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A recap of the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conference 2018.

Joseph De Simone, founder and CEO of Carbon, talks 3D printing at scale, 3D printing design software, mass customization and more.

The consumerisation of VR is opening-up visualisation options at an unprecedented rate. Designers can produce photorealistic images of products faster and more accurately, enabling even faster time-to-market and allowing customers to experience the product – without real-world prototyping and modelling costs.

Audi sees a benefit both in the on-demand nature of additive manufacturing, as well as the ability to construct complex geometries.

Wiivv uses 3D Systems’ Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) S Pro 60s printers and has pioneered a process to convert the 2D scan file of a customer’s foot to a 3D model prepped for 3D printing output.

Yacht makers have also launched a company called OCORE to develop a dedicated direct extrusion 3D printing technology using a patented new material deposition strategy.

By being able to print parts that are no longer being produced, customers can extend the overall lifecycle of the machines.

Every visible part of the vehicle is 3D printed except for the chassis, seats and glass.

While the Tulip Manufacturing App platform and Factory Kit are specifically aimed at production floor personnel, they will also have impact on design engineers, helping to create a better feedback loop between what’s traditionally been siloed groups and processes.

The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate has entered into a cooperative research and development/material transfer agreement with HRL Laboratories to test silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) materials for additive manufacturing to help achieve hypersonic flight.

Quadro GV100 with Volta architecture brings unprecedented capabilities in deep learning and simulation to designers, engineers and scientists.

This process can use a $1,000 printer to print what used to require a $100,000 printer, said Chenfeng Ke, an assistant professor of chemistry at Dartmouth."

MX3D essentially printed the structure in mid-air using a technique that involved extruding metal droplets that were fused to form solid lines.

A fully immersive virtual design engineering software user interface may await in the future, but many immersive design technologies are already reality. We’ve collected some of DE’s coverage of AR, VR, advanced rendering and simulation visualization in this...

According to a the Wohlers Report 2018, released recently by the 3D printing market research consultancy Wohlers Associates, an estimated 1,768 metal AM printers were sold in 2017 compared to 983 systems in 2016.