Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.98
April 05, 2019
AddiFab plans to highlight its blend of additive manufacturing and injection molding at RAPID + TCT in Detroit in May. “Injection molding—with a much richer legacy and R&D budgets dwarfing those of the AM industry—is churning out hundreds of specialized grades for every generic grade that is being converted to additive. And the materials converted to AM lose out on performance, compared with their injection-molded twins. But the race for materials is about to be thoroughly changed by AddiFab,” says Lasse Staal, CEO and co-founder of the Danish start-up. For four years, AddiFab has been working on freeform injection molding…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.64
April 03, 2020
ArcelorMittal and Additive Industries joined forces to focus on 3D metal printing for the steel industry using a large 4-laser 3D metal printing system: the MetalFAB1. 3D printing of spare parts ioffers on-demand, on-location production; it also shortens the production cycle and enables flexibility to ArcelorMittal plants. Since the installation of the first metal 3D printer in ArcelorMittal R&D facilities, several 3D-printed spare parts have already been used while others are still running in ArcelorMittal facilities. The MetalFAB1 is a metal printer that has automated the manual steps of conventional powder bed fusion (PBF) printers. Its build volume (420x420x400 mm)…
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,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.62
May 07, 2019
…Technologies will introduce a new benchmark for the FIT Additive Manufacturing Group. Coming online in September 2019 in FIT’s main facility in Lupburg, Germany, the press will enable the additive manufacturing (AM) specialist to boost productivity while responding to the industrial requirements for 3D printed metal series parts. Operating at a temperature of 1400°C (2552°F) and pressure of 30,000 psi (2,070 bar), the press model QIH 32 M URQ offers a capacity of 120 kg (264 lbs.) per load in a work zone that measures 270 mm (10.6 in.) in diameter and 500 mm (19.7) in. in height. Its URQ…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.57
September 23, 2019
…page. With many automotive and aerospace manufacturers turning to additive manufacturing (AM) in their lightweighting projects, the die casting discipline begins to feel its glory days are fading. Some ask: will AM ultimately replace die casting? Others worry that it’s not a matter of “if,” but “when”—that the fate for die casting is sealed. But Dr. Joshua Huang, the senior technical lead at Ryobi Die Casting, begs to differ. He foresees a future where the two technologies can coexist in a symbiotic fashion. With expertise in manufacturing process simulations with CFD and FEA, die casting manufacturing, and additive manufacturing, Huang…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.52
July 19, 2024
…with FANUC America, recently introduced Alchemist 1, an all-in-one additive manufacturing robotic workcell. The cell is made in the USA and was engineered for easy integration and rapid deployment. Large scale, dense metal parts Powered by Meltio’s Wire-Laser Metal Deposition (W-LMD) technology, Alchemist 1 delivers cost-effective production of large, fully dense metal parts, catering to the needs of automotive, aerospace, mining, oil and gas, and various other sectors. Some key features of the Alchemist 1 include: A deposition rate of up to 1 kg an hour A build volume of 3.2’ x 6.5’ x 3.2’ And compatibility with inexpensive welding…
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 35.36
August 27, 2019
…has been elected to serve as chairman for SME’s Additive Manufacturing (AM) Community. SME’s AM Technical Community Advisors serve as the primary resource for guidance to SME and its members on AM technologies, including materials, processes, industrial base and workforce. The primary responsibility of the SME AM Advisory Committee is to advise SME on initiatives, activities, policy, and strategy related to AM. “AM continues to be a major strategic initiative for SME and a vital emerging sector for manufacturing as a whole,” says Suzy Marzano, product development manager at SME who oversees SME’s Technical Communities. “We’re thrilled at Zach’s selection…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.36
February 11, 2019
…Best Practices in Technology Innovation for Zero-Emission Polymer Material Additive Manufacturing, North America. This award recognizes Rize for overcoming key challenges in the polymer additive manufacturing industry. These challenges include complex, costly and potentially unsafe processes, insufficient material properties, lack of traceability and authenticity in parts and lack of functional part strength (in 3D printing technologies such as fused deposition modeling). Frost & Sullivan determined that Rize’s patented Augmented Deposition technology is distinguished in the industry because of its safe and cost-effective process that enables users to print a single part with varying material properties at the voxel level, according…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.27
March 06, 2020
…3D printing industry, and Materialise NV, a provider of additive manufacturing software and of Materialise MCP Controller with Sigma Labs' PrintRite3D technology and have agreed to enter into a binding joint sales agreement to begin beta customer commercialization of the integrated PrintRite3D and Materialise Control Platform (MCP) product. The MCP is an embedded hardware and software solution that addresses broader control over the additive manufacturing process by giving full control to the end user. The companies have achieved the integration and are now positioned to offer a product solution for retrofit of existing machines, OEM machine integration and closed loop…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.10
March 26, 2020
…outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Siemens is making its Additive Manufacturing (AM) Network (along with its 3D printers) available to the global medical community to speed design and production of medical components. The AM Network connects users, designers and 3D-print service providers to enable faster production of spare parts for machines like ventilators. The Siemens AM network is available globally. According to the company, starting today doctors, hospitals and organizations in need of medical devices as well as designers and service providers with medically certified printing capacities can register for free access to the Siemens AM Network. “Having worked on…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 35.02
September 24, 2014
…future in space, Made In Space, Inc. has developed additive manufacturing technology for use in zero-gravity. By constructing hardware that can build what is needed in space, as opposed to launching it from Earth, the company plans to accelerate and broaden space development while also providing unprecedented access for people on Earth to use in-space capabilities. Made In Space’s team consists of successful entrepreneurs, experienced space experts and key 3D printing developers. With over 30,000+ hours of 3D printing technology testing, and 400+ parabolas of microgravity test flights, Made In Space’s experience and expertise has led to the first 3D…
