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?

Metal 3D printing company Meltio unveils new software solution for precision production

Developer of wire-laser metal deposition technology, Meltio has recently unveiled Meltio Space software, a new slicer that will increase the reliability of metal part manufacturing. The toolpath generator software is designed for the Meltio Engine...

This is not DFAM: It is a form of automated, AI-driven optimization that produces simulation-verified design solutions for AM

In the digital-design-engineering world, there’s an urgent opportunity, right now, to fully exploit the tools of computer-aided engineering (CFD, FEA, electromagnetic simulation and more) using the capabilities of AI. Yes, we’re talking about design...

Nano Dimension acquires Additive Flow technology and IP

Additive Flow's core technology will be integrated into Nano Dimension's proprietary design package suite, FLIGHT. Nano Dimension has acquired the technology and intellectual property of U.K.-based company Additive Flow, a developer of solutions for 3D design...

WASP releases parametric 3D modelling application to improve experience with clay 3D printing

Italian 3D printing company WASP is one of the few companies that has been continuously demonstrating that there is a market for clay 3D printing – with new and improved products released since 2012....

Metafold, a newcomer in Design for Additive Manufacturing, just secured $1.78M to get into the market

 Metafold, a company known for its cloud- and API-based 3D engineering platform, has raised $1.78 million USD in seed funding to penetrate the industrial AM market. Last year, the company raised $500,000 CAD in pre-seed...

Q&A with Matthew Shomper on (Computational) DfAM & 3D Printed Medical Devices.

Matthew Shomper is an innovative engineering leader with extensive expertise in the computational design of biologically advantageous medical implants. With many cleared medical devices released into the field now residing in several patients across the world,...

Senvol’s machine learning software can accurately predict material performance for Additive Manufacturing. Here is how.

Software provider Senvol recently demonstrated a machine learning approach to material allowables development that was shown to be more flexible, cost-effective, time-effective, and equivalent to the conventional (in this case, MMPDS) approach to material...

3YOURMIND and Phillips Corp. Federal Division to enrich US Marine Corps.’ digital Additive Manufacturing (AM) capabilities

As part of their second-year contracts from the U.S. Marine Corps., software provider 3YOURMIND and 3D printing service provider Phillips Corp. work closely with AMOC to integrate 3YOURMIND’s part identification software with Marine Corps...

Download the May/June edition of 3D ADEPT Mag

In Additive Manufacturing, the prevailing myth is that it can only print small and complex parts. For AM users embarking on this journey, the story often starts with the use of the technology for...

ALIO develops a solution for motion control demands of Additive Manufacturing

Precise motion control systems are critical for the accuracy of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies due to their ability to deliver precise and coordinated movements of components. In AM, layer-by-layer deposition or selective laser sintering/melting...

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