Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi propose a 3D printing solution to the garage door supply chain problem.
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What Is Helio Additive All About?Â
Weâve learned a lot more about Helio Additive, a new startup company.
Titanium For Additive Manufacturing At Risk
There may be big challenges ahead for metal 3D printing.
The Race to Bolster Domestic Manufacturing Puts 3D Printing at the Forefront
3D printing advances as a national security asset.
KKR/Raleigh Bike Acquisition and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at use of 3D printing in the bicycle industry.
Prusa’s XL Manufacturing Challenges Detailed
Prusa Research provided a very detailed update on their XL 3D printer development.
Nexa3D Partners With Addifab on 3D Printed Injection Molding
Nexa3D announced a very interesting partnership with Addifab that should supercharge the injection molding industry.
Another 3D Printed Consumer Product: Osprey Packs
Carbonâs DLS 3D printing technology has made its way into another front-line consumer product.
Supply Chain Woes? 3D Printers Could Save the DayïżŒ
Additive manufacturing has increased its ROI by becoming a go-to work-around for supply chain challenges.
Epson Announces New 3D Printer
Epson announced a new 3D printer with an unusual extrusion mechanism.
The U.S. Army and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing technology has affected military supply chains.
Why Is Aurora Labs Pursuing Aerospace Standards?
After a long period of silence, Aurora Labs announced they have launched a project to attempt to meet certain aerospace manufacturing standards.
BCN3D’s New VLM Process Could Change Resin 3D Printing
BCN3D announced an entirely new 3D printing process using resin, Viscous Lithography Manufacturing, or âVLMâ.
Desktop Metal Ships First Production System
Desktop Metal announced the first shipment of their Production system to a client, opening the door for significant changes.
Seurat Explains More About “Area Printing”
Seurat published a page explaining much more about their fascinating new âArea Printingâ concept.
Planning Your Automation Project
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explain how their clients have tackled manufacturing automation.
Atomic Level 3D Printing Under Development
Funding has been provided to researchers working on an âatomicâ 3D printer for producing solar cells.
SmartZavod Tackles Fully Automated Multimaterial Manufacturing
A German-Ukrainian startup has developed a new system for not only 3D printing, but multifunction manufacturing.
Implications Of Scrona’s New Printhead
AM Ventures announced an investment in startup Scrona AG. But whatâs so important about this company?
Findings From MakerBot’s Latest Industry Survey
MakerBot released their annual âState of 3D Printingâ report and as usual it includes some interesting statistics.
OECHSLER is 3D Printing The Way Manufacturers Should
There are many companies now using additive manufacturing approaches, but OECHSLER seems to be doing so successfully by leveraging all the benefits.
Additive Manufacturing: We’re Doing It All Wrong
A chat with Essentium CEO Blake Teipel revealed something rather interesting about the additive manufacturing industry.
AM Ventures Adds Materials Startup
AM Ventures announced yet another AM startup in their portfolio: Headmade Materials.
Authentise Acquires Elements
Authentise acquired Elements, a company providing easy access to manufacturing management services.
The Five Great Challenges Additive Manufacturing Must Overcome
What are the remaining barriers to mass use of additive manufacturing?
Pedego, Cycling, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the challenge and opportunities facing bicycle manufacturers.
Restructuring Asian Toy Supply Chains
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi suggest more use of 3D printing for toy manufacturing could be considered.
Could This Be The Second Biggest 3D Print Farm In The World?
A chat with John Olhoft of FAME 3D revealed something interesting: they operate a truly massive 3D print farm.
Polymaker and AMESOS To Develop High-Speed FFF 3D Printing Process
This week Polymaker announced a partnership with AMESOS to developed what they call âFFF 2.0â, a high speed 3D printing process and associated 3D printer.
Carbon’s New M3 3D Printers
Carbon announced a two new DLS 3D printers, the M3 and M3 Max.
EOS Launches Manufacturing Network
EOS launched their own manufacturing network this week.
Do You Know These 3D Printed Lattice Applications?
A new research paper investigates the rather long list of applications for 3D printed lattices.
Eight 3D Print Companies On The Move
I follow many 3D printing companies, but there are a few on which Iâm keeping a close watch.
Robots, Automation, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi predict areas of interest for 3D printing based on the recent CES event.
Metal AM At Scale: Seurat Secures Funding
Seurat announced a major funding round for their incredible metal 3D printing technology. We found out a lot more about their incredible Area Printing process.
3DQue’s Manufacturing Ambitions Coming True
I spoke with 3DQue representatives to find out the latest on their unusual 3D printing technology.
Growth of Liquefied Natural Gas Markets
Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine examine how advanced 3D printed compressors could change shipping.
Zara Management Developments and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi suggest ZARA should do a lot more 3D printing.
Fordâs Investment in Rivian and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort examine how Rivian’s use of 3D printing may influence other manufacturers, like Ford.
Sinterit Partners With Forward AM
Sinterit announced a partnership with Forward AM, the AM unit of BASF.
Flexible OLED Display 3D Printed
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed an unusual process to 3D print a prototype OLED display thatâs actually flexible.
COVID-19 Funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how new U.S. government funding may affect use of 3D printing.
A Closer Look at Smart3D’s MACRO Manufacturing System
I had a look at Smart3Dâs manufacturing system, the MACRO, which offers both regular and high temperature additive manufacturing options.
Lippert, the Boat and RV Replacement Parts Business, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how Lippert Components is using 3D printing.
Looking Back at 3D Print Trends in 2021
The year 2021 has ended, and itâs time to look back to see what happened in 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing.
3D Printing Implications of the Johnson & Johnson Split
Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger look at how 3D technology usage could increase at J&J.
New Advances Boost Resin 3D Printing Options
Materials companies have been hard at work developing improved resins for 3D printing, creating new opportunities across industries.
Desktop Metal Certifies Copper Material
Desktop Metal announced the qualification of a pure copper material for their Production system.
What’s Behind Azul 3D’s LAKE 3D Printer?
Azul 3D is one of the latest 3D print companies to appear on the scene, and we spoke to the companyâs Chief Revenue Officer, Tuan Tranpham, to find out more.
Book of the Week: Design for Manufacturability
This weekâs selection is âDesign for Manufacturability: How to Use Concurrent Engineering to Rapidly Develop Low-Cost, High-Quality Products for Lean Productionâ by David M. Anderson.
Westminster Tool: A Case Study in 3D Printing Innovation for Molding and Tooling
Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort look at how a manufacturer entered the world of metal 3D printing.
Stratasys On Their Future Manufacturing Market
I spoke with Stratasysâ Andy Langfeld to learn more about the companyâs strategy to move toward manufacturing.
Airbus and 3D Printing Market Share Opportunities
Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine look at how leasing moves could affect the production of 3D printed aviation parts.
Ford Blue Oval EV Plant and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort look at how 3D printing technology could fit within several initiatives to set up major EV manufacturing centers.
ASTM Acquisition: In Conversation with Terry Wohlers
Wohlers reflects on the companyâs humble beginnings, acquisition news, and the future of the 3D printing industry.
Production 3D Printing Implies New Software Features
With the shift towards production from prototyping, 3D print software needs to follow a similar trajectory.
Kumovis Announces New Medical 3D Printing Workflow
Kumovis announced a new workflow for the production of certified medical products.
Why Carbon Unleashed Their Lattice Tools On The 3D World
I spoke with Phil DeSimone to find our more about Carbonâs recent decision to make their sophisticated lattice generation tool available to everyone.
Why 3D Printing Needs To Meet Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing countless industries, and its machine learning capabilities are capable of transforming additive manufacturing as well.
3DGence Announces New Line of Metal 3D Printers
3DGence announced the âELEMENTâ series of metal 3D printers to accompany their INDUSTRY thermoplastic series.
Levi Strauss, the Supply Chain, and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Harry Foxman look at how the pandemic could encourage fashion makers to use more 3D printing technology.
DyeMansion’s New Black Line
Dyemansion introduced a new âBlack Lineâ for 3D print coloring.
BigRep Updates Flagship 3D Printers
BigRep announced new versions of their flagship 3D printers, the BigRep ONE and BigRep Pro.
Essentium Survey Shows “Additive Manufacturing Is Here To Stay”
Results of a new industry survey were released by Essentium, and they show a very strong trend towards AM.
It’s All About The Unit Cost: AMT’s New SF Series
AMT introduced a new line of highly advanced post processing devices for additive manufacturers, the SF Series.
âSquid Gameâ and 3D Printed Toys
Charles R. Goulding and Mindy Zhu look at how 3D printing could capitalize on the Squid Game craze.
Stratasys Pushes SAF Further Into Manufacturing
Stratasys announced new software tools to enable more use of their SAF technology in manufacturing.
It’s All About Customization With Additive Manufacturing
The business case for using additive manufacturing has always been challenging for many industries, but now things are becoming much clearer.
Additive Industries Introduces the MetalFABG2
Itâs not often Additive Industries announces a new platform, but they did this week.
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the relationship between cybersecurity and additive manufacturing.
Prusa Acquires Trilab and Moves Into Industrial 3D Printing
Prusa Research and Trilab executives celebrate the acquisition [Source: Prusa Research]
One on One With Ian Howe of Additive Industries
I had the chance to speak with Additive Industriesâ new CEO, Ian Howe.
Fusing High Performance and Manufacturability with SDfM
As virtual simulation advances, innovation gets faster and becomes less costly.
Arevo Gets Into The 3D Printed Furniture Business
Arevo announced a new product to be made with their continuous carbon fiber system: furniture
Six Connecticut Manufacturers Receive Grants for 3D Printing Operations
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at six companies receiving grants for their contribution to industry.
Stratasys Beefs Up GrabCAD To Factory Scale
Stratasys announced sweeping upgrades to their GrabCAD software tool, specifically for managing fleets of 3D printers.
Redwire Partners With Blue Origin for Space Manufacturing
Blue Origin announced plans for a new space station, but the plan also includes a 3D printing system.
The Solution to the Budget Appliance Shortage: Product Mix and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the possibilities and risks of using 3D printing to overcome supply chain challenges.
Sir Jony Ive, Electric Vehicles, Ferrari and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at Ferrari’ foray into EVs, their design and how 3D printing could be involved.
Dallas and 3D Printing for Bikes
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the possibiliites of 3D printing for the bicycle industry.
In-Person at the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show 2021
The four-day manufacturing technology event featured keynote sessions and exhibits ranging from robotics and machine tools to 3D printers.
Massivit’s Cast-In-Motion 3D Print Technology
Massivit announced a new process called âCast In Motionâ that simplifies composites tooling
Shapeways Releases “Otto” for Manufacturers
Shapeways released a new software-as-a-service called âOttoâ that should make life a lot easier for some manufacturers.
The Australian Submarine Contract and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing could play a role in a major submarine deal.
Allbirdsâ IPO and 3D Printing: For the Birds?
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the value of 3D printing technology for Allbirds, a footwear manufacturer.
Divergent’s Purchase of More SLM NXG XII Equipment Indicates an Industry Change
SLM Solutions announced a blockbuster sale of their flagship NXG XII 600 to Divergent, and there are implications.
3D Printing: The Solution for Unfinished Goods
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at the challenging state of affairs in large scale manufacturing.
BCN3D Leverages AstroPrint Acquisition Into New Cloud Service
BCN3D announced a very comprehensive cloud system to manage fleets of 3D printers.
Impacts of Desktop Metalâs Aidro Acquisition
Charles R. Goulding and Randall Rothbort look at the implications of Desktop Metal potentially competing with their own clients.
Taiwan Tensions and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing may be affected by the current Taiwan situation.
3DQue Adds Automation Capability For More 3D Printers
3DQue announced the availability of their 3D printer automation system for several new 3D printer models.
Book of the Week: A Managerâs Guide to Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
This weekâs selection is âA Managerâs Guide to Large Scale Additive Manufacturingâ by Ken Susnjara.
Prusa Research Takes Huge Step Into Manufacturing With The Automated Farm System
Prusa Research announced the âAutomated Farm Systemâ, a system to control an array of inexpensive 3D printers.
Markforged Releases Eiger Fleet for Additive Manufacturing
Markforged is rolling out a cloud-based software platform.
Deere vs. Cat and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at two different equipment manufacturers and how they use 3D printing technology.