efficiency
GKN’s New Turbine Exhaust Module Made More Efficient with 3D Printing
Manufacturing firm GKN Aerospace has produced and delivered a turbine exhaust module to German engine company MTU as a part of the E.U.’s Clean Sky-2 EMVAL project. Designed as a…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: September 18, 2022
In this week’s roundup of webinars and events in the 3D printing industry, Stratasys and Markforged continue their tours, and ASTM International’s CoE is holding a snapshot workshop. HP will…
“World’s Most Efficient” A/C System to Be Built with 3D Printing
Hyperganic, a German developer of AI-based engineering software, has announced a new project aiming to create the world’s most efficient residential A/C system. The company is partnering with Strata Manufacturing,…
Reducing Part Count with 3D Printing: What Are the Advantages?
One of the feats 3D printing can accomplish is part count reduction. Public studies by NASA and other researchers have shown that in rocket engines, for example, 80 parts can…
Improve Efficiency In Your Fabrication or 3D Printing Service
Efficiency. In manufacturing, we talk about improving it any chance we get. Without it, we may not survive as a business. We also like to explore how to be more…
Eco Friendly 3D Printing? Jevons Paradox
In this series so far, we’ve discussed the many ways that additive manufacturing (AM) can fit into our already climate-disrupted world, as well as the many obstacles yet to be…
Coding for 3D Part 3: Tools of Choice
This is an in-depth article explaining the plan of attack for learning parametric design through code. I will be consulting various online resources as well as books to strengthen my knowledge base.
3D Printing News Briefs: March 16, 2019
We’re starting with 3D software and medical 3D printing in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to stories about some cool 3D printed projects. Sinterit has updated…
Is 0.14mm the Best Layer Thickness for my FDM 3D Prints?
According to research, the most commonly-used extrusion 3D printing method is fused deposition modeling, or FDM, which is used often for 3D printing larger, stronger parts; it’s also a popular desktop 3D…
3D Systems Looks to Increase 3D Printer Efficiency with Aquant’s AI Platform
For the last two years, 3D printing industry giant 3D Systems has been looking into product launches in hardware, materials, and workflow, in order to create more opportunities for additional…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 17, 2018
For today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re covering some business news, followed up with material news and stories of 3D printing applications in the medical, aerospace, and defense fields. Norman…
Breaking Down iGo3D’s Decision to Use DigiFabster’s 3D Printing Management Software
Three years ago, 3DPrintus, an online 3D printing platform in Russia, expanded its business and developed 3D printing software and services provider DigiFabster, which helps companies automate and streamline certain business processes. The software-as-a-service…
As the America’s Cup Race Looms on the Horizon, Land Rover BAR Continues to Look to Renishaw for Additive Manufacturing Assistance
Growing up, my family always vacationed in northern Michigan in July, and always on lakefront property; we’re all big lake people. This is a tradition that happily continues every summer,…
3D Systems Launches 3D Sprint 2.0 Software, Developed for Their Plastic 3D Printers
Just a few months after 3D Systems released their Geomagic Control X software for 3D inspection and metrology, they’re at it again, with their official launch of 3D Sprint 2.0…
Stratasys and Schneider Electric Plan the Factory of the Future
Schneider Electric SE is a French multinational corporation that specializes in the distribution of electricity, automation management, and producing the necessary installation components for the management of that energy. Schneider’s…