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3D Printing and Logistics The prediction was right: once the printing speed becomes faster, more materials become available, and the associated costs decrease, 3D printing in manufacturing is going to explode. With each passing day, vast improvements in all three categories are occurring, and we’re getting closer to that explosion. Case in point: a report from January 2017 by PWC…
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CNC Software, Inc., developers of CAM software, have launched the Mastercam Signature Parts Series to benefit CAD/CAM manufacturers. The series was initiated to showcase how Mastercam works throughout the manufacturing process using realistic parts. Each part is designed to keep Mastercam Resellers, customers and partners informed about new features, best practices, tips and tricks, and special applications related to the…
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BASF 3D Printing Solutions (B3DPS) will be exhibiting at Formnext 2019 sector show for additive-based manufacturing, with an expanded product range and a new brand presence. Sector specialists are invited to meet B3DPS specialists in person from November 19 through 22 at Booth D21, Hall 12.1 at the Frankfurt Trade Fair. With the introduction of its new Forward AM corporate…
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A family-owned supplier and distributor of alcoholic beverages, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS) began as a small bottling operation in Texas in 1909. However, it has expanded considerably ever since—to a team of more than 20,000 employees, as it distributes more than 150 million cases of wine and spirits annually across 44 United States markets, the District of Columbia,…
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As it continued to grow and meet increasing customer demands, ACT Fulfillment, a California-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider, encountered many challenges. From capacity limiting fulfillment volume, to process snags related to labor intensity and high employee turnover, the 3PL knew it needed an automated solution to ensure steady operations. After all, it was averaging 25 units per hour pick-to-ship. Industrial…
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Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Atlas 3D, Inc., a Plymouth, IN-based developer of software that works with direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) printers to automatically provide design engineers with the optimal print orientation and requisite support structures for additive parts in near real time. Atlas 3D will join Siemens Digital Industries Software, where its solutions will expand additive…
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Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera), an electronics industry organization focused on the creation and adoption of electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP) standards, announced the formation of a Proposed Working Group (PWG) to focus on a standard to enable tool interoperability between Failure Modes, Effects, and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA) for functional safety and the design and verification flow of…
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EOS and AMFG, provider of MES software for additive manufacturing, have announced a partnership enabling direct streaming to and connectivity with EOS machines. The lack of connectivity across the additive manufacturing workflow remains one of the biggest barriers to adoption. Through their partnership, EOS and AMFG aim to remove this barrier and establish a fully connected and automated additive manufacturing…
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Just a few years ago, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) were the new kid on the technology block. Only a few vendors were in this space, targeting large distribution centers focused on e-commerce, and one of these vendors (Kiva ) got bought up by the biggest e-commerce player of them all—Amazon. Today, dozens of vendors offer AMR solutions, and others offer…
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As company officials describe it, the Inkbit 3D printer is a multi-material ink-jet platform with eyes and brain. In simple terms, the jetting-based additive manufacturing system employs machine vision and machine learning/artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to learn the properties of materials, predict behavior, and adjust printing over time. The goal: High precision, multi-material production-grade output. The start-up company, spun out…
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Huntsman will unveil two new urethane-based 3D printing materials at Formnext in Frankfurt—IROPRINT F 80112 filament and IROPRINT R 1801 resin. The materials, which are soft and flexible, yet tough and strong, are the latest products to be announced in the company’s IROPRINT additive manufacturing platform, according to Huntsman. IROPRINT F 80112 filament is a shore A78 thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)…
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Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has announced the opening of a new, expanded sales and service center in Springfield, Mo. The facility will help Crown meet growing customer needs in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas, including the areas of Springfield, Joplin, Branson and Lebanon, Missouri. The new Crown Lift Trucks location, at 2637 E.…
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PACK for a Purpose: Robots Fighting Hunger filled more than 6,000 bags of kid-friendly, nutritious food for children facing food insecurity at this year’s Pack Expo Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO (Sept 23-25, 2019). The first of its kind collaboration between show producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, and Blessings in a Backpack, incorporated exhibitor supplied…
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