automation
Better than a Digital Twin, The Need for the Digital Triplet
The Digital Twin is a concept that is being established by the Enterprise CAD software crowd as well as people working in industrial automation. Heard among many a chin-chin with…
AM-Flow Offers Automated Solution for Sorting 3D Printed Parts
At formnext this week, Dutch company AM-Flow is introducing its new Vision Robot, a tool that automatically removes and sorts 3D printed parts. Automation is becoming more and more of a…
GE Additive Announced that Concept Laser’s M LINE Factory 3D Printing System Will Be Delivered in Q2 2019
A little over two years ago, GE acquired a 75% stake in metal 3D printing leader Concept Laser. Ever since then, GE Additive has been working to review and redesign…
Russian Researchers Develop Neural Network for Metal 3D Printing
3D printing is not a simple process, particularly metal 3D printing. It involves a great deal of complex mathematical modeling, with calculations that can take weeks for even the most…
Ford and trinckle Partnering to Automate Design of 3D Printed Production Tools
Popular automotive manufacturer Ford, which has long used 3D printing to fabricate assembly tools and was recently recognized for its work with the technology, is now partnering up with award-winning…
Digital Metal Introduces Fully Automated Additive Manufacturing
Digital Metal introduced its binder jetting 3D printing technology back in 2013, though its printer, the DM P2500, wasn’t made commercially available until last year….
3D Printing News Briefs: September 26, 2018
We’re starting with some news from the ongoing TCT Show in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to webcasts and YouTube videos, finishing with an update on…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 18, 2018
In 3D Printing News Briefs, in which we share news about some upcoming events, and then move on to business, science, and 3D printing pen art. Europac 3D and Addition…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 26, 2018
We have plenty of business, material, and 3D printer news to share with you in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. 3D printing led to increased savings for GM over the…
Six Shows In One: UBM’s Advanced Manufacturing New York Event Covers 3D Printing, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing, and More
Big events are a good way to bring everyone in the manufacturing industry together to discuss common themes, like design and 3D printing. Global B2B event producer UBM Advanced Manufacturing Expos…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 15, 2018
There are several new launches to cover in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with a new sustainable 3D printing steel powder project. Jabil has begun its digital future initiative,…
regenHU and Wako Automation Promoting Drug Discovery and 3D Bioprinting in the US
Typically, the first thing that comes to mind for most people when they hear the term 3D bioprinting is fully 3D printed, working human organs. The thought of being able…
Replacing Human Hands with Octinion’s Partially 3D Printed Strawberry Picking Robot
Belgian engineering company Octinion has developed what it is touting as a “fully autonomous strawberry picking robot.” If you’ve ever wondered how those baskets of fresh strawberries get to your supermarket, Octinion…
Authentise Signs Cooperation Agreement with SLM Solutions for Additive Manufacturing Production Automation
It seems like just about every day, another new partnership emerges in the 3D printing industry, especially this time of year – this week alone, Aurora Labs signed a binding…
3D Printing News Briefs: November 7, 2017
We’ve got a lot of 3D printing business news heading your way in today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by a 3D printing event, a 3D printed work…
Metal 3D Printing with Machine Learning: GE Tells Us About Smarter Additive Manufacturing
It’s no secret that global giant GE has a lot at stake as metal 3D printing makes headway as an advanced manufacturing technique in such part-critical industries as aerospace. Tight…
Renishaw Launching New Products at formnext to Make Additive Manufacturing More Mainstream
Like so many others in the 3D printing industry, Renishaw, headquartered in the UK, attended the TCT Show in Birmingham last month; Renishaw Iberica was also at IN(3D)USTRY last week….
RP Platform Launches Email Integration Feature to Further Automate 3D Printing Workflow
In 2013, Autonomous Manufacturing Ltd launched RP Platform, a software platform that automates every stage of the additive manufacturing process, from customer request to production to delivery. The London-based company…
Collaborative NextGenAM Project Aims to Speed Up Automation of the Industrial 3D Printing Process
Last year, Premium AEROTEC, a German manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft production systems, entered into a partnership with Norsk Titanium, to offer 3D printed metal components to Airbus, one…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 14, 2017
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll take care of a little business first, then move on to a contest, an upcoming event, and a really cool 3D printed trophy….
LIFTcell Production Lines: Coobx CEO Tells Us About Combining 3D Printing Process Steps into Continuous Workflow
3D printer manufacturer Coobx, headquartered in Liechtenstein, came onto our radar last month, when the additive manufacturing company debuted its EXIGO 3D printer with patent-pending LIFT (Light Initiated Fabrication Technology)…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 4, 2017
In this week’s first edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re talking about new machines, a new material, a strategic investment, and an increase to a technology grant program. Peopoly…
3D Printing for Mourners: Chinese Funeral Home Turns to 3D Technologies to Reconstruct Faces of the Deceased for Open Casket Funerals
Some people find the mourning process for the death of a loved one to be even more difficult if the deceased does not have an open casket funeral. This can…
Voodoo Manufacturing Tells Us About Automating 3D Printing With Project Skywalker
It’s already been a big year for New York’s Voodoo Manufacturing, which has grown to become one of the biggest 3D printing manufacturing facilities in the city in only a…
