FAA Completes Four Pilots in Its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program
September 6, 2018
The four pilots cover a wide range of applications for commercial drones, including healthcare materials delivery in North Carolina, consumer delivery in Virginia, providing bait to capture feral hogs in...
Gold Nanoparticles Shine Light on 3D-Printing Defects
August 31, 2018
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.
Lockheed Martin Certifies 3D-Printed Fuel Tanks
August 24, 2018
In addition to meeting NASA's strict requirements for strength, durability, and weight, Lockheed Martin was able to reduce production time for the fuel tank domes by 87%, and cut delivery time...
Boeing Invests in Digital Alloy’s High-Speed Metal Printing
August 22, 2018
Digital Alloys' Joule Printing technology can combine different metals into a single part to improve thermal, magnetic, and other properties.
Collaborative robot works overnight for manufacturer
August 6, 2018
CNC machine shop and manufacturer employs cobot to automate repetitive jobs.
Penn State Examines Metal Printing Flaws
July 16, 2018
A team working within Penn State's CIMP-3D has received a $1.4 million grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory to investigate the random flaws that emerge during powder bed fusion...
Additive’s Role in Defense
July 13, 2018
Panelists discuss promise and challenges of implementing AM in the military.
RIZE and PSMI/Azoth Redefine the Manufacturing Tool Crib
June 29, 2018
To transform its supply chains, PSMI is fully embracing digital on-demand manufacturing, recently announcing its plan to install RIZE equipment directly at customer sites.
LIVE Online Roundtable: Designing for the Era of Additive Manufacturing
April 13, 2018
Panelists to discuss software for design and analysis of 3D printing projects, additive manufacturing trends and opportunities
Robotics at a tipping point revisited – Piece picking robots
April 9, 2018
While much of the action has been in mobile collaborative robotics, piece picking robots are finding their niche.
AMUG Celebrates 30 Years of Additive Manufacturing Education and Support
March 29, 2018
The additive manufacturing conference will include more than 200 presentations, workshops and hands-on training sessions.
Fundamentals in Additive Manufacturing Certification Program Announced
February 26, 2018
Building on their previous successes, SME, UL and America Makes have developed the Fundamentals in Additive Manufacturing Certification program that combines UL's multi-tiered training program and Tooling U-SME's professional certification.
Footage Revealed of EHANG 184 Manned Transportation Drone
February 8, 2018
Since its debut at CES in early 2016, the EHang 184 Autonomous Aerial Vehicle had been attracting the worldwide attention of global media as well as the general public, today we get...
Vecna Robotics names CEO Daniel Patt, former head of DARPA Autonomy
January 17, 2018
New CEO believes material handling and logistics particularly susceptible to approaching "automation revolution."
NASA’s Latest Mission: Optimize Manufacturing of Composites
December 20, 2017
The Advanced Composites Consortium (ACC), which includes 13 members, including aerospace manufacturers, university partners, and more recently a single software provider, conducts research focused on the accurate prediction of the strength...
Metal 3D Printing Takes Center Stage at formnext 2017
November 30, 2017
If the exhibits and announcements at formnext 2017 in Frankfurt this month are any indication, 2018 will be the year of metal for 3D printing.
FAA Develops 3D Printing Roadmap
November 13, 2017
As the industry moves closer to putting flight-critical printed parts into service, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it is developing guidelines for 3D printing.
Why You Need to Think Twice About Flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Transportation
November 10, 2017
The dream of personal aerial transport appears tantalizingly within reach, as investors from Silicon Valley to Dubai vow to deliver the future of urban mobility, but rather than embracing that...
Amazon Drone Deliveries Get a Lift from the Transportation Department FAA Pilot Program
November 3, 2017
President Trump's executive order to speed the approval of drone flights over crowds and for longer distances has prompted the Department of Transportation to officially launch a pilot program that...
