Software for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

Design, simulation, pre-processing, distribution, manufacturing, inspection, and quality…A lot of software tools are required to effectively implement 3D printing in a production environment. What are the different categories of 3D printing software (Additive Manufacturing Software ) & most importantly, how do they fit together in an AM workflow?

[DOSSIER] AM & Casting: How is Additive Manufacturing impacting metal casting (and vice versa)?

If one only looks at the manufactured part, at first glance, it could be easy to say that casting technology has nothing to envy to metal 3D printing as both technologies can deliver parts...

3DOS’ambitious project: building “the world’s largest” on-demand manufacturing network – on blockchain

3DOS, a startup based in the Silicon Valley, shares its ambitious goal to build the “world's largest on-demand manufacturing network”, on blockchain. The problem 3DOS aims to address is the slow supply chain process, from...

4 software strategies that can be explored to enable Lightweighting with Additive Manufacturing

How many times have you seen the word “lightweighting” used next to “additive manufacturing”? When one looks beyond the buzz that this combination of words might create, we’ll come to realize that this manufacturing concept...

CASTOR’s new solution enables to measure 3D Printed Part Carbon Emissions

As several actions are undertaken to move towards a complete sustainable environment, we gradually learn that there are methods other than LCA that can be used to help manufacturers measure data. Software company CASTOR...

Dyndrite launches new software for laser powder bed fusion applications

The new solution would be “what the industry has long needed; a toolkit that marries software to hardware and the basis for a powerful, next-generation tool for the emerging AM production market.” There were quite...

Interoperability takes on a deeper meaning as Materialise’s CO-AM platform welcomes 7 new partners

3D printing company Materialise has made a lot of announcements this year but the launch of their open software platform CO-AM is probably the most important one. Launched in May of this year, the...

Formnext 2022: the killjoys, the elders and the kids of the “fAMily” reunion

We just got back from Frankfurt, a European and German city best known for its production of high-quality sausages (frankfurters), but at this time of the year, for AM enthusiasts and specialists, the city...

Two new solutions would enable a better use of Meltio’s Wire-Laser Metal 3D Printing technology

Laser metal deposition technology developer Meltio is improving user experience on its wire-laser metal 3D printing technology with two new solutions: a toolpath generator software and a new laser calibration system. In case you...

New software module enables to standardize Additive Manufacturing Machine Health Data Logs

Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc.,   a quality assurance software company, unveils a beta version of the PrintRite3D® Machine Health module. Designed for metal 3D printing in mind, let’s remind that PrintRite3D® is first a monitoring/quality control software...

Hexagon and Raytheon Technologies to provide a simulation tool that predicts metal 3D printing defects

Hexagon, a global company that provides digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, is working with aerospace company Raytheon Technologies to provide industries with a simulation tool that will enable evaluation and...

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