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Software for AM / 3DP

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?

New tool from Phase3D can measure the quantity of metal 3D printing powder spread across the build area

An aerospace company whose name has not been disclosed, would have supported Phase3D in this development. Phase3D, an expert in-situ monitoring for additive manufacturing (AM), has just launched a toolkit that can help measure the...

Belotti integrates BEAD into AdaOne software from ADAXIS, facilitating AM for tooling and molds

Belotti SpA, a CNC machining solutions pioneer has announced the integration of ADAXIS’s AdaOne software into its BEAD large format additive manufacturing systems for tooling and molds. Those machines have been developed in collaboration...

Hexagon and Raytheon Technologies launch Simufact Additive Process and Defect Analysis tool

More than a year ago, software giant Hexagon announced it was working with Raytheon Technologies to provide a simulation tool that predicts metal 3D printing defects. That solution is now ready to be commercialized....

What Makes CAD Mechanical Software Essential for Modern Mechanical Design?

CAD is an acronym for Computer Aided Design, a software that helps engineers create virtual models of the products they seek to build. Several CAD software options are on the market, each with different...

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...