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Fast Radius has announced that it raised $48 million in a Series B funding round led by UPS, with strong insider participation from Drive Capital. Fast Radius says it will use the funds to continue to scale up its global manufacturing footprint as well as its software development, application engineering and sales teams. “Additive manufacturing is increasingly becoming the logical…
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For the second time in a row, CONTACT Software's IoT platform has been awarded “Best Factory Software of the Year.” The Research and Application Center Industry 4.0 named Elements for IoT the winner 2019 in the category “Internet of Things.” As part of this year's “Factory Software of the Year” competition, the Industry 4.0 Research and Application Center at the…
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3YOURMIND, a provider of software solutions for additive manufacturing, has launched a full version of its Agile Manufacturing Execution System 〈MES〉. At the AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group) conference in Chicago, the company showed the applications and streamlined production workflows they have provided to early users. The software is intended to add efficiency to the production floor with smart part…
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3D Systems announces three global manufacturing companies—Nokia, rms Company and GF Precicast—have integrated its additive manufacturing solutions into their production workflows. Through the integration of 3D Systems’ Figure 4 or DMP platforms, these manufacturers are able to achieve design freedom, increase agility, scale production and improve overall total cost of operations. Nokia has added 3D Systems’ Figure 4 Standalone to…
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The new V650 Flex stereolithography 3D printer from Stratasys is the company’s entry into the stereolithography segment. This offering combines a large-scale system with a configurable environment for fine-tuning across a broad range of resins. Backed by a partnership with DSM, a global, science-based company, customers can capitalize on use of Somos stereolithography resins with the V650 Flex 3D printer.…
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The new Stratasys F120 3D printer is made for designers, engineers and educators with its industrial-grade additive manufacturing technology, the company reports. As the newest member of the F123 Series of FDM printers from Stratasys, the F120 brings industrial 3D printing to the masses—backed by simple controls, remote self-monitoring, 3D printing hardware, and high levels of reliability and repeatability, the…
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3D Hubs, an automated manufacturing platform, announces its $18M Series C round led by Endeit Capital. The company’s largest round brings its total funding to $30 million and includes participation from Hearst Ventures, EQT Ventures, Balderton Capital, Arthur Kosten (founder of Booking.com) and Erik de Bruijn (founder of Ultimaker). Funds will be used to advance the company’s automation of key…
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Wohlers Associates, Inc. has published Wohlers Report 2019, the 24th annual installment of its report on additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing. The 369-page Wohlers Report 2019 includes wide-ranging data on AM materials development and consumption. According to the report, the overall materials segment of the industry saw record growth in 2018. Revenue from metals grew an estimated 41.9%, continuing…
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MSC Software, a Hexagon company, and AVL List GmbH in Austria announced a collaborative partnership for research, development and customer projects in the field of simulation and testing of autonomous driving (AD) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) systems. AVL is developing a scenario-based open verification and validation toolchain to generate operational scenarios, create the relevant test cases, and execute…
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Ranked as the top additive manufacturing (AM) platform vendor, Stratasys scored highest in the overall category of implementation and topped four of the 12 ranking criteria, according to ABI Research. Stratasys was closely followed by 3D Systems, Desktop Metal and GE Additive in overall rankings. Newcomer Desktop Metal took the overall top spot in innovation. The Additive Manufacturing Platform Ranking…
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Protolabs has teamed with additive manufacturing (AM) consultants Wohlers Associates in a joint effort to accelerate design for manufacturing knowledge around 3D printing. The immersive course is created to help engineers and designers develop practical methods and strategies to get the most from different 3D printing technologies. The invitation-only course titled Designing for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) takes place over 3…
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Renishaw will return to the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conference to be held at the Hilton Chicago March 31 to April 4. Renishaw will exhibit components from the aerospace, automotive, medical and marine industries, as well as consumer technology, in booth D14. “We’re exhibiting parts from a range of industries to showcase what is possible with AM,” says Marc…
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To increase the funnel of production applications for Carbon's production partners and customers, ZVerse and Carbon have agreed to enter into a design partnership leveraging the ZVerse 3D Design On Demand Platform and Services optimized for the Carbon Production Network (CPN). “Our mission is to increase the pipeline of production applications for our digital manufacturing partners, at scale, by removing…
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The Master3DGage development team announces the third-generation, Master3DGage, a portable rapid 3D inspection and reverse engineering solution from Verisurf that enables machine shops to increase efficiency, improve part quality and reduce scrap. The complete hardware/software solution delivers automated “in-process” inspection to the shop floor, the company reports. “The New Master3DGage solution continues to close the loop in digital manufacturing workflow,”…
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Titan Robotics will showcase for the first time its industrial Hybrid Atlas 3D Printer with Pellet and Filament Extrusion capabilities at this year’s Additive Manufacturing Users Group conference. To demonstrate printing of production parts using materials on the Atlas 3D printer platform, Titan is partnering with three chemical companies serving the additive manufacturing industry: Arkema Inc., DuPont and NatureWorks. Titan…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
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