Automation

Materials 18 Nov 2022

Massivit 3D Expands Systems, Materials Portfolio to Automate, Speed Up Composite Production

Formnext 2022: These additive manufacturing systems utilize the company’s Cast In Motion technology, which is said to enable direct printing of complex molds using high-performance casting materials.

Automation 16 Nov 2022

Prima Additive’s Ianus DED System for Multiprocess Flexibility

Formnext 2022: The Ianus robotic cell can be configured to perform two different processes (for example additive and laser hardening) in the same machine.

Machining 15 Nov 2022

Aircraft Engine MRO: How Additive Manufacturing Plus Robotic Finishing Will Expand Capacity for Blade Repair

AM offers the chance to bring fast, automated processing to individualized, part-by-part restoration of turbomachinery. A cell developed by Acme Manufacturing and Optomec is able to automatically repair 85,000 unique aircraft engine blades per year.

Depowdering 11 Nov 2022

PostProcess, EOS Create Partnership for Automated Depowdering

The strategic partnership is designed to enable more sustainable automation through the additive manufacturing workflow.

Software 26 Oct 2022

Markforged Partners With 3YourMind to Scale Automation of AM

3YourMind delivers end-to-end additive manufacturing workflow by integrating Markforged’s Eiger software to facilitate Industry 4.0 adoption.

Materials 25 Oct 2022

Additive Manufacturing Production at Scale Reveals the Technology's Next Challenges: AM Radio #28

Seemingly small issues in 3D printing are becoming larger problems that need solutions as manufacturers advance into ongoing production and higher quantities with AM. Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski discuss 6 of these challenges on AM Radio.

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Formnext 8 Mar 2023

Rivelin Robotics’ Netshape Robots for Metal AM Postprocessing

Formnext 2022: NetShape Robots are designed to provide an automated solution for metal support removal and targeted finishing to meet the standards of mission-critical industries.

Robots 5 Oct 2022

Optomec, Acme Manufacturing Collaborate on Fully Automated Work Cell

Said to be the industry’s first fully automated work cell for the additive repair of turbine parts, the turnkey solution includes seamless integration of preparation, additive repair and finishing functions.

Software 5 Oct 2022

BigRep Flow Workflow Automation for 3D Printing Parts

This design automation software is said to automate the entire application engineering process to produce ready-to-use tooling, such as jigs, fixtures and manufacturing aids.