As reported earlier, 3D printing for Aerospace has taken another step forward this week. Now new research into ceramics brings hypersonic flight closer. The production of the LEAP and GEnx series engines combine 3D printing with several other advanced manufacturing techniques.…
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Keynote speakers for AMUG 2017 announced
The upcoming Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conference in Chicago has announced keynote speakers from the Caterpillar Inc and special effects studio Legacy Effects. Established in the early 1990s, 2017’s AMUG conference will take place from the 19th-23rd March. Stacey DelVecchio – Additive manufacturing…
New Jersey school introduces MakerBot Innovation Center
Mount Olive High School (MOHS) in New Jersey, welcomes 33 MakerBot 5th Generation Replicator 3D printers to their existing Marauder Innovation Learning Lab (MiLL). A resource of such a size is usually reserved for higher-education in universities but the Department of Defense,…
Concept Laser machines bring can-do attitude to beverage industry
Additive manufacturing has been adopted by specialist stainless steel and aluminium manufacturer Jung & Co. Gerätebau GmbH for making the spare parts needed in drinks-can machines. A Concept Laser M2 Cusing Multilaser machine has been installed in their factory in…
GOM add 3rd dimension to student’s lab experiments
3D measuring and testing specialists GOM GmbH have launched an international competition inviting proposals for the inspired use of the ATOS desktop 3D scanner. For the competition a student’s lab experiment could involve anything from industrial measuring to product design,…
$28.6M Boosts Advanced Manufacturing in Nottingham University
The University of Nottingham is on its way to become an even more prominent figure in the world of British 3D printing. A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place to mark the start of work to build a pioneering Institute for…
Hybrid manufacturing brings out UCDavis hobbyists
At present the combination of additive and subtractive manufacturing, known as hybrid manufacturing, has been primarily for professional use. However, research shows how efforts to bring this technology to the desktop are progressing, especially for education. The idea is that…
Exploring the Open Web at MozFest 2016
When Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989, he made it open and available for everyone to use it, but since then companies have sought to monetize people’s access to it. Following the invention of the internet by…
Towering builds by Builder Extreme printers
The Builder Extreme 2000 is an FDM (Fused Deposition Modelling) based 3D printer that not only looks like a phone booth, but it could also almost print a life-sized replica of Superman, at a height of anything up to 1.820m…
ISO and ASTM develop AM Standards Development Structure
One of the major barriers to widespread adoption of 3D printing is the question of standardization. For industries like aerospace and medical especially, there is a need for technical standards to maintain the safety and repeatability of printed parts, as well as…
