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Q: What is your number one takeaway from ProMat 2019? Matt Wicks: You asked for one but I’ve got three – robotics, robotics, robotics. The show has historically been all about traditional material handling equipment. And it was still there. But we have clearly moved into the age of robots at ProMat. Traditionally, robots have been confined to manufacturing. Warehousing…
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A research team at Kansas State University 3D printed batteries using freeze casting and hybrid MoS2-graphene aerogels. The process uses inkjet printing and freeze casting to control the microstructure and macroporosity of the structures during printing. Ink droplets (consisting of a molecular MoS2 precursor missed with graphene oxide nanosheets) are frozen during the 3D print process using a cold substrate…
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Benjamin Nenert, designer and specialized technician of Porsche, is the winner of the 2019 edition of Weerg 3D Printing Project Award. “Among the many nominations received on our Facebook and Instagram pages, we have chosen to award this project because it represents an example of simple creativity, as well as an intelligent integration of 3D and CNC technologies,” says Matteo…
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The Saint Thomas Academy Experimental Vehicle Team (EVT) placed second overall, and first in the U.S., in the high school division of the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. The team tied for first with a European Space Consortium for high school students worldwide but then lost the tiebreaker. In addition to its performance completing the course and mission tasks (video),…
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The Lubrizol Corporation's Lubrizol Engineered Materials business will showcase its specialty materials for 3D Printing (3DP) technologies along with the latest product release Estane 3D ECO TPU: a renewable-sourced grade with over 30% bio-based content in booth #133 at RAPID + TCT 2019, May 21-23, 2019 in Detroit, MI. Lubrizol Engineered Polymers has launched Estane 3D TPU F95A-030 BR ECO,…
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The latest release of Siemens PLM Software's Simcenter Amesim system simulation software helps accelerate digital twin creation through ease of use and democratized access to system simulation, the company notes. By extending Modelica support and integration with other Simcenter solutions, Simcenter Amesim helps users to set up a toolchain throughout the development cycle. With the latest release, Siemens Digital Industries…
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The European “Bionic Aircraft” research project has reached yet another milestone for additive manufacturing: For the first time, CENIT reports that components can be printed directly from the CATIA V5 CAD system. This is made possible with the interface developed by CENIT. All process steps, including post-processing, can be mapped in CATIA V5. Now, exact data is available in CATIA…
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The news of the fire at the Notre-Dame cathedral was devastating to Bernard Charles, CEO of Dassault Systemes. From his official twitter account, he wrote, “My heart is filled with sadness. Notre-Dame de Paris on fire. Our history and values shared by so many in the world who share our pain. I think about my Friend Frank Gehry who first…
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The partnership between Sintratec and the Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) has resulted in the donation of a piece of equipment for students’ use ahead of a new program offering at the college this fall. Sintratec founder and CEO, Dominik Solenicki, travelled from Switzerland to SUSCC’s Opelika campus to hand over the Sintratec Kit for the college’s Additive Manufacturing…
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KineoWorks from Siemens PLM Software is a software component that automatically computes collision-free motion, solving complex path-planning problems in applications such as robot simulation/control and virtual assembly/disassembly verification. KineoWorks version 7.0 includes various new features described as follows. KineoWorks version 7.0 comes with a new standalone application—Kwik—for accelerating your KineoWorks application development. Kwik has a simple and ergonomic graphical interface…
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Stratasys Direct Manufacturing is expanding its additive metals offering with the addition of VELO3D’s Sapphire 3D print system and Flow software. The Sapphire laser fusion metal additive manufacturing system allows for printing of complex part geometries with in-situ metrology, closed-loop control, and low-to-no support structures. The solution’s built-in tools include support generation, simulated print predictions, per-surface process application, slice composer…
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DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers, a global business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, will introduce several advanced new semi-crystalline materials at RAPID + TCT 2019 (booth #552), expanding its 3D printing portfolio. These high-performance materials will offer manufacturing agility by while maintaining consistent properties, the company reports. Jennifer L. Thompson, Ph.D., R&D programs manager for DuPont Transportation & Advanced…
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Stratasys has unveiled a new agreement with Pantone, provider of professional color standards in multiple vertical industries. Under terms of the agreement, Stratasys now becomes a 3D printing solutions provider with technology officially designated as PANTONE Validated, reflecting the qualification and approval to simulate Pantone Matching System 〈PMS〉 colors on printed objects, Stratasys reports. Both Stratasys J750 and J735 PolyJet…
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According to Steven LaFevers, vice president at Hyster-Yale Group, there is a critical blind spot in many customers’ fleet considerations. “I would guess eight out of 10 customers do not undertake a comprehensive, ROI-driven assessment of their power needs,” he said. “Five years from now power studies will be common, and customers will choose the power source – whether lead-acid…
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On Wednesday, during MHI Industry Night with Craig Ferguson, the winners of the annual MHI Innovation Awards were crowned. The winners came from a field of 12 finalists in three categories: Best New Product, Best Innovation of an Existing Product and Best IT Innovation. “We received 108 total submissions spread across the three categories, and each one could have qualified…
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