
The Additive Manufacturing Workshop for Plastics, held during Amerimold 2019, offered a platform for industry experts and mold builders to discuss how AM can complement injection molding and what it takes to transition from prototyping to high-volume production.
June 24, 2019 - Barbara Schulz
Hybrid Manufacturing
Mold Builder Learns How to Use Hybrid AM to Build Conformal-Cooled Inserts
It is one thing to understand additive manufacturing technology, but it is another to know when to invest, who to partner with and how to sell its value.
June 21, 2019 - Christina M. Fuges
Production
5 Ways HP’s Center of Excellence Points to the Future of 3D Printing — and Manufacturing
The company’s 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain, will help advance Multi Jet Fusion and Metal Jet technology, in the interest of a digital manufacturing future.
June 20, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Polymer AM
Jabil’s Additive Materials Innovation Center: First Look
Additive Manufacturing Media was the first press to tour the Chaska, Minnesota, facility originally intended to be a clandestine additive manufacturing (AM) materials lab. What this capacity means for Jabil and 3D printing users.
June 19, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Metal AM
Incodema3D Reaches the Tipping Point for Production Additive Manufacturing
The New York manufacturer is launching into its first continuous flow production job for metal AM. Owner and CEO Sean Whittaker shares what it took to arrive here.
June 17, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Production
Linear Motor Platform Delivers Speed, Low Part Cost for Production AM
Essentium’s additive manufacturing machine based on semiconductor manufacturing has as much in common with precision machine tools as with other FFF 3D printers.
June 14, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Production
What Your CEO Needs to Know
Additive manufacturing promises to affect far more than manufacturing alone. When evaluating AM, the perspective needed is the view that sees the impacts all across the enterprise.
June 13, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Metal AM
Lightweight Sandvik Cutting Tool Employing Topology Optimization Now Available
Additive manufacturing aids “subtractive” CNC machining. We first saw this tool in an early version last year. See the video in this post.
June 12, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Production
Webinar: 5 Attributes to Consider for AM Production
Evolve will look at five keys areas required by organization for additive to sit on the manufacturing floor right next to their injection molding production lines – materials, speed, quality, scalability and cost. They will also provide a peek under the hood of Evolve Additive’s new STEP technology.
June 12, 2019 - Katelyn Arnold
Polymer AM
Injection Mold or 3D Print? How Resolution Medical Pivots Production
Minnesota manufacturer Resolution Medical is finding opportunities for additive manufacturing via Carbon 3D printers as an alternative to injection molding for production.
June 10, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson