SANTA FE, N.M., Sept. 29, 2016 -- Sigma Labs Inc., a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D brand, today announced that it has received a contract from Honeywell Aerospace under the previously-announced America Makes additive manufacturing research project with GE Aviation. The program, funded by the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute Read More
3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing
This is a channel about 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing (AM) for manufacturing professionals. AM is a fast-moving area of manufacturing technology and there are a wide variety of technologies use to 3D print or build objects, such as stereolithography (SLA), fused deposition modeling (FDM), digital light processing (DLP), direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) and more. At Advanced Manufacturing Media, we partner with RAPID - the leading conference and exposition for 3D printing -- and cover all AM methods, including emerging ones, such as Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM).
Maserati, GM Show Some Digital Savvy
CHICAGO—Maserati managed to accelerate its time to market to 16 months from 30 months by digitizing core processes, Siemens PLM Software Chief Digital Officer Helmuth Ludwig told people attending Smart Industry 2016 today. “What does ‘digital’ say? It says ‘01.’ It doesn’t say anything, really,” he said. But it has enormous value. Many companies will drop out of Read More
3Diligent Adds Service Options for Professional, Industrial Client Segments
Manufacturers Get Instant Access to Nearly 100 Industrial 3D Printing Services for Their Projects; New Offerings include 3Diligent Marketplace Free or Premium and 3Diligent Direct El Segundo, Calif. – Sept. 28, 2016 – 3Diligent, the leading services marketplace for professional and industrial 3D Printing, announced that it is splitting its service in two to better Read More
Why UAM Makes Sense for Aerospace & Defense
Additive manufacturing lets companies think “outside the box.” Engineers can now start to look at a part without restrictions on size, shape or material. Instead of taking 15 different CNC milled parts and brazing them together, these companies have reimagined the part entirely—to be built as one part. On top of that, adoption of additive manufacturing has led to a new Read More
Smart Factory Technologies Step Up at IMTS
Smarter factory systems connected via the cloud are the grand vision offered for the future factories that will fully leverage the best available tools from automation, software and machine tool builders. At IMTS 2016 in Chicago this week, the number of new systems and know-how showcased by factory automation and software developers attested to the manufacturing industry’s Read More
Carbon ‘Won’t Need to Raise New Money’ After Investment: CEO
CHICAGO -- 3D printing startup Carbon "won't need to raise new money now" after receiving an $81 million investment from companies including General Electric Co. and BMW, CEO Joseph M. DeSimone said. The investment "was completed a few weeks ago," DeSimone said in an interview at IMTS 2016 in Chicago. Carbon decided to issue the announcement today during the trade show, he Read More