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Oqton Wins over EOS with Quality Control Software Integration

When 3D Systems acquired Oqton, there were concerns about whether other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) would continue to trust and share information with Oqton. Oqton’s automation and process software can…

German Companies Team up to Create Traceable 3D Printing Filament

Two German corporations, plastics manufacturer GRAFE GmbH and Tailorlux, a company specializing in making “optical fingerprints” for a variety of product classes, are collaborating on a new line of additive…

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Weeding Out Fake Parts: the Dark Horse of Killer 3D Printing Apps

After decades of slow accumulation, the killer apps for 3D printing have started to proliferate more quickly, with the technology’s evolution hitting its stride as the macro conditions of the…

Authentise’s “Threads” Is a Collaborative Engineering Platform for Smart Manufacturing

Authentise, a London-based workflow software provider specializing in additive manufacturing (AM), announced the release of its latest product, Threads. A collaborative engineering and project management solution, Threads’ development was aided…

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Materialise at RAPID: The Digital Thread is the Holy Grail of Manufacturing

At the 2023 RAPID + TCT event in Chicago, Materialise announced the latest release of its powerful data and build preparation Magics software. The manufacturing workflow is connected by the…

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Driven by Quality: Enabling 3D Printing in Industrial Serial Production – AMS Speaker Spotlight

As the world of 3D printing continues to evolve and new technologies and more and more professional materials emerge, it’s clear that 3D printing is quickly making its way into…

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SmartParts: Traceability in 3D Printing at the Particle Level

The 3D printing industry is currently maturing, with many developments underway that will better enable its use in end part manufacturing at scale. Among these developments are improved post-processing, greater…

3D Printing News Briefs, November 6, 2021: Business & Off-Road Vehicles

Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs will be especially brief today, as we discuss business first. 6K has appointed a Chief Financial Officer, and PrintParts has shipped its first SmartParts. Then,…

PrintParts and 3D Control Systems Partner to Integrate End-to-End Traceability in AM Industry

A development partnership agreement has been announced between 3D Control Systems, a San Francisco-based software company specializing in workflow management platforms for additive manufacturing, and PrintParts Inc., an AM technologies…

How an MES Can Help Power AM Qualification

“Knowledge is power,” the infamous quote attributed to Sir Francis Bacon comes to mind when reflecting on Industry 4.0 and the promise of more knowledge and insights.  However, while Additive…