Prototyping

3D Printed Cutting Tool for Large Transmission Part: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

A boring tool that was once 30 kg challenged the performance of the machining center using it. The replacement tool is 11.5 kg, and more efficient as well, thanks to generative design.

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Optomec Mourns Unexpected Loss of CEO Dave Ramahi

Additive manufacturing pioneer left an indelible mark on the industry.

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DMG MORI, Illinois Tech to Establish National Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Chicago

The center will focus on workforce training for additive manufacturing and related advanced manufacturing industries.

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Aerospace

PrinterPrezz/Vertex Manufacturing Rebrands to Zeda

The rebranding is said to reflect the company’s “Z to A” approach, which means it starts first with the customer in mind and ends with a product.

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Production

The New Misperceptions Of AM: AM Radio #35

Tim Simpson and Peter Zelinski discuss a way additive manufacturing has advanced: The misperceptions have shifted. Knowledge of AM among manufacturers is more sophisticated now. The concerns that inform the perceptions of newcomers have therefore changed.

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Materials

Nexa3D Expands Resin Portfolio With Ceramic, Flexible, Clear Materials

Nexa3D worked with material experts at BASF and Henkel to validate custom formulations for its ultrafast fleet of industrial and desktop 3D printers.

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Mold Tooling

NXCMED Provides Custom Implants, Complex Surgical Devices

The company focuses on solving the toughest surgical challenges by delivering patient-specific implants that enable an overall quicker surgery, faster recovery time, and significantly reduced risk of infection to the surgical area.

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Sporting Goods

3D Printed Golf Putter Shafts: AM Tailors Weight Distribution for an Optimized Putting Stroke

Snarr3D offers high-performance golf putters with aesthetic features made possible through 3D printing. In manipulating the weight distribution of the golf putter shaft, Snarr3D aims to enhance accuracy and performance to give golfers the equipment suited to their individual game. 

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Multishaft Mixer Designed for Medium Viscosity, Shear

The mixer has no bearings and seals in the product zone to offer better protection against contamination compared to other designs with bottom-entering agitators.

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Medical & Dental

Digital Smile Design Partners With Formlabs Dental

Digital dental workflows can transform dental labs by enabling technicians to digitally design and fabricate models and appliances from a digital impression to create dental products at a fraction of the cost and time, while also improving patient outcomes.

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