Fortify, a Boston-based additive manufacturing start-up and pioneer in digital composite manufacturing (DCM), announced it has closed a $10M Series A funding led by Accel with additional participation from Neotribe, Prelude Ventures and Mainspring Capital Partners. The funding will support the launch of Fortify’s Discovery Partner Program and the growth of the Fortify team. This follows a previous seed round this year of $2.5M. Fortify’s “Fluxprint” technology combines magnetics and digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing to produce composite parts with optimized mechanical properties. This is achieved by precisely orienting reinforcement fibers throughout the parts. Founded on research in composite…
Mechanical Simulation Corporation has released the 2019.1 versions of the vehicle dynamics simulation tools CarSim and TruckSim, which provide high-fidelity math models that reproduce physical test results, yet run fast enough on the computer to support real-time simulation with hardware in the loop, the company reports. CarSim and TruckSim support many options for extending the vehicle models, and those options have been used in the automotive industry to interface VehicleSim products with external powertrain models, in addition to the built-in model with an internal combustion engine with traditional transmissions, differentials and clutches. As electric and hybrid powertrains have become more…
Nano Dimension Ltd. has introduced its DragonFly Lights-Out Digital Manufacturing (LDM) printing technology, a comprehensive additive manufacturing platform for round-the-clock 3D printing of electronic circuitry. The DragonFly LDM system is designed for Industry 4.0 and manufacturing for the Internet of Things and is the extension of the successful DragonFly Pro precision system, which is dedicated to printing electronic components such as multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), antennas, capacitors and sensors. The DragonFly LDM is already available through Nano Dimension’s global sales channel. In Germany, the launch of the DragonFly LDM was already initiated by Nano Dimension’s reseller, Phytec New Dimension.…
Airbus Defence and Space is using an embedded software solution from ANSYS to develop flight controls and artificial intelligence (AI) features for an advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Airbus and ANSYS have been working together for decades, with Airbus using ANSYS SCADE tool to develop embedded software across multiple programs. “That relationship has enabled us to gain knowledge about aerospace embedded software systems in general, and we have participated in the creation of software safety standards,” says Eric Bantegnie, vice president and general manager at ANSYS. “We also have a lot of customers in the drone industry.” The two companies…
The Role of AI in the World Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI, two companies thinking deeply about the role of AI in the world and how to build secure, trustworthy and ethical AI to serve the public, have partnered to further extend Microsoft Azure’s capabilities in large-scale AI systems. OpenAI was founded in late 2015 by Elon Musk and Sam Altman who were motivated in part by concerns about existential risk from artificial general intelligence. Through this new partnership, the companies will accelerate breakthroughs in AI and power OpenAI’s efforts to create artificial general intelligence (AGI). The resulting enhancements to the…
With Ultrafuse 316L, BASF 3D Printing Solutions launches a metal-polymer composite for fused filament fabrication (FFF). It enables the safe, simple, and cost-efficient production of fully metal parts for prototypes, metal tooling and functional metal parts in 3D printing, according to the company. After the subsequent industry-standard debinding and sintering, the final 3D printed part is 316L stainless steel. FFF refers to a 3D printing process in which parts are built up layer by layer from moldable material. Ultrafuse 316L, a metal filament with polymer content, uses the same process; first, a suitable 3D printer builds a part layer-by-layer, with…
SME and Stratasys have announced the winners of their co-sponsored 2019 Additive Manufacturing Competition, held during the 55th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, KY, in late June. Six teams—three high school and three college teams—received top honors for the designs they created during the three-day contest. SME and Stratasys have collaborated on the contest for the past 5 years, designing the challenge to educate high school and postsecondary students about additive manufacturing technologies while providing them with real-world, hands-on experience using the technology. “Every year the participants in our SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition impress us with…
The investment bank of Berlin awarded 3YOURMIND with €1.3 million in Pro FIT funding, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This funding will be used to extend machine learning applications throughout their software suite. For companies entering into or scaling their additive manufacturing, 3YOURMIND software helps identify AM suitable parts from existing inventories. For companies and 3D printing services who are already actively 3D printing, the software suite becomes their digital access point for accurate pricing, file management, automated order processing and transparent tracking of the production floor. In 2019, in addition to building out machine connectivity, 3YOURMIND…
A new reinforcement of Weerg's additive manufacturing department announces the installation of the ProX SLS 6100 printer by 3D Systems. Based on selective laser sintering (SLS) technology, this system can handle rapid production of functional and durable nylon parts. The implementation of ProX SLS 6100 allows Weerg to offer new features and finishes for components made of SLS, thanks to the use of white DuraForm materials supplied by 3D Systems that could be colored with the Girbau systems already installed, expanding the range of shades that the customer can select when ordering. “We were looking for a solution that would…
The software specialist CoreTechnologie (CT) has developed the 4D_Additive Manufacturing Software Suite. A particular highlight of the new software is the texture module. With the new texture module of 4D_Additive Manufacturing Software, developers and industrial designers are now accessing over 5,000 different surface structures. The combination of the software with B-Rep kernel and the high-resolution HP Jet-Fusion process allows the additive production of very fine, completely new surfaces, which can have use for individualized decorative trim in vehicles and plastic design products, according to the company. For users, 4D_Additive makes it easy to define textures on the CAD model, simply…
LogistiVIEW, a leader in AR connected workforce technology, has announced a partnership with Fetch Robotics. LogistiVIEW will integrate Fetch’s autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and associated software with LogistiVIEW’s Connected Worker Platform, which is designed to enable the low-skill or no-skill workforce. The integration will enable robot-assisted processes to achieve a level of complexity and scale that rivals traditional fixed automation, at a lower cost and with extreme flexibility. “We intend to change the narrative around how robots will impact the logistics industry,” says Seth Patin, CEO of LogistiVIEW. “It’s not about replacing humans. Rather, robots represent an opportunity to completely…
VW reshapes T-20 Microbus with Generative Design Recently, to mark the launch of the Volkswagen Innovation and Engineering Center California, the carmaker upgraded the classic T-2 into a new concept van, called the VW Type 20. The new concept includes quite a number of generative design-driven parts—the steering wheel, the wheel, the side mirror arms, and the seat support, designed in Autodesk Fusion 360, an integrated CAD, CAM, CAE software. With generative design, engineers use loads, stress, material properties, and other functional inputs to get the best topology for the project, automatically generated by the software. This approach is now…