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European Teams Examine the Combined Impacts of 3D Printing and Subtractive Manufacturing
As many in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry know, 3D printing alone often doesn’t cut it and can be best combined with subtractive processes to finish parts. For many applications,…
Part Density Measurement from Dimensionics Could Usher in Era of 3D Printing Quality Control
If the industry is to industrialize 3D printing, it will need automated tools to help reduce part cost while maintaining and increasing quality. It will need tools for conveyancing, de-powdering,…
$35M Drives CT Scanning Firm Lumafield in Series B Round
Startup Lumafield emerged from stealth mode replete with funding and an innovative CT scanner that was purportedly safer and easier to use than others. Now, the firm has secured a $35…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: May 1st, 2022
We’ve got another busy week of webinars and events ahead! 3D Systems has multiple offerings, while Stratasys continues its Experience Tour, Formlabs hosts The Digital Factory in Boston, and Nexa3D…
AI Software Brings Smart Quality Control to 3D Printing
A startup out of Purdue University, dubbed Araqev, is using machine learning (ML) to improve quality assurance (QA) for 3D printing. Started by Arman Sabbaghi, an associate professor in Purdue’s…
Sigma Labs’ 3D Printing QA Software Now Available for Polymers
Sigma Labs, Inc. makes PrintRite3D, an in-process quality assurance (QA) monitoring suite of software used with metal powder bed fusion (PBF). The solution allows users to track and find errors,…
3D Printed Poka-Yoke is a Gateway Drug for 3D Printing
Recently, 3NTR‘s Davide Ardizzoia mentioned “poka-yoke” in a LinkedIn comment about a vacuum forming post I wrote. It inspired me to reconsider just how Lockout Tag Out (LOTO) tooling could…
The 3D Printing Octagon
A few years ago I started to think of 3D printing as a triangle where you had to control for each part of the delta: software, machines, and materials. I’ve…
3DPrint.com Interviews Cole Brubaker of Halmos Technologies for nanofunctionalized materials for 3D printing
A few weeks ago we read about Cole Brubaker’s fascinating research at Vanderbilt University on nanofunctionalized materials for 3D printing. Together with a team, he had looked into gold nanoparticles and…
EOS and MTU Collaborate in Designing Quality Assurance Technology for 3D Printing
3D printing with metal is leading the way in the most recent industrial revolution due to its applications with a variety of very strong materials and potential for high resolution…
ObjectForm and QA Team to Offer 3D Printing Courses Within the UK
There is no doubt that 3D printing will play an expansive role in the future of just about every industry out there. As the technology progresses, the adoption rates rise,…
