Tooling
Tribologically Optimized Filament Delivers Maintenance-Free 3D-Printed Robot Grippers
A Germany-based cosmetics company saved 85 percent in the cost of its robot grippers by switching from aluminum to 3D-printed polymer.
October 23, 2018
News
Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Opens 2019 Conference Registration
The conference's updated program for 2019 is set to incorporate more training and hands-on sessions for users.
October 23, 2018
Technology
Freemelt Offers an Open-Source Toolbox for Material Development
Swedish startup Freemelt believes collaboration will be a way forward for metal additive manufacturing. Its Freemelt One electron beam melting system for R&D supports this open-source philosophy.
October 22, 2018 - Stephanie Hendrixson
News
XJet Opens AM Center for Metals and Ceramics
The Rehovot, Israel, facility will support XJet's continued development of 3D printing materials and applications.
October 22, 2018
Production
5 Lessons About Additive Manufacturing We Can Learn from This Part
A bracket redesign has a lot to say about the successful application of metal AM. One of the takeaways: Support structures are worth the effort!
October 19, 2018 - Peter Zelinski
Technology
NIST Method Measures Polymer Material Properties During 3D Printing
The light-based atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique offers insights into the stereolithography process.
October 18, 2018
News
Renishaw and Altair Collaborate to Bring Metal 3D Printing to Industrial End Users
The two companies will offer joint seminars, workshops and training events centered on metal additive manufacturing for production.
October 18, 2018
Tooling
The Manufacturing Network as a Source for Internal Custom Tooling
For a tool that includes both machined and 3D-printed components, all the pieces of the tool can be made by separate companies yet arrive together. BMW has used Xometry to obtain tooling in this way.
October 17, 2018 - Peter Zelinski
Design for Additive
MachineWorks Polygonica 2.2 Introduces Point-Cloud, Hole-Filling Functions
Upgrades to the point-cloud-to-mesh processing workflow deliver a smoother mesh surface, better suited to reverse engineering.
October 17, 2018
Polymer AM
Boeing Partners with Thermwood on 3D-Printed Tool for 777X
The tool was printed as a single piece from 20 percent carbon fiber-reinforced ABS using the Vertical Layer Print system.
October 16, 2018 - Scott Francis
News
Sciaky to Deliver Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) System to Burloak Technologies
The EBAM system will be used to 3D print large metal parts for aerospace, defense and other industries.
October 16, 2018
Production
Carbon Fiber Bike Frame Made Possible with Robotic 3D Printing
Arevo’s True3D printing process, which deposits carbon fiber towpreg using a robotic arm, enabled the creation of a bike frame design that would not have been possible otherwise.
October 15, 2018 - Stephanie Hendrixson