Smart manufacturing takeaways from NASA’s latest trip to Mars March 31, 2021 NASA landed another rover on Mars in February, thanks in part to the work and leadership of Adam Steltzner. Smart Manufacturing interviewed him shortly thereafter—just as he got off the phone with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Ceratizit Wins Innovation Award for the Additive Manufacturing of Carbide Parts December 18, 2020 The Ceratizit Group has won the 2020 Innovation Award of the FEDIL business federation in the ‘Process’ category for the development of a new process for the additive manufacturing of tungsten carbide-cobalt.
Demand for Automation, Robots Spikes September 4, 2020 Demand for automation and robots is surging in multiple industries, including automotive, writes the CEO of Thomas.com.
3D Systems: A Visit to the Factory Floor June 1, 2020 In late 2018, 3D Systems introduced its DMP Factory 500 concept, an end-to-end additive manufacturing solution.
Workholding for High Accuracy Medical Device Machining June 4, 2020 Metal 3D printing can enable rapid, low cost iterations of new medical devices, since no tooling costs are involved.
Using Cast Urethanes and 3D printing for Advanced Medical Manufacturing June 3, 2020 When injection molding is cost-prohibitive, medical equipment manufacturers are turning to a marriage of two advanced methods—urethane casting and 3D printing.
Next-Gen Metal AM: What Machine Shops Have Been Waiting For July 13, 2020 Most machine shop owners and operators know about metal additive manufacturing (AM). They know it can make shapes they can’t match by machining alone. They also know that 3D printed “builds” require other machines and in-house expertise for post-processing.
3D Printing Meets Industrial Production July 9, 2020 As 3D printing becomes integral to modern manufacturing operations, it must become integrated into supporting enterprise systems and interwoven with the latest industrial manufacturing methods
Improving Craniomaxillofacial Tumor Surgery Using 3D-Printed Surgical Guides December 13, 2023 The University Hospital Birmingham is using a 3D printer from Stratasys Ltd. to 3D print patient-specific cutting guides.
Arcamed Leverages Indiana Manufacturing Readiness Grant January 26, 2024 Case Study: Cobots help better serve customers and improve environment for workforce