Monthly Archives: October 2018
First metal 3D printed part approved for shipboard installation
The first metal additively manufactured part has been approved by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). This constitutes a milestone in the navy sector today, a sector we do not often talk about in the...
ANSYS and Granta Design to improve materials traceability in Additive Manufacturing
Materials information is an issue often addressed by engineers and scientists while working in an additive manufacturing project. Indeed, if the information is not accurate and traceable, it could not be exploitable.
A solution to...
VIDEO: VLP 3D printing technology produces large format tools as single parts
Boeing and Therwood additively manufactured a large tool for the 777x program. As part of this project, a recently developed vertical layer printing (VLP) technology is exploited in Thermwood’s Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) system.
According...
3D printing school dinners to whet young people’s appetites for STEM
Some grannies believe that food gathers people and arouses discussions. This has proven to be true for the Big Bang fair, that organizes activities and events to encourage young scientists and engineers to take...
[Poland]: VSHAPER GO 3D Printers to be distributed in schools and kindergartens
Verashape marks its entrance in education through an agreement with Groupa MAC S.A, one of the educational publishers of Poland.
It’s been more than 30 years that the company provides educational materials to teachers and...
Modifiers that double the strength of composites obtained by 3D printed aluminium
Twenty years ago, molding was considered the ideal technique to manufacture bulk products. With metal 3D printing being used today, there is a chance to replace this traditional method and enable an array of...
Yissum’s NanoTech Fund: up to $9M to push 3D Printing and other technologies forward
Yissum’s NanoTech Fund has secured $6M from top international strategic and institutional investors, and will raise up to $9M
Yissum, The Technology Transfer Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has launched a new NanoTech Fund which will focus...
“LEO”, a SaaS solution to remove risks and ensure secure, trouble-free additive manufacturing
The more technologies advance, the more brand integrity and IP protection become insecure, and the more companies develop solutions to address these issues.
Leo Lane, a company that aims to securely manage additive manufacturing, anywhere...
Additive Manufacturing in construction to become a strong theme of Formnext in the next few years
Formnext is also well aware of the potential of additive manufacturing in various sectors of activity. In order to promote this field, the international trade fair and TU Darmstadt agreed on a joint venture.
Formnext,...
Solukon and Siemens to launch a depowdering system for Metal AM
During the manufacturing of parts using metal 3D printing, metal powder can be trapped in free designed components that integrate labyrinthine internal channels. In order to facilitate the removal of material, therefore, to avoid...