As 3D models for additive manufacturing are held digitally, whether as CAD files, .stl or another format, the 3D printing industry will be closely linked to Industry 4.0’s ‘Big Data’. With such a vast…
Fraunhofer “Go Beyond 4.0” with design simulation software for mass customization in 3D printing
Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD in Darmstadt, Germany, is working on a 3D design solution that simulates the viability of 3D printable objects. The “Go Beyond 4.0” …
Metalysis opens specialist Materials Discovery Center for 3D printing metal
Additive manufacturing metal powder manufacturer Metalysis, has opened a Materials Discovery Center in South Yorkshire, UK. A momentous event for the company, Metalysis invited 3D Printing Industry to…
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority enters 3D printing and ‘Industrial Internet’ understanding with GE Additive
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE Additive (NYSE:GE) headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. The collaboration between the two compan…
Renishaw educating the UK’s engineers of the future with industry inspired workshops
Innovative engineering company Renishaw (LON:RSW) with expertise in metal additive manufacturing, is an avid supporter of education. At the beginning of March 2017, the UK based company expanded its G…
Voodoo Manufacturing aim for a 24/7 3D printing factory with robot-arm powered Project Skywalker
Brooklyn-based 3D printing factory Voodoo Manufacturing has unveiled a prototype of its automated 3D printing production line. Under the name Project Skywalker, the team are using a robotic arm with t…
ABB 3D scans towards a connected future in partnership with NUB3D
Swedish-Swiss tech corporation ABB has acquired Spanish 3D scanning and metrology equipment producers NUB3D. The acquisition of the 3D scanning enterprise will ensure that ABB are prepared for a ̶…
Trinckle brings the future of manufacturing closer with new partnership
3D designing for robotic arms is now easier thanks to a collaboration between Berlin-based 3D printing service providers Trinckle and German selective laser sintering (SLS) company Kuhn-Stoff. Kuhn-St…
Augmented reality startup DAQRI 3D prints with holograms
Founded in 2010, DAQRI is a purveyor of augmented reality (AR) technology and based in Los Angeles, CA. DAQRI’s current range of hologram powered products project speedometer and GPS visualizations on…
EOS team up with British manufacturers GKN
German 3D printing experts EOS have announced a new partnership with British manufacturers GKN. Following this, GKN announced plans for a new digital area for metal additive manufacturing at one of th…