Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.07
December 17, 2019
At Daimler, additive manufactured parts are already built into the interiors of buses. However, instead of using external service providers, Daimler Buses plans to set up its first service bases in 2020 as its own 3D printing centers for spare parts and individualized components. The production and delivery of a 3D printed part only takes a few days instead of several months. Logistical costs can be greatly reduced, and this production technology also produces significantly less waste, the company reports. Sintratec offers an affordable end-to-end solution in the field of selective laser sintering (SLS), which is suited for training and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.46
December 17, 2019
…vision to reshape the world of design, prototyping and manufacturing.” Zeif has an extensive executive management background in leading sales, product, R&D and manufacturing activity in complex competitive environments. At Netafim, he led the global development of an advanced irrigation system that leveraged Internet of Things technology and artificial intelligence. He restructured the organization’s go-to-market strategy and expanded its coverage through an M&A strategy. “Stratasys pioneered and continues to power the additive manufacturing landscape, enabling companies across virtually all industries to build and improve their businesses through 3D printing technology,” says Zeif. “In particular, thanks to its outstanding innovations and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.87
December 16, 2019
…stainless steel 316L. “Most manufacturers today are investigating metal additive manufacturing, but they’re wary of the investment it requires. For many companies, using a sintering partner like Sapphire 3D is a very economical way to start,” Suess points out. “They can help you work through a variety of part design, printing and sintering issues to ensure that you can create the highest-quality metal parts.” “As you become more knowledgeable about designing for additive manufacturing with metal and its unique post-production requirements, you can always invest in your own sintering equipment later,” she points out. For more information about Sapphire 3D’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.80
December 13, 2019
…2024 as part of a grant from NASA for additive manufacturing research and education as it relates to space technology and applications. Work on this grant is a collaboration between the Navajo Technical University (NTU), who is acting as the lead on the project, with the Marshall Space Flight Center Advanced Manufacturing Center (MSFC), University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH), V&M Global Solutions and Optomec. The team will collaborate on additive manufacturing research around directed energy deposition (DED) of bi-metallic parts for NASA applications and build institutional capacity in STEM research and education. “We’re very excited to be working with this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.96
December 12, 2019
…Components & Products Implementing Simulation Governance & Democratization Advancing Manufacturing Processes & Additive Manufacturing Addressing Business Strategies & Challenges The final conference schedule is due to be announced in February, but NAFEMS has already lined up an impressive group of keynote speakers. They include: Geoffrey Moore, consultant and author of Crossing the Chasm. Amir Husain, inventor and author of “The Sentient Machine”, as well as the CEO of AI company SparkCognition. Dr. Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College, who will discuss increasing diversity in the STEM workforce. Monica Schnitger, president and principal analyst at Schnitger Corp. and occasional DE…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.39
December 09, 2019
…and Sustainable Living, recently presented a digital platform for additive manufacturing at Formnext. The platform, designed by DSM and partners as part of the company’s I AM Tomorrow Challenge, seeks to fill a gap in the additive manufacturing value chain. Now, DSM is looking to attract manufacturers from a wide range of sectors to help fine-tune and develop the platform in the coming months. DSM’s I AM Tomorrow Challenge officially launched in June 2019. In close collaboration with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and Ultimaker, DSM extended an invitation to startups across the globe to enroll in an accelerator program. Out of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.74
December 04, 2019
Xometry, a large marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, has acquired Munich, Germany-based Shift, another large on-demand manufacturing marketplace, which is based in Europe. Through the acquisition, Xometry will accelerate its international expansion into 12 new countries, leveraging a worldwide network of over 4,000 manufacturers. “Global expansion is a key step for us,” says Xometry CEO Randy Altschuler. “Many of our customers, like BMW and Bosch, have a global presence and we can serve more of their needs with a global network. Our AI-driven algorithms and intelligent sourcing platform give us a competitive advantage as we expand across new geographies and manufacturing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.38
December 01, 2019
…3D-printed mold or directly printed into 3D shapes using additive manufacturing,” says Carmel Majidi, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. “When combined with conductive fluids or elastomers, they can also be used to make soft, flexible and stretchable circuits, sensors and radio antennae.” Morphing Materials One approach to building soft robots is to use “shape-memory” materials, which change shape and stiffness in response to heat or electrical stimulation. Two popular types of shape-memory material include nickel-titanium alloy and liquid crystal elastomers. Liquid-crystal elastomers are soft polymers that can remember their shape after they have deformed, springing back…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.57
November 27, 2019
…operated an online platform with integrated production for the manufacturing of prototypes, individual objects, and serial production components with a range of different additive manufacturing technologies. Customers in various industrial sectors around the world use the Sculpteo service to produce new components rapidly and reliably. BASF will develop the existing Sculpteo 3D printing platform further into a global network. For customers and partners, BASF 3D Printing Solutions will be able to offer an additional channel for marketing their services and expanding their own customer bases. “Through the acquisition of Sculpteo, we can provide customers and partners with even faster access…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.26
November 27, 2019
America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate Structural Materials, Metals Branch (AFRL/RXCM), announce an additive manufacturing (AM) Modeling Challenge Series, comprised of four individual Challenges, with $150K to be divided among awardees. The AFRL AM Modeling Challenge Series represents another approach America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and AFRL are taking to advance the AM industry. By challenging the brightest minds from industry and academia, the AFRL AM Modeling Challenge Series will be influential in the development of solutions focused on validating/improving the accuracy of model predictions for metal AM, according to America Makes.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 39.75
November 25, 2019
…scalable 3D printing solutions using Shapeways’ technology and digital manufacturing expertise and DSM’smaterials. The partnership between DSM and Shapeways will allow DSM to continue its ongoing commitment to building a 3D printing ecosystem using Shapeways' technology. By using Shapeways’ newest technology offerings, DSM can now harness the power of on-demand 3D printing at scale, with just a small line of code. DSM- Powered by Shapeways will be available for DSM high-performance materials, providing businesses a lower barrier to entry and quicker access to new materials and additive manufacturing technologies, the companies say. “DSM’s partnership with Shapeways’ will allow DSM to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.63
November 25, 2019
…atmosphere. It also brings the AutoCLAD technology to hybrid Additive Manufacturing–combining additive manufacturing and machining capabilities in a single system. Optomec discussed this development Formnext in Frankfurt, Germany, in late November 2019. AutoCLAD images the part and then automatically adapts and modifies the toolpath and DED parameters for each individual part based on variations in orientation, dimension and shape. It not only adjusts the toolpath for variation, but it also adapts laser power to reduce the heat input into thinner areas, which reduces the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of the finished part. Finally, by fine-tuning the toolpath for the individual part,…
