Basics
Finding the Value Proposition for Additive Manufacturing
Why would anyone want to use additive manufacturing?
June 25, 2018 - Timothy W. Simpson
News
PADT Launches On-Demand Manufacturing with Carbon
Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies (PADT) will be able to deliver 3D-printed parts to customers on a scale of several thousand per week.
June 25, 2018
Production
Overcoming Obstacles to Bring AM into the Supply Chain
A conversation with Jabil’s John Dulchinos and HP’s Stephen Nigro illustrates some of the challenges in integrating additive manufacturing into a supply chain for production parts.
June 22, 2018 - Stephanie Hendrixson
News
Siemens, HP Collaborate to Improve Full Color 3D Printing
HP Inc. and Siemens have partnered to expand the functionality of Siemens’ PLM software.
June 21, 2018
Production
3D Systems ProX SLS 6100 Scales to Production
3D Systems’ printing platform provides 3D printing solutions to increase speed and performance across a range of applications.
June 21, 2018
Production
Video: 3D Printing’s Role in the Plastics Industry
This interview 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) 3D printer is said to provide parts with strength comparable to injection molding.
June 19, 2018
Metal AM
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
Materials
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
Metal AM
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