Software
ActivArmor Casts and Splints Are Shifting to Point-of-Care 3D Printing
ActivArmor offers individualized, 3D printed casts and splints for various diagnoses. The company is in the process of shifting to point-of-care printing and aims to promote positive healing outcomes and improved hygienics with customized support devices.
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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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Nexus, Hexagon's Digital Reality Platform Offers Collaboration Solutions Congruent With AM Needs
Nexus, Hexagon’s open, digital reality platform, enables collaboration among manufacturers and promotes the freedom to innovate using an array of digitalized tools.
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Protolabs’ Software Provides Instant Manufacturability Analysis for 3D Printing
The automated design feedback helps accelerate product development and avoid unnecessary production costs by making design adjustments early.
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Phase3D’s Early Adopter Program for Real-Time AM Part Quality Inspection
Company says 3D printing in-situ inspection system detects defects in real-time, enabling users to fully monitor additive manufacturing operations for both laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and binder jetting processes.
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Dyndrite, Novanta Collaborate to Enhance Laser-Based AM Metal Printing Machine Capabilities
The companies are working to create proof-of-concept, enabling Dyndrite software to directly generate low-level scanning trajectories for use with Novanta hardware.
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Decentralized Manufacturing Network Aims to Make 3D Printers a Shared Global Resource
The 3DOS additive manufacturing network will let OEMs and creators take advantage of open 3D printer capacity anywhere in the world.
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Sigma Additive Solutions Partners With SLM Solutions to Optimize Quality Solutions in AM
Sigma’s PrintRite3D technology and SLM Solutions’ 3D metal printers will enable users to standardize product development. The shared goal is to integrate certified quality assurance software for the use of additive manufacturing machinery.
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AM's Progress: How Far Additive Manufacturing Has Come in 6 Years
Tim Simpson reflects on how additive manufacturing has progressed since he began his column six years ago. Standards and software are two examples.
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AM Schedule Optimizer Enables Cost Optimization for Production Processes
Gravity Pull System’s Schedule Optimizer and Management software optimizes the additive manufacturing production process for cost and maximum machine utilization.
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