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?

nTopology to facilitate adoption of its engineering software with the opening of new offices in Germany

Engineering software company nTopology Inc. opens its first European office in Regensburg, Germany. The new location will facilitate the adoption and customer support of its customer base in Europe. The announcement follows a $20 Million funding...

Zortrax opens up software to all LCD 3D Printers and unveils castable jewelry resins

Zortrax has released today three new castable resins for jewelry applications. They are all included in the Z-SUITE slicing software which is now compatible with third-party LCD 3D Printers. The launch of the new resins...

Volume Graphics joins “Rapid Tooling” project to improve plastic mold making with its AM software

Volume Graphics and the Kunststoff-Institut will join forces alongside other companies of the industry in a project related to “Rapid Tooling”. Volume Graphics will bring its expertise in quality assurance and process optimization. Indeed, the...
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Q&A: nTopology is serious about doing what other CAD systems can’t do

Understanding generative design and topology optimization in additive manufacturing Changing its manufacturing process for additive manufacturing does not only mean to change its manufacturing system. A meaningful change starts from the root: software. Indeed, traditional...

Airbus to evaluate the capabilities of Sigma Labs’ AM Technology

Airbus will test and evaluate Sigma Labs' new PrintRite3D® version 5.0 hardware and software. A validation phase on a powder-bed fusion 3D printer will follow the evaluation program. Sigma Labs provides quality assurance software under...

MakerBot upgrades MakerBot Cloud™, its cloud-powered 3D printing solution

Named MakerBot Cloud™, MakerBot’s cloud-powered 3D printing solution integrates a comprehensive range of 3D printing applications that facilitates preparation, management and printing processes on the manufacturer’s 3D Printers.  Web-based print preparation, CAD plugins, mobile apps...

MSC Software and RMIT University Sign MoU to push AM forward in Australia

MSC Software Corporation (MSC) has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Melbourne-based RMIT University’s Advanced Manufacture Precinct. The agreement aims to push forward additive manufacturing in Australia. RMIT University integrates a renowned advanced manufacturing...

[ACQUISITION] Hexagon to decrease time-to-print for Additive Manufacturing thanks to AMendate

Hexagon will officially be the parent company of AMendate, a Germany-based start-up that supplies simulation software solutions that support the generation and optimization of designs for additive manufacturing (AM). For the specialist in sensor, software...

Prusa Introduces A New Edition of Slic3r, And It Has A New Name

Prusa Research introduces a new version of the Slic3r software. The original software was almost completely revamped, so it was high time to change the name as well. The new version is called PrusaSlicer 2.0...

“Blockchain & Additive Manufacturing”, an unknown future

Last Month, we talked to Willem-Jan van Loon, founder of Beamler, an Amsterdam-based start-up that provides the industry with 3D printing software service. The aim of that talk was to get Willem-Jan van Loon’s...

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