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Xin Ning, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State University, specializes in developing materials for use in space. He has now received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to apply his research a little closer to home, with a stretchable sensor and foldable field hospital that could aid in the COVID-19 pandemic. “Two years ago, I had the…
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Building on the success of its field trial in June this year, a WarpSPEE3D 3D metal printer has again deployed and been put through its paces by the Australian Army during a two-week field exercise in the extreme heat and humidity of the Northern Territory. WarpSPEE3D is a large-format metal 3D printer that uses cold spray technology to enable faster…
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MakerBot launches the new MakerBot CloudPrint software, designed to provide a 3D printing workflow for teams to collaborate around the world. MakerBot CloudPrint (formerly MakerBot Cloud) is a next-generation cloud-based 3D printing platform that enables individuals and teams to use 3D printing collaboratively, all from within their browser and across multiple devices. MakerBot CloudPrint combines the familiar software features from…
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MathWorks introduces Motor Control Blockset, an add-on product for Simulink for designing and implementing motor control algorithms. Now, motor control engineers can use reference examples and Simulink blocks for developing field-oriented control algorithms to spin brushless motors. The blockset extends the set of Simulink products for motor control design, enabling engineers to test algorithms with each design change, generate fast…
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FATHOM has acquired GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services, LLC, a metal additive manufacturing services provider. Midwest Composite Technologies acquired FATHOM and ICOMold in 2019. With the GPI acquisition all four companies will be moving forward under the FATHOM brand. The combined company is positioned for growth as a leading privately held digital manufacturing company in the United States, and now…
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Dyndrite welcomes five new vendors to its Developer Council, on the heels of an announcement with first member HP. The council was formed to help evolve the Dyndrite platform, industry standards and create seamless customer experiences by cross-leveraging tools that elevate the industry as a whole, the company says. The new members are: Additive Industries, Currax, Open Additive, Photocentric, and…
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In advance of the 2020-2021 school year, PTC has made the Onshape Education Suite’s newly-released Enterprise plan available free-of-charge for K-12 schools and universities that register through November 20, 2020. The newest version of the cloud-based, remote learning suite is offered alongside the Onshape Education Standard plan to help alleviate the burden experienced by educational STEM programs during the COVID-19…
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A recent “Trends in Global Manufacturing” survey has revealed three times the level of Industrial IoT adoption than just two years ago. The survey, jointly conducted by SME and Plataine, a provider of Industrial IoT and AI-based optimization solutions, was conducted before the COVID-driven shutdown in the spring of 2020, and indicates progress toward widespread implementation of digital manufacturing. A…
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Keysight Technologies, IPG Automotive (which develops virtual test driving technology) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication specialist Nordsys are collaborating to design and develop a modular test platform that the companies say will accelerate the validation of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and functions for autonomous driving. The three companies have established a multi-year collaboration to create a solution – the Autonomous Drive…
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Dyndrite, providers of the accelerated geometry kernel used to build additive manufacturing (AM) hardware and software solutions, announce a long-term licensing agreement with HP to help power their next-generation cloud and edge-based digital manufacturing solutions, the companies report. The collaboration is designed to bring performance, efficiency, automation, and extensibility to the company's growing portfolio of digital manufacturing products, the companies…
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In what is reportedly one of its largest single orders to date, Stratasys, has announced that Latvia-based specialist aerospace additive manufacturing service provider, AM Craft, has purchased four large-scale production-grade Stratasys F900 3D Printers to provide certifiable 3D printed parts for a much wider range of aircraft interior applications. This includes everything from aircraft seating, paneling and ducting, as well…
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The ExOne Company reports that the nickel-based alloy Inconel 718 has been certified as Third-Party Qualified, the company’s highest designation of material readiness for its metal 3D printers. Frequently used in the aerospace, energy and automotive industries, Inconel 718 is known for high strength and hardness, with strong resistance to corrosion, chemicals and extreme temperatures ranging from sub-zero to 1300°F.…
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TDK Corporation is partnering with Origin, a company dedicated to additive mass manufacturing. Origin creates 3D printers that can print a wide variety of products with performance characteristics and tailored to mass manufacturing. “We think of Origin like the Apple of 3D printers; they own the platform, which is the 3D printer but their end customers choose which app to…
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CADENAS GmbH, a software specialist for digital CAD product catalogs, now provides planning data for automation and switching technology products from Siemens via its platform for 3D CAD models. Users of Siemens PLM solutions will now have direct access to digital Siemens components such as switches, controls, relays etc., which are available within Siemens NX, Solid Edge, Teamcenter as well…
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3DOptimizer is a new software tool for developing 3D printing settings. It is made to help battle a major issue with failed prints and bad results from 3D printers—wrong printing settings, the manufacturer FabControl SIA says. 3DOptimizer works with most FFF/FDM 3D printers that support gcode, including customized and self-built machines. It is available as an online service here. There’s…
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