Automation
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.
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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.
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Intrepid Automation’s Valkyrie Systems for Industrial-Scale Additive Manufacturing
System features modular DLP technology for a customizable, industrial-scale system for high-volume production.
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Understanding HP's Metal Jet: Beyond Part Geometry, Now It's About Modularity, Automation and Scale
Since introducing its metal binder jetting platform at IMTS in 2018, HP has made significant strides to commercialize the technology as a serial production solution. We got an early preview of the just-announced Metal Jet S100.
Read MoreNexa3D Shows Autonomous Automation for Additive Manufacturing
High-throughput selective laser sintering features automated changes of the complete build unit.
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Autonomous Cobot Automation Increases Production 3D Printer Output for Ford (Includes Video)
A mobile robot that travels to each Carbon machine to unload builds lets the automaker run an additional three to four builds per machine per day. Autonomous robots fit well with 3D printing, but their role in production will extend beyond just the additive machines.
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Optimized Castings, Fast Turnarounds with Sand 3D Printing
IMTS 2022: ExOne’s S-Max Flex pairs industrial robots with an end effector printhead design that deposits binder into a 1,900 × 1,000 × 1,000 mm (74 × 39 × 39") telescoping build box that grows as the parts are built layer by layer.
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Carbon Acquires ParaMatters
The acquisition is said to expand Carbon’s generative design software capabilities to enable increased automation and the creation of more complex, higher performance part designs in additive manufacturing.
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Mosaic Array — Automated Print Farm with Machine Tending and More
Mosaic’s Array additive manufacturing system combines multiple forms of automation, including machine tending, material management and scheduling, to enable unattended production.
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Robot Deposition Makes Giant Industrial Mixer Blade: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Wire arc additive manufacturing produces a large component formerly made through casting, and allows for redesign of its internal cooling geometry.
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