by Sam Davies Markforged Markforged has announced the availability of Inconel 625 on the Metal X additive manufacturing platform. Inconel 625 becomes the fifth material Metal X users are able to access after 17-4PH stainless steel, H13 tool steel, A2 tool steel and D2 tool steel. The material is said to be highly resistant to corrosion and high temperatures and suitable for application in the chemical processing, offshore and aerospace industries. Nieka Systems, a…

A UK-based team of engineers from Jaguar Land Rover are putting their skills to work by designing a lightweight 3D printed glove that can be worn by people working on the company’s production line. The glove—part of the team’s effort to create next-gen protective workplace gear—could help to prevent musculoskeletal disorders caused by production line duties. Today, musculoskeletal disorders, including carpal tunnel, tendonitis and more, account for roughly 30% of…

BOSTON, Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Within the field of 3D printing, there is increasing emphasis on functionality as the industry shifts away from the stereotype of rapid prototyping, and materials are not exempt from such scrutiny. For instance, within the field of metal additive manufacturing, metals such as titanium with excellent tensile strength and low density are ideal for lightweighting applications, and as such demand for these materials is continually increasing….

Jim Vinoski – Contributor Manufacturing – I write about all facets of manufacturing. Prototype tooling IMAGE COURTESY MARKFORGED, INC. The ongoing hype about 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM) moving into true manufacturing is almost entirely focused on the production of finished goods. But that’s just one measure of the capabilities of AM, which shows increasing promise in a number of areas of manufacturing. One of those areas is tooling…

CUSTOMER AT A GLANCE HP Inc. creates life-changing technology solutions for people and companies all over the world. Through our portfolio of printers, PCs, mobile devices, solutions, and services, we engineer experiences that amaze. THE CHALLENGE HP created these assembly nests to help during the manufacturing process of air manifolds inside a 3D printer. Parts are placed over these tools to ensure proper ergonomics and ease of assembly on the…

Summer Internship at a 3D Printing Service Provider I am an incoming freshmen to the University of Dayton in their Engineering programming the fall of 2019. The last few years, I have had a growing interest in the world of 3D printing. This summer, I took it to the next level and had an internship at Re3dtech, a 3D printing service provider. We printed some of the most amazing parts,…

The company’s 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain, will help advance Multi Jet Fusion and Metal Jet technology, in the interest of a digital manufacturing future. 6/20/2019STEPHANIE HENDRIXSON  Senior Editor, Additive Manufacturing HP’s Center of Excellence houses approximately 100 industrial 3D printing systems, including the recently introduced 5200 Multi Jet Fusion platform. The facility provides a large-scale factory environment for customers and partners to collaborate on…