The 2021 Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference convened May 2nd thru 6th in Orlando, Florida much to the relief and excitement of the organizing committee. Drawing in approximately 100 exhibitors, and more than 800 attendees, the event represents the…
Siemens and Materials Solutions open 3D materials Innovation Center in the U.S.
Siemens officially opened the doors to its Innovation Center in Orlando early last week. The 17,000 square foot facility was conceived as a collaboration between Siemens Gas and Power and Materials Solutions, the UK-based metal additive manufacturing business Siemens acquired…
Is Additive Manufacturing’s Future On Track with Process Control Technologies?
We take successful 2D printing for granted in the home or office. Simply press [CTRL+P] and what you see on the computer screen materializes in short order. Achieving the additive manufacturing equivalent of this simple computer command is a lofty…
PTC highlights generative design at its 2019 LiveWorx Conference
PTC’s annual user conference in Boston’s Seaport District had one unifying message to attendees this year: Digital Transformation is coming. From augmented reality and industrial internet of things (IIOT) demonstrations, to a partner exhibition and interactive cybersecurity displays, this year…
Summing up Additive Manufacturing in 2018
There is no unifying metric for quantifying growth, or technological progress, in additive manufacturing. The best alternative is to look at trends and data to give us insights into the near future. In 2018, there were numerous announcements across materials,…
IMTS 2018: Is Metal 3D Printing Taking Over?
Halfway through the 2018 International Manufacturing Technology Show, a large digital display flashed a number in excess of 125,000. Attendance is often the most telling indicator of interest and excitement for manufacturing. Of the 2,123 booths covering 1,424,232 sq. ft.,…
CAASE 2018 highlights design and simulation software for Additive Manufacturing
The Conference on Advancing Analysis and Simulation in Engineering (CAASE) took place June 5th-7th with more than 500 industry professionals assembling in Cleveland for technical presentations, workshops, training courses, and an exhibit. The event catered to the broader engineering simulation…
Defining generative design and its software implementation with nTopology, Frustum, and ParaMatters
Breaking announcements in printable materials, hardware, and the latest end-use applications are now standard at major 3D printing conferences. Focusing on the latest parts designed for additive manufacturing, typical explanations for how each was conceived likely include the terms topology…
RAPID+TCT 2018 in Review: Industry innovation in materials and processes
The 2018 RAPID+TCT Conference has come and gone as another strong demonstration of the growth present in the 3D printing industry. This year’s event in Fort Worth, Texas showcased more than 300 exhibitors and 150 technical talks to thousands of…
Finding trends at formnext 2017, but still searching for a step change
The formnext powered by TCT 2017 conference has established a new benchmark for the broader 3D printing industry, with 470 exhibitors occupying nearly double the floor space compared to 2016, and more than 20,000 people in attendance throughout the week.…
