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digital inventory

3D People Launches PartsVault Digital Inventory Platform for On-Demand 3D Printing

A 3D print service bureau has added an unusual capability.

How DB is Leading the Shift to Digital Spare Parts

Digital inventory is a goal sought by many large organizations, but is anyone succeeding?

3D Systems and Daimler Collaborate on Remote Spare Part Printing

Production of parts on demand could reduce delivery times by as much as 75%.

Scoobe3D Resurrected: Immensa Acquires High-Precision 3D Scanning Technology

A 3D scanner company’s technology might come back from the dead.

3YOURMIND Partners with US Army to Digitize Inventory for M113 Armored Vehicle Parts

3YOURMIND struck an interesting deal with the US Army.

Spare Parts 3D’s Theia: Transforming Technical Drawings into Digital Inventories

Spare Parts 3D has developed a unique system for generating 3D models from technical drawings.

The Costly Cycle of Elastomeric Spare Parts: How Digital Inventories Offer a Sustainable Alternative

There’s an elastomeric twist to the digital inventory concept I hadn’t heard previously.

4D Pioneers’ High-Temperature, Multi-Material Hybrid 3D Printers

French startup 4D Pioneers offers two interesting hybrid 3D printers that have unusual capabilities.

Prusa Research’s Design Contest Reveals Potential for 3D Printed Spare Parts

Prusa Research just concluded a design contest and there’s a surprising outcome.

Inside Markforged’s Digital Warehouse

New Digital Source platform enables manufacturer-certified parts to be licensed and 3D printed on demand.

Speculation on the Industrial 3D Printers Deployed in Ukraine

The US has revealed it has provided Ukraine with some type of industrial 3D printers, but what does this mean?

Solving the Spare Parts Dilemma: Markforged’s Digital Source Solution

Markforged announced an unusual new service called “Digital Source”.

From Aerospace to Dental: 3D Printing’s Role in Six Manufacturing Fields

3D print technology is slowly moving into manufacturing, but what, exactly is driving it?

4 3D Printing Applications for the Automotive Aftermarket

From custom cup holders to spare parts, additive manufacturing is changing the aftermarket for car parts.

After The Last Boeing 747 Aircraft Delivery, 3D Printing Will Keep Them in The Air

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi foresee much 3D printing for Boeing 747s in the future.

How Hybrid CNC Metal 3D Printing Could Revolutionize Marine Operations

Marine use of 3D print technology should be booming, but it isn’t, at least not yet.

Enhance Quality Control and Inventory Management with Replique’s RSure

Replique doesn’t make 3D printers, but they do make software that helps use them in a much more sophisticated manner.

What’s In The PARTBOX?

A new company has developed a 3D print system entirely around the concept of digital inventory.

SPEE3D Announces “XSPEE3D”

SPEE3D announced a new mobile metal additive manufacturing platform, XSPEE3D.

SPEE3D Achieves 3D Print Naval Milestone

SPEE3D did something very interesting: they 3D printed a metal part on a navy ship.

CASTOR Can Now Analyze 3D Printing of 2D Designs

CASTOR announced an amazing new capability: analysis of 2D designs.

Xerox Metal 3D Printer Installed on USS Essex

Xerox Additive Solutions announced an ElemX metal 3D printer was installed on an active US Navy ship.

2022: 3D Printing and the Global Elevator Industry

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley look at how several major elevator providers use 3D printing technology.

3D Printed Digital Inventory Gets Real in Oil & Gas

News from Spare Parts 3D reveals interesting results from a digital inventory move.

CASTOR Partners With Ultimaker To Unleash The Parts

CASTOR and Ultimaker announced an agreement to integrate CASTOR’S screening software into Ultimaker Cura.

Can The Military Really Use 3D Printing?

I’ve been wondering about the actual logistics of using 3D printing in military settings, and its a bit more gray than black and white.

Additive Manufacturing Innovation in the Mobility Industry

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine look at recent mergers in the transportation industry and see how they could benefit from 3D printing.

CASTOR Releases Unusual Trends Report

CASTOR released their 2021 annual Additive Manufacturing Trends Report, and it’s quite a bit different than you might think.

Electrolux Purchases Unified Brands and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the possibility of using digital inventory after an acquisition.

voxeljet Client Enables Digital Inventory Approach

voxeljet announced the first beta client for their VX1000 HSS system.

The Stratasys Navy Deal Is Bigger Than It Appears

The Stratasys Navy Deal Is Bigger Than It Appears

Stratasys announced a massive US$20M contract to deliver 3D printers to the US Navy.

Xerox Invests in CASTOR

Xerox Invests in CASTOR

CASTOR announced two new investors, one of which is Xerox.

CASTOR’s Latest Software Refines 3D Printable Inventory Identification

CASTOR’s Latest Software Refines 3D Printable Inventory Identification

California-based CASTOR announced a new version of their additive inventory software that includes several notable features.

Polaris Part Challenges And 3D Printing

Polaris Part Challenges And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley consider the use of digital inventory in automotive manufacture as industrial 3D printing picks up steam.

US Navy All-In On Distributed Manufacturing?

US Navy All-In On Distributed Manufacturing?

An announcement from 3YOURMIND suggests the US Navy has a very comprehensive plan for a 3D printed future.

On Demand Spare Parts With Replique

On-Demand Spare Parts With Replique

Replique is a comprehensive, end-to-end digital inventory solution.

Satellite 3D Printing For Digital Inventory

Satellite 3D Printing For Digital Inventory

The idea of satellite 3D printing might be new to you.

WAZP And The Power Of The Digital Supply Chain

WAZP And The Power Of The Digital Supply Chain

I had the opportunity to get to know WAZP and the big 3D printing and digitization ideas arising from this small Irish company.

Two Industrial Giants Announce 3D Printing Partnership

Two Industrial Giants Announce 3D Printing Partnership

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine a new 3D printing partnership between Würth and Baker Hughes.

Azoth’s Unique Digital Inventory Approach Using XYZprinting’s SLS System

Azoth’s Unique Digital Inventory Approach Using XYZprinting’s SLS System

XYZprinting’s MfgPro230 xS SLS 3D printer is enabling a company to provide an unusual digital inventory service.

Published August 11, 2020
Categorized as Service, Usage Tagged @xyzprinting, #sponsored, azoth, digital inventory, manufacturing, powder, production, sls

Improving Just In Time (JIT) with 3D Printing

David Macfie, Charles R. Goulding, and Alyssa Schneider explore the use of 3D printing in just in time manufacturing.

Published June 1, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged cimquest, digital inventory, ideas, inventory, productivity, spare parts, supply chain

Space-Based Manufacturing Project Hints at Digital Manufacturing Constraints

Some thoughts about in-space manufacturing suggest a slightly different view of what digital inventory projects could or could not achieve on the ground.

Published January 6, 2020
Categorized as Ideas Tagged digital inventory, manufacturing, nasa, space, spare parts
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3D Printing Aerospace Parts with Blockchain

It’s now possible to 3D print spare parts on demand for aircraft in flight using blockchain technology.

Published December 9, 2019
Categorized as Usage Tagged aerospace, digital inventory, on demand, real time, repair, spare parts
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Digital Inventory Comes To The High Seas

The vision of a digital inventory with on-demand 3D printing is becoming a reality, with several companies entering an early adopter program.

Published December 6, 2019
Categorized as Usage Tagged digital inventory, ivaldi group, maritime, on demand, shipping

Stratasys Digital Inventory For Rail Gets Serious

Stratasys’ experiments in digital inventory solutions for the rail industry just got very real.

Published November 27, 2019
Categorized as Usage Tagged bombardier, digital inventory, rail, railway, railway industry solution, stratasys

What Is Digital Inventory And How Does It Work?

Digital Inventory is a new approach to manufacturing and few know how it works. We spoke with Dominik Lindenberger of 3YOURMIND to find out more.

Published November 11, 2019
Categorized as interview Tagged #sponsored, 3yourmind, cad, digital inventory, inventory, manufacturing

Stratasys To Collaborate With Jay Leno

Jay Leno partners with Stratasys to enable a digital inventory and 3D printing approach to maintain his vast collection of vintage automobiles.

Published November 5, 2019
Categorized as Usage Tagged 3d scanning, automotive, carbon fiber, digital inventory, fortus, jay leno, leno, repair, stratasys

Stratasys’ Digital Inventory Strategy Is Hard, But They’re Making Progress

Stratasys is working on a fascinating transition to a digital inventory provider. See their experiments with rail car suppliers to understand how it works.

Published September 30, 2019
Categorized as Usage Tagged braille, digital inventory, interview, on demand, rail, stratasys, transition, transportation

Are Your Parts ADfAM?

What kind of parts are in your digital inventory? Are they ADfAM? We propose a new class of 3D printable parts.

Published August 15, 2019
Categorized as Ideas Tagged 3yourmind, adfam, cad, design, digital inventory, terminology

DiManEx Provides On-Demand 3D Printed Spare Parts

Do you know what Digital Inventory is? Companies like DiManEx can provide a virtual warehouse of spare parts produced on demand without need for physical storage.

Published August 1, 2019
Categorized as Service Tagged $DiManEx Spare Parts, digital inventory, dimanex, network, quality, spare parts, virtual warehouse

Stratasys’ Digital Inventory Strategy Is Working

Rail companies are using 3D printed parts, suggesting a new strategy by Stratasys is working.

Published June 11, 2019
Categorized as Ideas Tagged $railway digital inventory, digital inventory, rail, railway, spare parts, stratasys

LEO Lane CEO Discusses Quantity and Quality Control for Digital Inventory

Digital inventory is rapidly enabling more agile solutions for the global supply chain; at the same time, it creates additional concerns.

Published October 9, 2018
Categorized as interview Tagged digital inventory, intellectual property, interview, IP, LEO Lane, logistics, SaaS, service, spare parts

The Next Target for 3D Printing: Worldwide Inventories

I’ve been hearing this from a number of directions lately, but let’s put it all together: parts inventories are going to die. 

Published December 26, 2017
Categorized as Ideas Tagged digital inventory

Digital Inventory Enabled By 3D Printing Takes Hold

I’ve written on the concept of digital inventory previously, but now a company is doing so directly. 

Published May 2, 2017
Categorized as Service Tagged digital inventory
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