CNC specialist NUM has launched a radically new CNC platform that sets fresh performance benchmarks in machine control. NUM’s new FlexiumPro CNC platform makes significant advancements on the calculation power, speed, connectivity and reliability … [Read more...] about NUM launches next-generation CNC platform
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Materialise secures its CO-AM platform with the acquisition of Identify3D
Materialise has acquired Identify3D, a company that develops software to encrypt, distribute and trace the flow of digital parts across complex supply chains. Data security and integrity have become top of mind for companies that want to retain … [Read more...] about Materialise secures its CO-AM platform with the acquisition of Identify3D
Transferring to digital manufacturing? Follow these tips
By Eric Whitley Digital manufacturing has created unprecedented ways to improve long-standing processes in the industry. At the core of a highly effective digital factory, you will find the integration of both virtual and physical systems working … [Read more...] about Transferring to digital manufacturing? Follow these tips
What an end-to-end digital manufacturing approach might look like
From generative design and light-weighting to software simulation and decentralized production, the transition to digital manufacturing promises to unlock an enormous amount of potential. Yet, large organizations – including military, aerospace, and … [Read more...] about What an end-to-end digital manufacturing approach might look like
Hexagon announces “digital reality” challenge to empower start-ups to scale ideas in manufacturing
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced the launch of its second Sixth Sense start-up challenge: digital reality and visualization for a sustainable future. Hexagon launched the Sixth Sense open innovation platform in January 2022 … [Read more...] about Hexagon announces “digital reality” challenge to empower start-ups to scale ideas in manufacturing
Zygo launches Compass 2 with Diamond Turning Machine integration capability
Zygo Corporation (a division of AMETEK)announced the release of Compass 2, its latest optical profiler with Diamond Turning Machine (DTM) optimization and freeform surface metrology capability. Unlike comparable solutions, mold pins remain on their … [Read more...] about Zygo launches Compass 2 with Diamond Turning Machine integration capability
Minnesota researchers say they’ve created the first fully 3D-printed OLED display
By Chris Newmarker University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers used a customized printer to fully 3D print a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. The research team members — based at U of M mechanical engineering professor … [Read more...] about Minnesota researchers say they’ve created the first fully 3D-printed OLED display
3d printing — An alternative to injection moulding?
By Nick Allen, MD, 3DPRINTUK 3D printing is unique as a disruptive technology in one key respect, and that is, having disrupted the manufacturing paradigm through the introduction of rapid prototyping some 25-30 years ago, it is now disrupting … [Read more...] about 3d printing — An alternative to injection moulding?
How 3D printed molds reshaped a manual process
Stratasys Ltd., announced that Danish shoe manufacturer ECCO is using Stratasys Origin One 3D printing technology to accelerate product development, allowing conceptual footwear samples to be reviewed early in the development cycle using 3D printed … [Read more...] about How 3D printed molds reshaped a manual process
Materialise presents innovations to scale additive manufacturing operations
Materialise presents innovations that enable companies to optimize and expand their AM operations. Materialise embeds a CAD-workflow into Magics and accelerates the creation of the Materialise software platform for AM. Recent manufacturing use cases … [Read more...] about Materialise presents innovations to scale additive manufacturing operations
