Brent Donaldson
Brent Donaldson
Automotive
Why GM’s Electric Future Is Also an Additive Future
Production capacity isn’t the only reason that additive has been slow to make inroads into the automotive industry. There is a larger barrier to entry—one that General Motors and Autodesk are working to overcome.
January 14, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Production
A Global Tooling Manufacturer Goes 3D
Wilson Tooling International turns to Carbon’s DLS technology to reimagine a critical part.
November 26, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Aerospace
A Public-Private Partnership Aims to Save Additive from Itself
Overwhelming process variables for metal additive manufacturing processes are derailing AM’s adoption for critical parts in aerospace. Colorado’s ADAPT Center—and its growing cache of data—is seeking common ground.
November 12, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
3D-Printed Hips Versus the World's Deadliest Mountain
3D-printed trabecular titanium hip implants—printed by Lima Corporate on Arcam EBM machines—helped legendary Italian mountaineer Romano Benet to continue scaling the world's most dangerous peaks.
October 1, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Polymer AM
Farsoon Technologies’ Large-Volume Polymer 3D Printer Debuts in U.S.
The HT1001P, Farsoon's new large-volume polymer 3D printer, is set to be beta tested by two U.S. companies later this year. The system will eventually offer three tiers of automated production.
August 29, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
EOS to Unveil a New Metal Additive Platform, New Booth Design at IMTS
At its newly-designed booth for IMTS, EOS will debut the new M 300 Series metal additive platform: a four-laser system that features full-field overlap and increased productivity of four to 10 times over its workhorse M 290.
August 10, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Materials
Solving a Materials Challenge in Soft Robotics
A team from the University of Minnesota and the Army Research Lab has developed processes for fully 3D printing soft dielectric elastomer actuators without postprocessing steps.
July 23, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Postprocessing
At a Grand Opening, Sodick Reveals More Than New Machines
Along with launching a new line of hybrid machines, the world’s largest EDM manufacturer is tailoring one of its models specifically for postprocessing additive parts.
June 27, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Composites
DMS Introduces Hybrid Machines, Doubles its Advanced Manufacturing Center
In quick succession, Diversified Machine Systems opened its Advanced Manufacturing Center and began to offer hybrid additive-subtractive machines. After just two years, the company plans to double the center’s size.
May 30, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Hybrid Manufacturing
Hybrid Production, Not Just Prototyping, at Matsuura's New Additive Manufacturing Center
The new Matsuura Machinery USA Lumex Additive Manufacturing Center is one part lab, one part showroom and one part production facility—all meant to showcase the company’s hybrid manufacturing capabilities.
May 9, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
What Effect Does Gas Flow Have in Metal Additive Manufacturing?
Sintavia has partnered with one of the world’s leading providers of industrial gases in order to understand and improve metal AM’s most significant process variable.
April 23, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
AM Technology
Auburn University's Roadmap to Additive Manufacturing Education
As additive manufacturing workforce needs grow and AM technologies evolve, what does a higher-ed additive program look like? Is additive manufacturing a college major, minor or something else?
April 4, 2018 - Brent Donaldson