U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office Concludes First Ever Advanced Manufacturing Olympics
Nearly $1M in prizes awarded to winners of five competitions related to additive manufacturing. AM editor-in-chief Peter Zelinski co-hosted the Air Force’s week-long event.
AM Staff
EOS, Texas A&M Partner on AM Professional Development Program
Successful pilot training program for NASA Johnson Space Center leads to new collaborative offering to business and academia.
Siemens Gas and Power, ASME Partner to Develop Training Services
Siemens Gas and Power have partnered with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to develop additive manufacturing training services.
“The Cool Parts Show” Season One Now Complete: Here is Why We Launched the Show and How You Can Help
Our YouTube series showcases the parts and possibilities additive manufacturing is making real. Will you help us reach future AM users?
Pittsburgh International Airport Develops Additive Manufacturing End-to-End Ecosystem, First Tenant Signs Agreement
Neighborhood 91, developed with the University of Pittsburgh, is expected to be the first-ever cluster strategy with a production focus of 3D printing and will house a complete end-to-end ecosystem for additive manufacturing.
6 Things I Learned about Metal 3D Printing at the AMIST
I sat in on one and a half days of a five-day class offered at the Additive Manufacturing Institute of Science and Technology (AMIST) in Louisville. Here’s just some of what I learned.
Protect and Ensure: Graduate Course Teaches Preparedness in Additive Manufacturing Legal Issues
A Graduate course at Penn State University aims to prepare students to be thought leaders and technical experts by exploring intellectual property implications in additive manufacturing.
Card Decks Leverage Additive Creativity
How custom card decks are helping people be more creative with AM.
Timothy W. Simpson
Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design & Manufacturing, Pennsylvania State University
DSM 3D Printing Acceleration Program Accepting Applications
The I AM Tomorrow Challenge is a ten-week program designed to help startup companies launch or mature their additive manufacturing innovations.
America Makes Opens Third Satellite Center
America Makes has announced its third Satellite Center, located at the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) on Witchita State University’s campus.
Saratech, UC Irvine Partner to Advance 3D Printing Techniques
Saratech and the University of California Irvine’s Institute for Design and Manufacturing Innovation have partnered to advance additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing techniques.
2019 AMUG Conference Introduces Technical Training Lab Sessions
The largest version of the event so far gave technology suppliers a context for interactive deep-dive tutorials on their own products. It seemed to work.
GE, Clemson University Partner on AM Lab
The lab is part of GE’s strategic partnership with Clemson University and will be available for use by Clemson faculty, staff and students.
Experts Compile Skills, Attributes Necessary for AM Engineers
Additive engineer demand has begun outpacing the supply of qualified workers in the industry. Penn State University banded together a team of experts and implemented focus groups, interviews, location observations and surveys in order to find out what makes a good additive manufacturing (AM) engineer.
The Challenges of Teaching Creativity in Additive Manufacturing
The extensive design freedoms offered in additive manufacturing can be paralyzing. With AM consistently pushing the boundaries of manufacturing, how do we teach people to take risks and be creative with AM?
Timothy W. Simpson
Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design & Manufacturing, Pennsylvania State University
Video: Inside the Penn State Additive Manufacturing Master's Program, Part 4
Kevin White, mechanical engineer at the Naval Nuclear Lab and student at Penn State, shares how a higher education in AM provides benefits beyond technical training.
Video: Inside the Penn State Additive Manufacturing Master's Program, Part 3
Alan Suarez Garcia, advanced manufacturing engineer at GE Healthcare and master's student at Penn State, explains how this degree program changes how he looks at manufacturing.
Inside the Penn State Additive Manufacturing Master’s Program, Part 1
PSU's engineering master's degree in additive manufacturing and design offers students and manufacturing professionals a higher education in a continuously maturing field.
Triditive Partners with Universities for Scaladd AM Programs
Triditive has partnered with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Oviedo MediaLab to promote research and training programs in its Scaladd additive manufacturing platform.
Video: Inside the Penn State Additive Manufacturing Master's Program, Part 2
A conversation with Brad Hanks, Ph.D. student at Penn State University, illustrates the intersection of optimization and AM with the example of an electrode for cancer treatment surgery.
SLM Solutions North America Partners with The Barnes Group Advisors on AM Training
SLM Solutions North America has signed a memorandum of understanding with The Barnes Group Advisors to offer AM training to equip potential customers with the ability to make better informed purchasing decisions.
AM 101: Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process (STEP)
Learn about Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process (STEP): how it works, the comparative benefits and where it is leading additive production in the future.
Katelyn Arnold
Assistant Editor, Additive Manufacturing
MIT Launches ADAPT Consortium
The Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies (ADAPT) consortium focuses on scaling new manufacturing technology through partnership between industry and academia.
CECIMO Releases Online Course
The MachinE Tool Alliance for Skills (METALS) project has released an online course on additive manufacturing.
Society of Additive Manufacturing Enthusiasts Has Successful Launch at the Milwaukee School of Engineering
This group aims to advance awareness of AM and its applications. One hundred students signed up at the first event.
DMG MORI to Relocate U.S. Headquarters to Chicago’s South Side
The move aims to address the coming need for engineering talent. Locating close to the Illinois Institute of Technology will provide access to students and expose them to manufacturing technology including additive, which was an important part of the discussion with IIT.
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?
AMUG Announces Recipients of 2018 Scholarships
Dr. Emrah Celik, an assistant professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Daniel Delgado Camacho, a master’s student in structural engineering, will engage with additive manufacturing users at the 2018 AMUG Conference.