Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.37
December 11, 2018
…In addition to enabling the engineering workflow for late-stage prototyping, Method will also help organizations promote a design for additive manufacturing (AM) mentality among its engineering ranks. “Organizations that want their workforce thinking about AM have been limited in their ability to seed multiple units in the workspace,” he says. “Method is a good tool for organizations that want engineers and designers to be thinking about design for AM practices.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.30
May 23, 2019
…delivery, and centralized post-processing, manufacturers can reduce demand on manufacturing resources and lower total cost of operation, according to the company. Additionally, it is 3D Connect-capable, allowing remote services via 3D Connect Service that automatically notifies 3D Systems’ service team when an alert condition occurs. Figure 4 Modular is planned for general availability in June 2019. Figure 4 Production is a customizable and automated tool-less manufacturing solution that packages the design flexibility of additive manufacturing in configurable, in-line production modules. Automated material delivery and integrated post-processing are intended to reduce labor requirements, increase productivity and lower total cost of operation.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.26
April 01, 2019
…first to aspire to become an Amazon-like entity for manufacturing. Although the company has a long history in CAD, simulation and product lifecycle management (PLM), in the field of on-demand manufacturing, it must compete with younger but earlier players like Xometry, Fictiv and Protolabs. Some of these companies started out as portals catering to the inventors and hobbyists with low-volume orders that traditional manufacturers would rather ignore than fill. Others began by providing a single type of production. But many have outgrown their humble origins over time. Fictiv was founded in 2013, a mere 6 years ago, but last May,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.16
October 20, 2017
If you’ve been following the development of additive manufacturing (AM) systems focused on the electronics industry, you’ve heard about Nano Dimension. In 2012, the company began developing its dual-material DragonFly system for 3D-printing prototype multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs). The approach combines inkjet technology with 3D printing using proprietary nanotechnology-based conductive and dielectric inks. Users are able to produce their own complex, high quality prototype PCBs in hours instead of days or weeks (the usual turn-around time for out-sourced boards). 3D-printed multilayer PCB. Top layer displays traces with various trace- and space-widths, as well as non-plated and plated through-holes and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.43
August 17, 2022
…it launched in the past year at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, or IMTS 2022, next month. The show runs from Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Zurich, Switzerland-based company will display its GoFa collaborative robot equipped for welding; a live 3D printing demo featuring ABB’s 3D Printing PowerPac for ABB’s RobotStudio simulation and offline programming software; the MiniMAC robotic grinding cell from ABB Value Provider MESH Automation; a vision guided FlexLoader machine tool tending cell; and the Cobot FlexTrainer education cell for interactive classroom training. “ABB has continually developed cutting-edge products and support programs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.30
June 01, 2019
…application for the new geometry kernel is the Dyndrite Additive Toolkit, designed to improve 3D printing workflows. The toolkit directly imports CAD design files, maintains original spline data and uses the data to drive additive manufacturing processes. Dyndrite says working directly with CAD data provides numerous advantages over STL files. “STL is a 30-year-old format that, while helping to launch the 3D printing revolution, now serves as a major bottleneck in additive workflows,” stated Dyndrite in its initial product announcement. “STL files are difficult to safely modify and typically require time-consuming manual repair work prior to being used. Additionally, their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.27
September 01, 2019
…into four tracks: Simulation-Driven Design, Simulation Governance & Democratization, Manufacturing Processes & Additive Manufacturing, and Business Strategies & Challenges. However, the path to truly democratized simulation requires both technological and cultural changes. Digital Engineering spoke with some leading industry organizations about progress toward this democratization, and some of the remaining challenges and opportunities. We spoke to Matthew Ladzinski, vice president, Americas and special projects, NAFEMS; Joe Walsh, CEO of the ASSESS Initiative; Malcolm Panthaki, co-founder and executive committee member, Rev-Sim.org and VP of Analysis Solutions at Aras; and Chris Smith, senior analyst and cloud computing SME at Smart2Market. Digital Engineering:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.38
April 09, 2023
…industry depends on how well its technologies integrate with manufacturing systems. CNC robotics is an example of this integration, helping to catapult the industry to where it is today, according to TSINFA. “CNC robotics” refers to the combination of computer numerical control (CNC) machines with cutting-edge robotics. CNC machines use pre-programmed software to control their movement and operation. Types of CNC robots include Cartesian, cylindrical, and SCARA robots. The potential benefits from such robots include increased efficiency and productivity, improved accuracy and precision, and reduced labor costs. These machines can perform complex tasks with high consistency and accuracy, making them…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.37
June 10, 2021
…a reason why a lot of people think about additive manufacturing, because they're not constrained by the limits of molding. It gives companies new design freedom.” Micro technology for massive impact Fang has been studying properties of light and microfabrication for more than 20 years. For the past 10 of those years, he has been a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A big part of his work, which takes place in MIT's Nanophotonics and 3D Nanomanufacturing Laboratory, involves studying common 3D printing approaches that expose a material to light to harden, or cure, it. One such approach,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.37
October 17, 2019
There’s plenty of interest in deploying additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for production applications, yet a number of factors, including cost, complexity, and a scarcity of industrial-grade materials, has stymied companies’ efforts to make a serious transition to the new model. The tide is starting to turn thanks to a spate of new industrial-grade AM technologies and more recently, a wave of new advanced material choices that are making it easier and more affordable for companies to 3D print production-grade parts. New high-performance materials tuned to withstand harsh environments and that exhibit properties on par with injection molded parts are giving…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.22
April 01, 2019
…done in areas such as design practices, standards and manufacturing processes. Nano Dimension’s Switch software enables designers to prepare production files for electronic circuits to be printed on a DragonFly 2020 3D printer. Image courtesy of Nano Dimension. “Existing modeling and simulation software does not address 3D printed electronics directly, which can make design tedious and harnessing the extra capabilities of printing technologies difficult,” says Ken Church, CEO of nScrypt. “Many experts in 3D printed electronics design have found ways to use combinations of design software packages to achieve complex multi-layer devices, using features such as adjustable material properties through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.12
May 09, 2023
…added. “The current $20 million expansion of our U.S. manufacturing facility will allow us to serve the local market at a higher level, bringing us even closer to our customers as we provide them the technology, expertise, and support necessary to transform these challenges into resilient competitive advantages.” ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation is a unit of Zurich-based electrification and automation leader ABB Group. ABB Robotics to demo multiple systems at Automate ABB said highlights of its Automate booth will include demonstrations of its cobots, rebranded ABB AMRs (formerly from ASTI), and collaborative industrial robots, as well as relevant applications…
