Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.81
January 26, 2021
…manufacturers at all levels to rethink product development, hybrid manufacturing and end-use production, company says. Additionally, the company launched Fuse Sift, a post-processing system for the Fuse 1, and Nylon 12 Powder, Formlabs’ first powder material for Fuse 1, to provide users with an end-to-end SLS workflow. The Fuse 1 and Fuse Sift improve on the advantages offered by SLS, while bringing it within reach for companies of all sizes and types through affordability and ease of use, company says. “The Form 1 redefined stereolithography (SLA) printing for the additive manufacturing industry 10 years ago, and now the Fuse 1…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.71
May 14, 2024
…it has tailored to meet the needs of industrial manufacturing with 24/7 production cycles. 3D Solution and Bräuer Group managers were present in Linares, Spain in March 2024 at the worldwide announcement of the new Meltio M600 metal 3D printer, where they were able to see and test the new industrial system. “This collaboration between us serves as a great indicator of how Meltio’s partner ecosystem and our unique wire-laser metal 3D printing technology for industries is evolving in Germany,” said Moisés Moza Sánchez, Meltio sales manager in the DACH region. “As well as by leveraging 3D Solution knowledge, we…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.61
May 23, 2019
…and Essentium to bring improved productivity and connectivity to additive manufacturing operations. Materialise also announced that it will release a new version of its 3D printing operations management software, Streamics 8 in June 2019, and the availability of Materialise Simulation 2.0 as an optional module with Materialise Magics 23. HP and Materialise Collaborate on Industrial-Scale 3D printing Materialise has expanded its collaboration with HP, developing a new version of its build processor to support the full range of printers in the HP Multi Jet Fusion portfolio, including the Jet Fusion 5200 and Jet Fusion 500/300 Series of 3D printing solutions.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.54
August 11, 2020
…announced it's joining the Linux Foundation, bringing the fledgling additive manufacturing (AM) file format into one of the largest open source community. What benefits do 3MF's move bring to software and hardware vendors in the AM market? How will this change the dynamics between the established STL format and the emerging 3MF? For insights, we spoke to Luis Baldez, 3MF Consortium's newly appointed executive director and HP's market development manager. View or Stream Luis Baldez, Executive Director, 3MF Consortium, discusses the impact of 3MF joining the Linux Foundation. Image courtesy of 3MF. 3MF Consortium's members include Autodesk, Dassault Systemes, GE,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.52
June 12, 2019
…the doors to its new 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain, said to be one of the world’s largest and most advanced research and development facilities for the next-generation technologies powering the Fourth Industrial Revolution, HP says. The new Center brings together hundreds of the world’s leading additive manufacturing experts in more than 150,000 square feet of innovation space—about the size of three football fields—to transform design and manufacturing. Exterior view of HP’s new 150,000 sq. ft 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain. Image courtesy of HP. The 3+ acre…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.46
May 29, 2019
…in latter May 2019 at the RAPID + TCT Additive Manufacturing Conference in Detroit, and will ship to first customers later this year. Markforged says Blacksmith “makes manufacturing machines ‘aware’ so they can automatically adjust programming to ensure every part is produced as designed.” The initial release of Blacksmith will work with selected Markforged metal 3D printers. The long-term goal is for Blacksmith to be compatible with all manufacturing machines, not just 3D printers. Starting with Markforged’s Metal X and X7 3D printers, Blacksmith will create a continuous feedback loop to make 3D printed parts more accurate. Markforged says the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.41
June 04, 2020
…product launch plans, which remain a top priority as we lead the industry to new heights with our best-in-class additive manufacturing solutions,” Zeif adds. Stratasys expects the resizing effort, in conjunction with other cost-mitigation measures, to reduce annualized operating expenses by approximately $30 million. The company will incur a charge of approximately $6 million in severance costs, primarily in the second quarter of this year. Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.35
October 22, 2020
…critical public health and infrastructure needs and to support manufacturing as it mobilizes in response to COVID-19. MxD’s three CARES Act-funded programs will focus on supply chain resiliency and transparency, rapid and secure medical device deployment, and pharmaceutical industry production optimization. “We did not have a pandemic in mind as we built our expertise and strategy—but with our focus on supply chain and cybersecurity issues, MxD was made for this moment, ” says MxD CEO Chandra Brown. “Our programs support both immediate and long-term efforts to address critical shortages, develop capacity for response among manufacturers, and secure the industry during…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.34
August 31, 2018
…chips away at one of the chief obstacles keeping additive manufacturing (AM) from taking on more demanding applications in the automotive, aerospace and medical equipment industries. 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. By scanning light across the surface of a printed object, engineers can identify defects in that material. Image courtesy of Vanderbilt University. Quality Control Challenges The new testing technique seeks to provide the means to identify defects during the manufacturing process. Missing print layers and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.33
September 19, 2023
…Meltio Robot Cell, which it described as “a turnkey additive manufacturing solution to boost the performance of a industrial robotic arm.” The company said it can improve safety, reliability, and accuracy by controlling the entire process and with its new Meltio Space slicing software. “Meltio's main commitment with the launch of Meltio Robot Cell is to offer all types of industries the ability to manage the entire manufacturing process using our metal 3D printing technology consisting of a Meltio head integrated in a robotic arm and in a safe environment, in order to just produce parts,” said Alejandro Nieto, Meltio…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.28
August 31, 2020
…ecosystem is central to the revolutionary shift to large-scale additive manufacturing and Essentium is committed to providing a powerful platform to help manufacturers drive significant performance improvements,” says Brandon Sweeney, Ph.D., head of R&D for Materials and co-founder, Essentium. “For customers, these new adhesives enable high-quality prints every time while also being solvent-free and environmentally friendly.” Essentium has developed four bed adhesives available immediately: Standard—Designed to work with a variety of 3D printing filaments Nylon Filaments—Designed to work exclusively with Polyamide filaments Flexible Filaments—Designed to work exclusively with TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) filaments High-Temperature Filaments—Designed to work at high printing temperatures…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.25
September 08, 2021
…deals, while mobile robots got $58 million in August. Manufacturing, supply chain robots climb in August 2021 In terms of robotics applications, industrial automation for manufacturing raised $692 million in August 2021, including some of the aforementioned additive manufacturing companies. Such companies raised about $140 million in July. The global market for industrial controls and factory automation will grow from $133.1 billion in 2021 to $197.8 billion by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2%, predicted Research and Markets last month. The analyst firm attributed this growth to increasing adoption of artificial intelligence and the Internet of…
