Opinion of the week

“Powder characterization is a MUST for any high added-value [additive] manufacturing process”, Filip Francqui from Granutools states

Five years ago, additive manufacturing was gaining popularity at such a fast pace that operators could hardly imagine all the challenges they were about to encounter while handling powders.  At the same time, Granutools,...

Understanding DMG Mori’s Additive Manufacturing Profile

The latest developments in Additive Manufacturing – episode 1: DMG Mori The recent batch of applications has proved out metal additive manufacturing is worth taking seriously. Comparisons between AM and more established processes are certainly...

Envisioning a post-COVID-19 World for the additive manufacturing industry

Words of Nora TOURE As most European countries and states in the US are initiating a post-COVID-19 phase and lifting some of their restrictions, I can’t help but think about what’s next for our industry. We...

How to mitigate supply chain risks

When considering Additive Manufacturing for its speed, flexibility, and efficiency, it's crucial to understand supply chain and operational optimization. That's something we have learned from our conversation with Link3D's CEO & Co-founder, Shane Fox. Fox...

Lily Joyce’s journey at Renishaw AM shows other girls the various pathways to explore in the industry

On June 23rd, the Engineering World will celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, an international awareness campaign that will give companies the opportunity to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus attention...

How 3DCeram rethinks its ceramic 3D Printing business model

The first thing that comes to mind when speaking of ceramic is pottery, yet a wide range of industries rely upon this material and technique. The manufacturing of ceramic components has reached a major...

“The current crisis has validated our manufacturing-on-demand business model”, Hemant Bheda on Arevo’s Composite 3D printing solutions

Founded in 2014, Arevo has been operating in stealth mode until 2018, when it unveiled its first 3D printed carbon-fiber eBike. The California-based company develops a robotic additive manufacturing platform for the fabrication of composite parts. “From...

What makes Additive Manufacturing applications different in the Tooling, Oil & Gas Industries? voestalpine told us.

I had always thought the company voestalpine only produces and delivers metallic powders for the AM industry, until this conversation with Dr. Armin Wiedenegger, our guest in this Opinion of the Week series. For the record, Wiedenegger...

3YOURMIND: “Traditional software packages don’t offer the flexibility and the data granularity required by Additive Manufacturing”

Discovering 3YOURMIND’s Agile Manufacturing Suite for Additive Manufacturing The recent official launch of the POLYLINE project has shed light on the collaborative efforts of companies which will develop automation solutions of additive manufacturing for the...

9T Labs’ CEO on the reason why no one was seeing the opportunity of structural Composite 3D Printing

We had the pleasure to talk with Martin Eichenhofer CEO and founder of 9T Labs. The whole story started about seven years ago after a discussion with his brother. He was then a student at ETH Zurich (Switzerland). Several...

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