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?

1000 Kelvin integrates its AM software into the EOS software suite

1000 Kelvin, the startup that develops AMAIZE, is collaborating with OEM EOS to enhance the production workflows of Additive Manufacturing users across a wide range of vertical industries. This announcement follows another interesting partnership...

Fraunhofer IAPT integrates its “Additive Design Toolkit” into Synera – to address DfAM challenges

To address the challenges related to DfAM, research institute Fraunhofer IAPT has developed an Additive Design Toolkit (ADT) for the Synera platform. Synera, previously known as ELISE, is an open generative engineering platform that...

1000 Kelvin and Fieldmade join forces to support the military sector with AM. Here is how.

1000 Kelvin, the AI-driven additive manufacturing (AM) software company that recently launched AMAIZE, joins forces with Fieldmade, an expert in mobile manufacturing for rugged environments. Together, they ambition to increase the immediate deployment of 3D...

Avante releases a royalty-free AMF file format 3D mesh viewer for Additive Manufacturing

Remember AMF, the 3D printing file formatdeveloped as an alternative to STL and OBJ formats?  Avante Technology, a company that develops and licenses standards-based, software and technology for Additive Manufacturing applications, has announced the...

Identifying defects in metal 3D printed parts can lead to up to 70% savings in production costs. Materialise explains how and why.

As part of the additive production of a critical medical component, a defect identified after the post-processing phase made the team lose one HIP cycle, one day of post-processing and quality inspections, not to...

The Method series 3D printers are now compatible with UltiMaker Cura

Desktop 3D printing company UltiMaker has recently announced the compatibility of the Method series 3D printers with 3D printing software UltiMaker Cura. This integration is a logical step given the merger of Ultimaker and MakerBot. It provides...

AMF, the 3D printing file format that is being quietly enhanced

We’ve spent so much time talking about the 3MF format that we didn’t shed light on other 3D printing formats that were being developed or enhanced. One of them is the Additive Manufacturing File, known...

Materialise Mimics Flow Case Management to support quality management and compliance for hospital 3D printing labs

New software solution allows hospitals to track 3D printing and planning workflow, ensuring each step is quality-compliant Materialise, an AM company providing services for the medical industry, has introduced Mimics Flow Case Management, a case management...

Interspectral integrates EOS Connect with AM Explorer to streamline 3D printing quality assurance process

3D visualisation tech company Interspectral has launched  an EOS Connect integration module in AM Explorer to streamline the quality assurance process of 3D printing.  This will help EOS customers get direct access to data monitoring...

AON3D launches high temperature 3D printer and 3-in-1 software for polymer 3D printing

Industrial 3D printer maker, AON3D introduces a new high temperature 3D printer Hylo™ along with the additive manufacturing software Basis™, adding to the portfolio of high-performance printers enhanced with 3D filaments from Kimya launched...

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