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An Exciting, Boring Future for Additive Manufacturing

I think it’s wonderful that additive manufacturing may be boring: that means it’s getting real.

Metal 3D Printing Always Playing Catch Up

Metal 3D printing has come a vast distance since it was first introduced some years ago.

3DEO Celebrates Milestones and New Opportunities

We recently caught up with LA-based 3DEO for an update on the latest in metal 3D printing and the company’s celebration of a diverse workforce.

3D Printing Saves The Day – In A Way You’d Never Think Of

Reddit user Toolaa describes an amazing approach to save a great deal of money by 3D printing.

Another Use Case For 3D Print Services

During a discussion with Forecast 3D, we encountered a use case we hadn’t heard of previously.

The Importance of ISO:9001 in 3D Printing

What does it mean that Ultimaker and Sculpteo — presently two of the better-known names in 3D printing — have both recently achieved ISO:9001 certifications?

Carbon Drives Digitally Manufactured Auto Parts with Lamborghini

Carbon continues to bring advanced 3D printing into play for end-use automotive parts, announcing a collaboration with Lamborghini.

Xerox Maps 3D Printing Participation, Acquires Vader Systems

Printing mainstay Xerox targets innovation and a fast-growing market, fulfilling promises in stepping into 3D printing.

Digital Manufacturing as a Game-Changer (When the Game is Football)

Carbon and Riddell have announced a partnership centering around customized 3D printed helmet liners.

Carbon Introduces Large L1 3D Printer for High-Volume Manufacturing

Carbon has made no secret of its manufacturing aspirations, and the new L1 is the next step in hardware for “immediate, high-volume production.”

Is Hybrid Manufacturing Worth the Hype?

A new style of production is beginning to emerge — hybrid manufacturing — which combines both additive and subtractive techniques. It’s been getting a lot of attention recently, but is hybrid manufacturing worth all the hype?

Troubles At Maker Geeks

There’s a bit of controversy surrounding US-based filament producer Maker Geeks.

Big Changes At Midwest Composite Technologies

Once in a while a company makes a very strategic move. This is one of them.

NASCAR Experience Driving Advanced Manufacturing Ambitions at KAM

With hybrid technologies and NASCAR roots, KAM is set to race forward in advanced manufacturing.

Carbon, Ford, and Production Parts

Carbon and Ford have expanded their collaboration with a focus on end-use parts.

Manufacturing Platform Xometry Now Has an RFQ Service for Part Quotes

Finding other people to do your grunt work for you just got a heck of a lot easier.

FDM Is Not A Serious Industrial Application?

We received a provocative comment about 3D printing and had to reply.

Book of the Week: Advances in Manufacturing and Processing of Materials and Structures

This week’s selection is “Advances in Manufacturing and Processing of Materials and Structures” by Yoseph Bar-Cohen.

AMFG’s “Name Is Our Vision”: Autonomous Manufacturing

AMFG is so focused on easing the way toward autonomous manufacturing that they named the company for it.

MakerFleet’s Online 3D Printing Farm Concept

Today we’re looking at a new entrant to the low-volume manufacturing space, MakerFleet.

3D Printing Pumping New Life into Industry

Charles Goulding and Tyler Gianchetta of R&D Tax Savers explore pump and impeller applications for industrial 3D printing.

GE Additive: What Does Industrialization Truly Mean?

Additive manufacturing is industrializing, but what does that mean?

Frustum Looking Toward Leadership in Generative Design, Acquired by PTC

Frustum has been busy with new releases — and today with a new parent company.

Stratasys Answers and Raises Questions

Stratasys had a lot to show at formnext 2018 as company execs answered a lot of questions — and raised even more.

You Think 3D Printing Is Big? The Best Is Yet To Come: formnext 2018

26,919 visitors and 632 exhibitors can’t be wrong: formnext 2018 has made Frankfurt The Place To Be in additive manufacturing each November.

How Will 3D Printing Benefit Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS)?

We can expect manufacturing to change in many ways over the coming years, and 3D printing is at the heart of some of the most exciting of these developments. In particular, manufacturing-as-a-service, or MaaS, is coming into its own thanks to advances in 3D printing.

Book of the Week: Designing Reality

This week’s selection is “Designing Reality: How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution” by Neil Gershenfeld, Alan Gershenfeld and Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld.

Evolve STEPs Forward with Kodak Partnership

Evolve Additive Solutions has just announced a technology partnership and Joint Development Agreements with Eastman Kodak.

Something Interesting About Continuous 3D Printing

I’m looking at some material from Robotfactory and noticed that print quality challenges are quite different.

3D Printing Opening the Floodgates for Valve Manufacturers

Charles Goulding and Tyler Gianchetta of R&D Tax Savers discuss 3D printing and valves.

Where 3D Printing Can Be Used and Not

I’m reading a baffling piece in the Harvard Business Review about 3D printing and China.

Is 3D Printing Becoming “Natural” for Manufacturers?

I’m reading a piece in the Durango Herald discussing a rocketry startup that’s using 3D printing.

Book of the Week: Additive Manufacturing of Metals

This week’s selection is “Additive Manufacturing of Metals: The Technology, Materials, Design and Production”.

Farsoon’s Production Vision Starts with the HT1001P CAMS 3D Printer

Farsoon has released a new polymer 3D printer, the HT1001P CAMS system.

Carbon’s Comfy Strategy

Carbon announced additional partnerships recently, but it seems to be a part of a larger strategy for business expansion.

The Impact of Thermoplastic 3D Printing in Production: Stratasys Interview Part II

It’s an interesting time for 3D printing as the technology moves toward production.

Stratasys Looking to Lead the Way in 3D Printing for Production: Interview Part I

Stratasys looks toward a future in production, building upon its unique history with 3D printing.

3D Printing as a Sea Change Technology: A Conversation with DNV GL

DNV GL is working to entrench the technologies of Industry 4.0 to the maritime and oil & gas sectors.

Forbes Predicts Massive 3D Printing Boom, and They’re Right

A provocative article in Forbes discusses how 3D printing could explode in future years.

30,000 3D Printed Fuel Nozzles

Milestones are mounting in additive manufacturing, with production parts hitting new highs.

Bigger Shows Show a Bigger Industry

Manufacturing shows offer a glimpse of the latest and greatest in industry — including when that next big thing is industry itself.

TCT 2018 – Themes and Thoughts

Several notable themes presented throughout the duration of TCT Show 2018.

What is a Jig and Why are They Important to 3D Printing?

One of the most important applications of 3D printing is the production of jigs.

BIgRep Takes BigStep Towards Production 3D Printing

Berlin-based BigRep announced a relationship with Bosch Rexroth to allow their 3D printers to work within industrial production operations.

EOS CEO: It’s About Developing the Industry

For EOS, the focus is on industry as 3D printing moves beyond the niche.

What is LEO Lane and How Does It Allow Digital Inventory?

I’m looking at an ancillary additive manufacturing service that secures intellectual property.

Validity through Milestones

3D printing is still proving itself as a viable production technology.

3D Systems Advances Additive Opportunities in Manufacturing

3D Systems’ latest major partnership brings a new hybrid machine and a statement about the place of additive in the manufacturing workflow.

Manufacturing Competition in Additive Manufacturing

Competition is heating up in additive manufacturing; how does that make you feel?

It’s Not Personal, It’s Business with 3D Hubs

3D Hubs continues on the path toward manufacturing by dropping non-Manufacturing Partner Program 3D printing hubs.

Book of the Week: CAD Engineering Essentials

This week’s selection is “CAD Engineering Essentials: Hands-on Help for Small Manufacturers and Smart Technical People (No Nonsense Manual Book 3)” by Mark Lynch.

3DCompare Expands Offering

3DCompare launched new features to address the needs of manufacturers.

Ultimaker Explores The Value of Manufacturing

Ultimaker published some interesting statistics today, leading to some interesting questions.

Book of the Week: The Ultimate Guide to Designing, Prototyping and Mass Manufacturing your Product Idea

This week’s selection is the useful “The Ultimate Guide to Designing, Prototyping and Mass Manufacturing your Product Idea” by Jason Vander Griendt.

Book of the Week: 42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China

This week’s selection is the highly useful “42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China” by Rosemary Coates.

3D Printing May Change Mass Manufacturing Expectations

I had a thought about how the integration of 3D printing into manufacturing may change how we think about products.

Fictiv Announces Overseas Option

Manufacturing platform Fictiv announced a comprehensive system for engaging with overseas providers.

Arevo Looks to Take on Carbon Fiber 3D Printing with New Funding and CEO

The composites market is ripe for disruption, given the time, labor and cost required to produce composite parts.

Book of the Week: Additive Manufacturing Innovations, Applications and Advances

This week’s selection is the broad-ranging collection “Additive Manufacturing Innovations, Applications and Advances”.

Book of the Week: Manufacturing and Design: Understanding the Principles of How Things Are Made

This week’s selection is “Manufacturing and Design: Understanding the Principles of How Things Are Made” by Erik Tempelman.

Could Dedicated 3D Print Factories Be The Future?

As manufacturing moves more strongly into 3D printing, there is a question about how it will be implemented.

Is Mass Customization To Take Over?

There is now another form of manufacturing becoming available: mass customization. But will it become ubiquitous?

BEEVERYCREATIVE Makes Moves Toward Industry

BEEVERYCREATIVE seems to be taking steps to transform their market direction.

Automated 3D Printing: How Industrial Additive Manufacturing Is Evolving

For years, science fiction has portrayed images of robots and appliances catering to every need and whim of human managers completely automatically.

How to Use TELEPORTATION to Speed Up R&D in Global Manufacturing

If you’re involved in the engineering of products manufactured globally, chances are you’ve been personally affected by SNAFU’s on an epic scale.

Landing.AI Is An A.I. Startup Focused on Manufacturing

Unlike science fiction movies, where “A.I.” is commonly associated with usurping humanoid robots, real-life artificial intelligence looks far less creepy and is a lot more specialized.

Convergence: The Changing Face of Manufacturing Services

There seems to be a pattern emerging in the world of manufacturing services, at least from a 3D printing point of view.

3D Hubs Makes it Official

3D Hubs’ journey is officially in another direction based on a policy change they’ve published.

Aleph Objects Shows How It’s Done

At CES Aleph Objects provided a demonstration we had not seen displayed to the public.

New Normal: The Permanent Beta

There’s a very powerful implication of the Carbon / Adidas shoe project that could change everything in the near future.

A 3D Printed Faucet Demonstrates Integration Possibilities

A new project by 3D Systems made me realize something interesting about 3D metal printing.

The Family of the Future Project

In spite of considerable press coverage and increasing use, 3D printing technology is still a mystery to many businesses. A new project hopes to change that.

There Really Could Be Something To HP’s Long Term Strategy

HP today made some interesting announcements that tell us quite a bit about their long term strategy, which just might work. HP is like the elephant in the room within the industry. They’re really big – financially. When they move, it’s important. While they are quite a bit smaller than the existing players in the… Continue reading There Really Could Be Something To HP’s Long Term Strategy

Elon Musk Not Using 3D Printing As Much As Suspected

SpaceX’s Elon Musk executed an “Ask Me Anything” session this week on Reddit, and revealed something interesting about their 3D printing use.

HP + Deloitte: Giving Tools Back to the Blacksmith

On Thursday, August 24th, 2017 in Silicon Valley, HP + Deloitte announced a new partnership. HP is known as one of the world’s leaders in technology development, and Deloitte is also a world leader in digital transformation, the process of taking a traditional company into a modern mode of operation. HP’s CEO Dion Weisler described… Continue reading HP + Deloitte: Giving Tools Back to the Blacksmith

Autodesk Adds SIM + CAM to Product Design & Manufacturing Collection

We LOVE collecting things–Odd design tools, pencil shavings, quesadilla drippings, and software, especially software.

Don’t Miss These 10 3D Printing Benefits! Save Time & Money Today

There are so many benefits to 3D printing.

Do Manufacturers Really Not Understand 3D Printing?

There’s something odd about how 3D printer companies are marketing these days.

Volkswagen Autoeuropa 3D Prints Manufacturing Tools to Save Thousands of Euros

Desktop 3D printers are being found in the manufacturing industry at an increasing rate.

Stratasys Gets a Big Opening for their Manufacturing Strategy

Stratasys has been making a number of hints that it wants move into the production manufacturing market, but now they have a huge opening to do so.

3D Hubs’ Distributed Manufacturing Concept

3D Hubs seems to have developed a new strategy for distributed 3D printing.

Implications of Formlabs’ Recent Announcements

What should we make of the two surprise announcements by Formlabs?

Could Blockchain be Critical for Future 3D Prints?

If you’ve been reading any tech material lately, you’ve likely heard of blockchain.

The Role of Hybrid Manufacturing in 3D Printing

Between the worlds of CNC machining and additive manufacturing (AM), there lies a bridge technology referred to as hybrid manufacturing. Hybrid systems combine both production techniques to join the benefits of subtractive and additive processes—the precision of the former with the freedom of the latter. One of the first companies to get hybrid manufacturing into… Continue reading The Role of Hybrid Manufacturing in 3D Printing