Production
Video: 3D Printing’s Role in the Plastics Industry
This conversation from NPE2018 highlights uses of 3D printing technology for the plastics industry, from prototyping through volume production.
June 20, 2018 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Form Ceram Offers Ceramic 3D Printing Services
The lithography-based ceramic manufacturing process enables 3D printing of solid, smooth ceramic parts.
June 19, 2018
Polymer AM
Essentium HSE Platform Combines Fast Production of Strong Parts
The Essentium high-speed extrusion (HSE) platform should solve issues of strength, speed and cost that arise on the manufacturing floor.
June 19, 2018
Technology
DMG MORI Powder Bed Machine Sees North American Release
DMG MORI's Lasertec 30 SLM uses a modular powder bed to enable fast material changes between or even during the build.
June 18, 2018 - Eli Plaskett
Polymer AM
Sabic's Lexan EXL Filament Offers High Toughness, Strength
The Lexan EXL AMHI240F filament offers high impact performance and is compatible with Stratasys Fortus 3D printers.
June 18, 2018
Polymer AM
Jabil Emerges as a Powerhouse in Additive Manufacturing
Jabil, an international force in manufacturing, software and services, has launched a global network of additive manufacturing services.
June 15, 2018 - Matthew H. Naitove
News
AddUp Announces Acquisition of BeAM
The arrangement brings together AddUp's laser beam melting and BeAM's directed energy deposition additive manufacturing technologies.
June 15, 2018
Design for Additive
Frustum Announces Commercial Availability of TrueSolid
The 3D volumetric kernel for generative design works alongside traditional CAD to help designers and engineers produce better parts faster.
June 14, 2018
Metal AM
Sigma Labs Releases Version 3.0.2 of PrintRite3D Inspect
The software enables process engineers to produce an alloy-specific process map.
June 14, 2018
Tooling
Video: LSAM Speeds Production of Concrete Tooling
Thermwood’s dual-gantry Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) 3D printer with CNC router printed and trimmed a large concrete tool with fewer setups.
June 13, 2018 - Stephanie Hendrixson
News
Siemens Launches Additive Manufacturing Network
The network is intended to facilitate the design of products for AM, replacement of physical inventories, and scaling of 3D printing production.
June 13, 2018
Technology
Link3D Digital Factory Adds Blockchain Technology
The blockchain data trail enables accurate authentification and tracking of 3D printing materials.
June 12, 2018