316L stainless steel is now available for use on Desktop Metal’s Shop System, the first binder jetting system for machines shops. (Image courtesy of Desktop Metal.) Desktop Metal has had a busy 2021 from acquisitions, including ExOne and Adaptive3D, to launching Desktop Health to qualifying new materials. The latest material available for its innovative Shop System, the first metal binder jetting system for machine shops, is 316L stainless steel. “The launch of 316L for the Shop ...
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This video was sponsored by EMAG. If there is one word that defines technology in the first two decades of the 21st century, it’s connectivity. The World Wide Web, handheld devices and wireless networks have connected people in ways never imagined a generation ago. That’s also true of machines, and in fact, manufacturing equipment was networked long before the invention of the smart phone. That connectivity, however was largely based on machine monitoring and centralized production ...
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Episode Summary: Steelmaking is possibly the most important single technical innovation of the last thousand years. Almost all modern technology can trace its roots back to the unique properties of iron with carefully controlled amounts of carbon. Steel allowed everyone from James Watt to the village blacksmith alter the hardness of the material at will, creating the ability to cut and shape steel into everything from bridges to submarines. But it generates a lot of CO2. A modest industrial t...
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Manufacturing can be expensive and time-consuming, especially if you don’t choose the optimal process for your part. For modern manufacturing needs, it usually comes down to a choice between additive and subtractive manufacturing. So, how can you decide if a part should be machined or printed? At Autodesk University 2021, Greg Paulsen of Xometry led an industry talk to answer that exact question. Over the course of an hour, Paulsen provided an overview of the two main types of manufacturin...
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A complex mold made with the Massivit 10000. (Image courtesy of Massivit 3D.) Large-format 3D printing solutions developer Massivit 3D recently unveiled its all-new Massivit 10000 composites tooling system at this year’s CAMX 2021 in Dallas, Tex. The system was designed to address bottleneck challenges in the composites tooling process through automation. This eliminates the need to produce an initial master or plug. The system also utilizes the company’s latest Cast-In-Motion (CI...
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Using Autodesk Fusion 360, parts can be consolidated to optimize design, allowing for a multipiece assembly that requires no assembly. (Image courtesy of Autodesk University.) Additive manufacturing has changed manufacturing forever. Among its many benefits is the ability to optimize designs through part consolidation. Luke Ice and Alexander Jones, engineers at Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing Center of Excellence, conducted a class during Autodesk University 2021 to discuss this design meth...
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The Roboze Circular Economy Program Model. (Image courtesy of Roboze.) High-temperature industrial 3D printer developer Roboze officially launched its new circular economy program, which will help optimize the consumption of materials and energy while simultaneously enabling more sustainable design and manufacturing processes. Customers who use Roboze’s 3D printing systems can return waste material and 3D-printed parts once they reach the end of their life cycles. The material and part ...
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In developing countries and low-income areas, access to affordable prosthetics for amputees can be challenging. With their low cost and custom 3D-printed prosthetics, the Victoria Hand Project (VHP) is looking to improve the lives of amputees around the world. The company spun out of the University of Victoria in 2014 and operates in eight countries: Haiti, Guatemala, Ecuador, Egypt, Nepal, Cambodia, Kenya, and Uganda. At Autodesk University 2021 (AU2021), VHP’s Chief Operating Officer, M...
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Ford is experimenting with plant nanotechnology. (Image source: Ford) As vehicles continue to be responsible for a significant portion of the world’s pollution, Ford Motor Company is part of a growing list of automakers trying to make their companies more environmentally sustainable. “Our planet is in crisis,” said Debbie Mielewski, Ford’s Technical Fellow of Sustainability at the Altair Future Industry event on October 20. “Our world’s wildlife population...
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Hexagon’s new HP-L-10.10 non-contact laser line scanner for CMM inspection tasks. (Image courtesy of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division) Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division unveiled a variety of measurement technologies and solutions at the EASTEC 2021 Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts on October 19–21, 2021. The event featured the company’s first exclusive showing for the brand new HP-L-10.10 non-contact laser line...
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