DOSSIER: Artificial Intelligence & Additive Manufacturing, where are we?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is part of these advanced technologies that promise massive leaps forward in productivity, environmental friendliness and quality of life, yet confusion around the technology is stronger than ever and dampens its...
CAD on Mobiles Devices: their impact in manufacturing
Do you remember that feeling you have, when you go out and realize you forgot your phone? Some are willing to go back home/wherever they were, to take their phone. We certainly agree with...
[DOSSIER] Design for additive manufacturing: how to increase the value of the part through intelligent optimisation
It is hard to recall that there was a time when we only talked about “Design for Manufacturing” (DfM). The concept of “Design for Additive Manufacturing” (DfAM) has emerged so fast that it seems...
ABS and ASA: Everything you Need To Know about these 3D Printing materials
3D printing is being applied in almost all industries. Who knew that large 3D printers could even be used in printing houses, automotive and aeronautical components, footwear, as well as medical implants?
Not all 3D...
POST-PROCESSING, the last step in the manufacturing process
Industrials have spent the last twenty years singing the praises of additive manufacturing but reality shows that if there is one thing that truly enables to appreciate the benefits and the results of this...
Perfect Guide: How to Run a Remote 3D Printing Service
Remote 3D printing work is not a better option for contract fabrication & product development companies, but the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many leading businesspersons to become distributed teams and run...
Pure Copper & Additive Manufacturing
Given the expensive cost of metal additive manufacturing, applications in demanding sectors generally remain the same. They are carried out with materials such as titanium, Inconel, aluminium or steel. Surprisingly, the recent years saw...
The Secrets of Resin 3D Printing
With the contribution of XYZprinting
Apart from FDM and metal 3D Printing technologies, resin 3D Printing remains one of the most widely used techniques for producing high-quality 3D prints. The recent years have seen the...
Inside Arcam EBM Center of Excellence, a GE Additive Company
GE Additive run us through Arcam AB’s history, working environment & share a look into what’s to come
“GE is incredibly serious about Additive Manufacturing as a business and what it means to be a...
How additive manufacturing is changing the r&d industry?
With contributions from the Fraunhofer Additive Manufacturing Alliance, IPC & nScrypt
Contrary to what people conventionally think, Research & Development (R&D) is a very manageable driver of corporate success. If you think for a second,...