Automotive additive manufacturing production revenues 2019-2029
- 04 Sep 2019
- By Machinads
Two notable developments are currently happening to influence the market, the first of which is that the global supply chain for aluminum manufacturing materials seems to have “crossed the threshold” in terms of supporting AM technology as a next-generation opportunity. It seems that aluminum 3D printing is starting to catch up with nickel, steel, […]
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EU-funded AMable (AdditiveManufacturABLE) project
- 22 Jul 2019
- By Machinads
Additive manufacturing (AM) has seen rapid progress in recent years. While larger manufacturers are increasingly benefiting from AM, small manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) are being left behind. Addressing this challenge, the EU-funded AMable (AdditiveManufacturABLE) project is helping SMEs across all stages to develop ideas toward a final product. It’s also creating a digital framework to […]
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DigiTool Project: To revolutionize tool and die sector
- 03 Jul 2019
- By Machinads
The DigiTool project, led by TTL, is meant to provide SME’s with the ability to embrace 3D printing and additive manufacturing, but also adaptive machining and other ‘industry 4.0’ practices. The project framework focuses not on huge expenditures for SME’s as they strive toward more progressive manufacturing, but for them to be able to […]
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What the professionals’ thought were the biggest benefits of 3D printing technology
- 12 Jun 2019
- By Machinads
Professionals are most commonly using 3D printing for prototyping (55%) as a rapid means of showcasing and acquiring feedback on design and functionality. 43% are applying printing to production process, and 41% believe it enables and augments proof of concept processes. 18% use 3D printing to produce valuable marketing samples, with 16% deploying 3D […]
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3D printing has had a major impact on the world of manufacturing
- 05 Jun 2019
- By Machinads
3D Printing Challenges Traditional Manufacturing. How does traditional manufacturing work? How and why did 3D printing appear? This article looks at how weakness in traditional manufacturing have given additive manufacturing an opportunity to expand. Traditional manufacturing processes are unlikely to disappear any time soon, but 3D printing has created a whole new manufacturing mindset. […]
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3D Hubs: the world’s largest 3D printing community and marketplace
- 23 May 2019
- By Machinads
Today, over 20,000 engineers are using 3D Hubs, working with 250 trusted suppliers. More than 2 Million high-quality, custom parts have been produced to date! It is now easy to cost-effectively source custom parts using 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding, with more technologies coming soon. Click here to read the full […]
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3D printing to manufacture complex metal parts at a competitive cost
- 17 May 2019
- By Machinads
The technology for 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) of metals is finally hitting its stride. The technology has edged its way into a new class of materials and started to break into more applications. Newer 3D metal-printing technologies are in fact reducing costs, increasing throughput, and maintaining the same high-precision standards for many companies […]
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Mass production additive manufacturing will drive the next industrial revolution
- 10 May 2019
- By Machinads
Markforged, a company that makes industrial 3D printers, today announced that it has closed an $82 million Series D round. That’s a hefty raise for a 3D printer company, and it signifies an important shift in additive manufacturing, long the sphere of prototyping and short run production, toward higher output and mass production. […]
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Dutch metal 3D printer maker Additive Industries reported their first order in China
- 03 May 2019
- By Machinads
Leveragin the recent appointment of Sinsun-Tech Corporation Ltd as its agent, they sold the first MetalFAB1 system to a Chinese customer. Additive Industries won the tender of the Maritime Equipment Technology Institute of Jiangsu University of Science & Technology and will help the institute to accelerate production of heat exchangers for Liquified Natural Gas […]
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Additive Manufacturing hosted the first Additive Manufacturing Workshop for Automotive
- 25 Apr 2019
- By Machinads
Additive manufacturing (AM) is now understood as a viable production option for the aerospace and medical industries, but what about automotive? Until recently, it was relegated to prototyping and small-volume production in this industry, the argument being that 3D printing could never provide the quantities of end-use parts required for the mainstream auto industry. […]
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