Desktop Metal has introduced Live Sinter, new sintering process simulation software that corrects for shrinkage and distortion of binder jet 3D printing parts during sintering. Desktop Metal says use of the new software largely eliminates the need for physical trial and error, and makes possible using binder jet sintering on challenging geometries. Desktop Metal says sintering is a critical step in powder metallurgy-based manufacturing processes, including binder jetting. It involves heating parts to near melting to impart strength and integrity, and typically causes parts to shrink by as much as 20% from their original printed or molded dimensions. During the…
New machine simulation software, released today by Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, addresses 5-axis machine instability. Enhancements to the NCSIMUL software, that serves as a digital twin of a specific machine to plan and optimize its numerical control (NC) programming, enable machinists to determine the location of the 5-axis singularity point and avoid it for the first time. When the toolpath generated by computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software passes through, or near to, the singularity point, the machine tool behaves erratically. The machine tool can vibrate, causing “chatter marks” on the component being machined, which affects the quality of the surface finish.…
Titan Robotics Ltd. today announced a strategic collaboration with Jabil Inc. to accelerate the adoption of large-format, industrial additive manufacturing. Jabil Engineered Materials, a unit of Jabil, which develops innovative polymer formulations and compounds at its ISO 9001 Materials Innovation Center, is working with Titan to qualify and integrate customized materials for use on Titan’s pellet-based Atlas 3D printers. Pellet extrusion on the Atlas enables AM solutions by printing directly with plastic pellets instead of traditional filament. Image courtesy of Titan Robotics/Jabil. Together, the companies are driving the production of large-format tooling for applications in sheet metal forming, composite layups,…
Penguin Computing, a division of SMART Global Holdings, Inc., has announced TrueHPC, an end-to-end, enterprise-supported high-performance computing solution powered by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and NVIDIA Mellanox HDR InfiniBand networking to deliver a workload-optimized HPC infrastructure, that scales to meet any workload and accelerates time to innovation across HPC initiatives. Penguin Computing TrueHPC delivers a complete software, hardware and management platform built on compute-optimized hardware and Scyld Clusterware orchestration software, the company explains. TrueHPC leverages technologies from AMD, NVIDIA and others to enable a complete technology ecosystem in support of each workload. TrueHPC provides cluster management tools that allow…
Siemens Digital Industries Software is expanding its ecosystem for industrial additive manufacturing (AM) through partnerships with Morf3D, Sintavia and Evolve Additive Solutions. Through these new partnerships, Siemens is adding support for new methods of AM production, further strengthening Siemens’ end-to-end solution for industrialized additive manufacturing as part of its Xcelerator portfolio of software and services. Working with Sintavia, Morf3D and Evolve Additive solutions can strengthen Siemens’ end-to-end industrial AM solution while expanding support for service providers and AM machine builders, Siemens says. Siemens is collaborating with Sintavia, a metal additive manufacturer, to connect all phases of the AM process and…
HP has teamed up with start-up software developer Dyndrite to create HP Universal Build Manager Powered by Dyndrite (UBM), which it describes as “a robust solution” for delivering CAD-to-print workflows for additive manufacturing. HP says UBM is an OEM- and process-agnostic tool and is supported by many leading vendors. It offers software tools for build preparation, CAD import, patterning, nesting, labeling, support generation and slicing. The Dyndrite engine supports NVIDIA Enterprise GPUs for computational acceleration. It uses Python as a scripting language, and offers various Python application programming interfaces for automation and workflow integration. HP says this new build prep…
The ExOne Company, which provides industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, announced it is one of 16 companies participating in a consortium led by DNV GL, the global risk management and quality assurance society for the oil & gas and maritime industries. The consortium was founded in 2018 with the goal of developing an industry-accepted guideline for quality assurance of additively manufacturing parts. The consortium includes Equinor, Saudi Aramco, Siemens, Kongsberg Maritime, Voestalpine, Guaranteed, IMI CCI, Kongsberg Ferrotech, Addilan, BMT Aerospace, FIT AG, Howco Group, ImphyTek Powders, Intertek, XDM3D and ExOne. In February, the consortium released…
Materialise announces support for Desktop Metal Binder Jetting technologies, including Desktop Metal’s Shop System and Production System platforms. This strategic partnership will help reduce the complexity for companies looking to scale their 3D printing operations, companies say. Materialise also continues to move toward improved machine connectivity by offering manufacturers more insight into the production process. The partnership includes the introduction of a Desktop Metal Build Processor to support metal Binder Jetting technology for the company’s Shop System and Production System technologies. Materialise Build Processors are widely used in industrial printing, translating 3D designs into machine-specific build files for a variety…
Stratasys is making additive manufacturing even easier thanks to a new collaboration with nTopology, innovator of next-generation design and engineering software. The two companies are providing a series of accessible, customizable design for additive manufacturing workflows for their users, starting with the FDM Assembly Fixture Generator. Stratasys FDM printers have become powerful, supporting advanced materials like Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber and reaching accuracy and reliability required for use on commercial airplanes and even the International Space Station. But designing with existing engineering software tools still creates long lead times, slowing additive manufacturing's march to pervasive adoption. The new Stratasys |…
HP announced several new solutions for the management and automation of 3D printing workflows and large-scale additive manufacturing fleets. They include the new HP Universal Build Manager Powered by Dyndrite, which provides increased productivity and efficiency as well as automation to additive build management for leading 3D printing processes. The company also introduced new digital HP 3D Factory Services to provide customers with facilities and equipment analysis, staffing and training, and help implement production processes. In addition, HP announced the new HP Automatic Unpacking Station, developed in partnership with Rösler Group’s AM Solutions, to enable greater automation for post processing.…
Ansys has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to further integrate Azure cloud, HPC, digital twin and IoT services offerings. According to the company, Ansys Cloud, the underlying platform for running Ansys products in the cloud, integrates Azure cloud and HPC services with Ansys simulation technologies. New features will enable customers to use their existing software licenses and reduce modeling run times by increasing cores per job. Additionally, the company says the features will deliver price-performance improvements and incorporate customers’ existing Azure contracts. This could make it easier for larger organizations to migrate from on-premises HPC to Ansys Cloud. “As a…
OnScale announced the release of the OnScale Solve, its new Web-based, cloud engineering simulation platform. “OnScale Solve gives engineers, designers, and analysts access to the powerful cloud-native engineering simulation tools and cloud supercomputer resources they need to innovate, solve complex problems, and efficiently work from any location and device,” says Ian Campbell, CEO of OnScale. “OnScale Solve is the culmination of our focus on delivering the best streamlined simulation workflows, powerful multiphysics solvers, and an extensible simulation API, all accessible from a web browser on a pay-as-you-simulate SaaS subscription model.” OnScale Solve is a SaaS (pay-as-you-go_ engineering simulation platform that…