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HP announced new alliances with both BASF and Oechsler to expand the advancement of industrial 3D printing and digital manufacturing. The expanded alliance with BASF centers around HP’s newly announced polypropylene material for additive manufacturing. The HP 3D High Reusability PP enabled by BASF was developed and qualified for HP’s Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution to enable companies…
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In the spring of 2016, I drove to Devens, Mass., to see something truly new in the post-Kiva era: Autonomous mobile robots in a production setting at a Quiet Logistics e-fulfillment distribution center. Locus Robotics, the startup company founded by Bruce Welty and Mike Johnson, was still more concept than commercial product, but even then, Welty envisioned a multi-billion-dollar business…
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The Xaar 1003 printhead is proving instrumental for industrial 3D printing manufacturer dp polar GmbH, enabling its AMpolar i2 to print additive manufacturing parts on an industrial scale, the companies report. Based in Germany, dp polar designs, develops and delivers industrial 3D printing systems for the automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering and consumer industries. The AMpolar i2’s Additive Manufacturing process uses…
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Take 3D printing to a new level with the latest release of Autodesk Netfabb. This 3D printing software is designed to help users accomplish more work in less time with fewer build errors, according to Autodesk. Improved Printer Integrations The Netfabb 2021 release adds four new 3D printers to the built-in integration list: Origin One (programmable photopolymerization for mass production)…
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Testing remains one of the fundamental hurdles to wresting control over the COVID-19 outbreak. To help break the logjam, companies hailing from the 3D printing and medical research worlds are combining forces to innovate new solutions to address the shortage of nasal swabs. 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys is pooling resources with a lesser known 3D printer company to market and…
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One of the many laudable essential workers of the COVID-19 era is proving to be 3D printing technology, which is being harnessed in force to churn out face masks and face shields, all of which have been in short supply for the duration of the global pandemic. Across the world, 3D printing technology providers and service bureaus are teaming up…
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The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade group created to promote green benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), has selected Jeremy Faludi, Ph.D., a leading researcher of sustainable engineering, to oversee its first commissioned university research project, a literature-based systematic review on the environmental sustainability of metal AM. “This project will provide our membership and the public in…
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Stratasys Ltd. is reducing its global workforce as part of a strategic plan to accelerate growth with a leaner operating model. This resizing, advanced sooner due to the impact of COVID-19, will affect approximately 10% of employees, and is designed to reduce operating expenses as part of a cost realignment program to focus on profitable growth. The company expects the…
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HP is delivering a polypropylene (PP) material for additive manufacturing. The new HP 3D High Reusability PP, enabled by BASF, is a durable and chemically resistant material that has been qualified for HP’s production-grade 3D printing systems, and is ideal for customers in the automotive, consumer, industrial and medical sectors. HP also unveiled a new partnership with Oechsler, a global…
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Global 3D printing services company Materialise has announced Mindware, an advisory service to offer businesses strategic, tailored and technology-neutral insights on the use of 3D printing. For a video on Mindware, click here. 3D printing offers businesses a way to establish more sustainable supply chains and reduce the costs associated with operational inefficiency, by enabling decentralization of manufacturing and production…
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For many industry thought leaders, analysts and educators, the impact made by the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to realign the current third-party logistics (3PL) marketplace. But when it does, shippers may expect far greater reliance on innovative technologies requiring substantial capital investment. “Given the massive coronavirus windfall to omnichannel and e-commerce companies, some might think that 3PL’s have a tremendous…
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DP Technology is working closely with some of the leading machine manufacturers to validate their new additive cycles. The DP Technology teams announce the first commercial version of ESPRIT that includes additive direct energy deposition (DED) cycles. ESPRIT’s additive capabilities include the same intuitive user interface that users expect from the software. The product release includes three-, four- and five-axis…
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AMCM, an EOS Group company, announces the serial production of its AMCM M 4K-1 (single laser) and AMCM M 4K-4 (four laser) industrial DMLS metal 3D printing platforms. Built on the EOS M 400 platform, the AMCM M 4K is tailored to produce large applications, with a height up to 1 meter (39.37 inches). Additional features include increased robustness of…
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Mastercam, CAD/CAM software developed by CNC Software, Inc., has made free training available to those looking to sharpen their skills. From now until June 30, 2020, users can sign up to take a full set of Mastercam core classes on Mastercam University. Mastercam University offers 24/7 access to fully online training and the courses are designed to be self-paced. Each…
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If you do a keyword search for the future of lift trucks, you’ll come up with these—automation, semi-automated, lithium-ion batteries, robotics and sealed lead acid batteries, to name five. And, if your initial reaction is that now is the time to look into these and related advanced technologies, you would be right on target. Lift truck fleets and their power…
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