GKN Additive has 3D printed a hydraulic adapter block which was redesigned to weigh 80% less than its traditionally manufactured counterpart. The UK-based technology conglomerate employed Design for A…
TUT team decipher when additive manufacturing is feasible for end-use production
A collaboration between researchers at Tampere University of Technology (TUT) Finland and industrial engineering firm Enmac Oy has yielded a model that can determine when to use additive manufacturing…
Protolabs announces Designing for Additive Manufacturing course in partnership with Wohlers Associates
Award winning on demand manufacturing provider Protolabs and Colorado-based additive manufacturing consultants Wohlers Associates have collaborated to run a Designing for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)…
MIT offers online certificate program for Additive Manufacturing
After a successful run earlier this year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will offer another session of its online Additive Manufacturing course, led by Professor A. John Hart. Learn how …
CIM UPC to launch world’s “most powerful” additive manufacturing degree
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain, is launching a Master’s degree program in Design and Engineering for Additive Manufacturing (DEFAM). The course has been compiled by the un…
Sandia Labs apply design for additive manufacturing to build precision telescope
Using sub-par materials and inaccurate dimensions does not sound like the appropriate start to a precision engineering project. However, a team at Sandia National Laboratories has done just that, and …
Bees put sting in Temple’s bioinspired 3D printed needle design
Design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) tools, such as generative design programs and topology optimization, are changing the way our world looks. Airplane parts are now more organic-looking, taking …
INTERVIEW: Terry Wohlers on the 2018 Wohlers Report, explosive growth in 3D printing
The Wohlers Report 2018 was published last week. As in previous years, I caught up with Principal Author Terry Wohlers to learn more. The Wohlers Report is always eagerly awaited and regarded by many …
FATHOM releases Crystallon, an open-source software for lattice-based design
Lattice structures are integral to 3D printed designs, and Aaron Porterfield, an industrial designer at additive manufacturing service bureau FATHOM, has developed Crystallon, an open source project f…
3D printing generative design tool from Desktop Metal makes waves at SOLIDWORKS World
Award winning metal 3D printer developer Desktop Metal has announced Live Parts, a new generative design platform to help customers get the most out of additive manufacturing. Instead of working with …