Generative design
3D Printing News Briefs, August 3, 2024: Thangs, CADchat, Metal Inks, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with some good news for Thangs, which is now the world’s largest 3D community. Moving on, CADchat announced a significant upgrade to its…
DARPA Awards $1.8M to Intact Solutions for AI-Driven, Pre-Qualified 3D Printed Components
In its latest show of support for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $1.8 million to Wisconsin software provider Intact Solutions to develop…
nTop Launches Version 5 of its 3D Modeling Software at RAPID + TCT 2024
nTop, the NYC-based provider of design software used for additive manufacturing (AM), has launched nTop 5, the latest version of its flagship platform, ahead of RAPID + TCT 2024 in…
Interview: DiManEx Combines, 3D Printing, AI and Analytics to Optimize Your Supply Chain
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry is entering a new growth phase, thanks in large part to government stimulus and new technological advancements. Potentially acting as a killer app for this…
BMW Targets WAAM 3D Printed Test Parts for Vehicles Next Year
The BMW Group has long been a user and innovator in additive manufacturing (AM) technology, dating back nearly 35 years. Nevertheless, the auto giant never fails to impress in the…
MIMO TECHNIK, ASTRO Test Lab & LEAP 71 Combine Powers for Computational Engineering in Aerospace 3D Printing
California-based MIMO TECHNIK, a service bureau catering to demanding clients in the New Space and defense sectors, operates with six SLM 500s, four SLM 280s, and three SLM 125s. ASTRO…
How implicit modeling, generative design, and AI are solving the toughest engineering challenges
In 2024, I’m most excited for engineers to deliver a new generation of parts leading to massively improved products enabled by advanced design software and additive manufacturing. In order to…
BASF Forward AM to Debut Ultrasim 3D Lattice Engine Software at RAPID + TCT
BASF Forward AM, the 3D printing brand of the world’s largest chemical producer, announced that it will introduce its new software platform, Ultrasim 3D Lattice Engine, at RAPID + TCT…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: March 19, 2023
We’ve got lots of events to tell you about in this week’s roundup, starting, of course, with AMUG 2023 in Chicago. There’s also the Silicone Expo Europe, Engineering Solutions Live,…
Startup Accelerator: TOffeeAM Gets £5M for 3D Printing Generative Design Software
Two years ago, UK-based TOffeeAM raised £1 million pounds to develop its generative design tool for 3D printing. Now, in a round led by Presidio Ventures Europe and East Innovate,…
Carbon Acquires 3D Printing Software Startup ParaMatters
Carbon, the Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of additive manufacturing (AM) platforms, announced its acquisition of ParaMatters, a software as a services (SaaS) company providing solutions for the 3d printing sector. Carbon…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 21, 2022
We’ve got another interesting round of webinars and events coming up this week! 3D Systems is attending an investment casting expo, ASTM International has reached the end of its virtual…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: July 10, 2022
It’s another busy week of 3D printing-related events and webinars! Markforged and Stratasys are both conducting tours, 3D Systems is holding a webinar on lightweighting structures for NASA, and the…
Altair Buys 3D Printing Software Startup Gen3D
Altair Engineering Inc., the Michigan-based provider of software and cloud services for advanced manufacturing, announced that it has acquired Gen3D, a creator of additive manufacturing (AM) design software utilizing implicit…
3D Printing, Generative Design, & CNC Harmonize to Make Electric Violin
It’s true, 3D printing and generative design can make beautiful music together…just look at the electric violin recently created by Autodesk and luthier (violin maker) Kevin Baslé! Electric violins, while…
3DPOD Episode 94: 3D Printing Generative Design with Hyperganic CEO Lin Kayser
Hyperganic is a stealthy startup that wants to replace how things are currently designed and made. The company aims to disrupt CAD with a very different design paradigm using artificial…
3D Printing News Briefs, January 20, 2022: Metals, Fiber Batteries, & More
Starting with material news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Velo3D has qualified a new superalloy for its Sapphire 3D printers. Equipment manufacturer PGV is saving time and money with…
Inspiring Non-Profit Makes 3D Printed Prosthetics for Patients in the Guatemalan Jungle
Volunteers and designers from non-profit organization LifeNabled and engineering software startup nTopology have been busy helping amputees in northern Guatemala. The team, led by LifeNabled co-founder Brent Wright, created a…
Startup Accelerator, Singapore: Hyperganic, Molyworks, Additive Flight Solutions
In this series, we’re looking at the startup scene in Singapore by identifying some of the 3D printing companies being founded and grown there. Hyperganic Hyperganic always kind of confuses…
Ricoh 3D Adds Generative Design Options for 3D Printing
UK-based Ricoh 3D has added generative design and shape optimization software to their line of 3D printing services. Currently, Ricoh 3D offers external printers and in-house printing and design (both…
Autodesk Integrates Netfabb 3D Printing Software into Fusion 360
When it was acquired by Autodesk in 2015, Netfabb was one of the most widely used tools for enhancing models for 3D printing, in terms of repairing files, prepping them…
nTopology Closes $40M Funding Round to Enhance 3D Printing Software
Last year, 3D printing software startup nTopology launched its nTop Platform, which uses generative design, topology optimization, and workflow management to overcome the typical issues seen when using traditional CAD…
3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup, September 13, 2020
For this week’s roundup, we’re telling you about a couple of events that run multiple days, and a webinar each from MakerOS and Rize. IMTS 2020 Splits into IMTS Network…
Armis Slide: 3D Printed Shoes Made in a Single Print
3D printing has had an revolutionary impact on the industrial world at numerous levels. While in some areas, researchers are producing groundbreaking studies and inventions as in medicine, other innovators…
