For more than 90 years, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion (John Zink) operated on the outskirts of Tulsa, Oklahoma, building emissions control and clean-air combustion systems, which production facilities around the world depend on to meet or exceed … [Read more...] about 5 examples of the benefits of metal additive manufacturing
Rapid Prototyping
Smith College Team wins CoVent-19 Challenge to design new ventilator
On April 1, a dozen anesthesiology resident physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital kicked off an audacious public challenge to design a rapidly deployable, minimum viable ventilator that could address shortages caused by the COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Smith College Team wins CoVent-19 Challenge to design new ventilator
MT Ortho harnesses additive technology to manufacture custom prostheses for cranioplasty and bone cancer patients
Until recently, only standard, conventionally manufactured prostheses, or in limited cases custom prostheses, were available for patients with bone tumors. That’s changed thanks to a combination of additive manufacturing and CT imaging. These … [Read more...] about MT Ortho harnesses additive technology to manufacture custom prostheses for cranioplasty and bone cancer patients
Stratasys CoVent-19 Challenge attracts more than 200 ventilator design submissions
More than 200 teams from around the world have submitted designs for a rapidly deployable, minimum viable ventilator as part of a hackathon hosted on GrabCAD.com, with round one ending May 1. The CoVent-19 Challenge has now shifted to a finalist … [Read more...] about Stratasys CoVent-19 Challenge attracts more than 200 ventilator design submissions
With office friendly, full-color 3D printer, users can validate designs quickly
Stratasys Ltd. unveiled its new J55 3D Printer, which makes fast, full-color design realism accessible to designers and teams everywhere. At about a third the price of enterprise-class PolyJet printers, the J55 combines realism and productivity, … [Read more...] about With office friendly, full-color 3D printer, users can validate designs quickly
MakerBot adds PC-ABS and PC-ABS FR specialty materials for use on Method X
MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys, continues to expand its materials portfolio for the Method X 3D printer with PC-ABS and PC-ABS FR. These two new materials bring the number of MakerBot materials for METHOD to ten, … [Read more...] about MakerBot adds PC-ABS and PC-ABS FR specialty materials for use on Method X
Getting grounded aircraft back in flight faster
One of the lesser recognized, but important uses of additive manufacturing is in the development of tools for manufacturing. This application is critical for the airline industry where flight delays cost money. One company, Satair, an Airbus … [Read more...] about Getting grounded aircraft back in flight faster
3D printing perfects a pair of creative feeding tube inventions
The Cool Idea Award: Healthcare Grant is an extension of Protolabs’ flagship Cool Idea Award program. Protolabs recently announced two winners of this grant—MedStar Health and Cleveland Clinic Innovations for a device that improves NICU feeding and a … [Read more...] about 3D printing perfects a pair of creative feeding tube inventions
Agriculture machine developer makes jigs and fixtures fast with 3D printing
King Agro, an international company and part of the John Deere Corp., is a leading manufacturer of agriculture spray booms. The self-propelled spraying equipment is resistant and durable, thanks to the use of 3D printing to create the testing jigs … [Read more...] about Agriculture machine developer makes jigs and fixtures fast with 3D printing
All Axis Robotics makes custom robot end-effectors with MakerBot METHOD
MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing, revealed that All Axis Robotics is implementing the MakerBot METHOD manufacturing workstation into its automation processes to produce custom tooling parts for its legacy machines as well as customers. All … [Read more...] about All Axis Robotics makes custom robot end-effectors with MakerBot METHOD
