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How Global Players Differentiate Their Products With Impactful Packaging

September 4, 2018

Every year, about 3,000 new consumer goods are launched globally, one 30-minute shopping trip exposes a consumer to more than 20,000 product choices.

3D-Hybrid Debuts Automatic Tool Change Solution for Hybrid Manufacturing

September 4, 2018

The tool makes its debut at IMTS with Takumi USA’s H12 double-column machining center.

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Making the Case for Simulation of Additive Manufacturing

September 1, 2018

The cost of running an additive manufacturing metal 3D printer, on average, is estimated to be around $100 per hour, and a single build can take upwards of 20 hours—or closer to 80 hours for highly complex parts. That's $2,000 to $8,000 wasted every...

Gold Nanoparticles Shine Light on 3D-Printing Defects

September 1, 2018

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University has developed a technique that uses the optical properties of gold nanoparticles to detect and quantify missing layers in 3D-printed products.

3D Systems’ Figure 4 Standalone 3D Printer Launched

August 31, 2018

Figure 4 Standalone enables functional prototyping and low-volume production with print speeds up to 100 mm/hr at six sigma repeatability.

3D Printed Cardiac Patch Mends Damaged Hearts

August 31, 2018

The team employed an electrohydrodynamic printing process known as melt electrowriting (MEW) to engineer 3D fiber scaffolds, which could help the newly-injected cells remain in the live heart and grow. The stretchable microfiber scaffold, which featured a hexagonal or beehive...

Protolabs

August 30, 2018

Proto Labs is the world's fastest source for custom prototype and low-volume parts. Our 3D printing, CNC machining and injection molding services utilize proprietary computing technology and automated systems to produce quality parts in a range of materials within days....

Mosaic Add-On to Enable Color and Multi-material in 3D Printers

August 29, 2018

3D printing startup Mosaic releases add-on Palette 2 to enable multimaterial multocolor 3D printing in single color FDM printers.

Velo3D – the Most Advanced Metal AM System You’ve Never Seen

August 29, 2018

Velo3D was formed to address such metal AM challenges as product design limitations, part-to-part build consistency, process control and total manufacturing workflow cost-effectiveness.

Dispatches from SIGGRAPH 2018: NVIDIA RTX with AI, Cloud Rendering from Chaos, Gravity Sketch for VR, and more

August 28, 2018

In NVIDIA's keynote at SIGGRAPH 2018, GPU maker reveals RTX lineup for GeForce and Quadro GPUs. Chaos Group launches V-Ray for cloud, Epic Games highlights Unreal Studio, and Gravity Sketch offers sketching for AR-VR.

U.S. Armed Forces Buys Two Nano Dimension 3D Printers

August 28, 2018

The DragonFly Pro 3D printer system lets designers and engineers 3D print metal and polymer simultaneously.

Printed Electronics Enable Smart Sensors

August 27, 2018

The United Technologies Research Center and researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) are leveraging 3D printing technology to create wear sensors that can let operators know when a machine is damaged.

Lockheed Martin Certifies 3D-Printed Fuel Tanks

August 24, 2018

In addition to meeting NASA’s strict requirements for strength, durability, and weight, Lockheed Martin was able to reduce production time for the fuel tank domes by 87%, and cut delivery time from two years to three months.

Boeing Invests in Digital Alloy’s High-Speed Metal Printing

August 22, 2018

Digital Alloys’ Joule Printing technology can combine different metals into a single part to improve thermal, magnetic, and other properties.