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Turn your CNC into a 3D printing machine

March 6, 2018 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D printing is certainly resulting in innovative ways to create parts. Here are tools that could give CNC machines 3D printing capabilities. The company 3D-Hybrid is announcing these new tools. It says the tools will simplify metal additive … [Read more...]

Better design by understanding the needs of manufacturing

October 2, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Madison College's Mechanical Design and Technology program gives students opportunities to learn how designs are manufactured. For the design engineering student, this will lead to better design decisions during his or her career. Tormach Inc. … [Read more...]

Two programs aid additive manufacturing efficiency

September 18, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) announced the availability of Geomagic Control X 2018 inspection software, and the GibbsCAM 12, a CAM software for production parts. Geomagic Control X 2018 Geomagic Control X 2018 builds upon its foundation to meet the … [Read more...]

Manufacturing cell integrates 3D-printed parts with post-process machining

April 13, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Hybrid additive and subtractive manufacturing cells are emerging in this industry. As you plan your visit to the RAPID + TCT Show, May 9 -11 2017, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburg, PA, one booth you might want to visit is that … [Read more...]

How to efficiently move from 3D printing to injection molding

March 10, 2017 By Leslie Langnau 4 Comments

Designers in medical device and health industries can benefit from integrating 3D printing, machining, and injection molding from prototyping to production and even during the post-launch phase of products. Todd Nelson, Proto Labs Using … [Read more...]

How do you compare with your fellow engineers in design and development challenges?

March 6, 2017 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Online manufacturing platform Fictiv released its second-annual State of Hardware report. The report is a snapshot of the goals and challenges engineers face in product design and development. The 2017 report surveyed more than 340 engineers and … [Read more...]

Roland DGA launches the MDX-50 automated 3D milling machine

September 28, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

The new MODELA MDX-50 Benchtop CNC Mill, from Roland DGA Corp., is offered as a complete system. It comes with CAM software and features several enhancements over the MDX-40A mill, including a larger workspace, an automatic tool changer (ATC), and … [Read more...]

Designing a better exoskeleton

September 20, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Listen in as Jeff Gorges of the University of Houston Research Lab describes how fast turnaround of prototyped and final parts helped the researchers move quickly on developing a futuristic brain-machine robotics system. … [Read more...]

Subtractive and additive technologies help design a better exoskeleton

September 20, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Custom-machined joints, brain-controlled exoskeleton combine to enable paraplegics to walk. “Enabling people with lower-limb paralysis to walk again is an endeavor with a “high social impact,” says Jose Contreras-Vidal, director, University of … [Read more...]

Prodways signs strategic partnership agreement with Nexteam Group

January 21, 2016 By Leslie Langnau Leave a Comment

Prodways Aerospace division offers a range of additive manufacturing products for the aerospace sector. Recently, Prodways Group announced the signing of a major partnership agreement with Nexteam Group. Nexteam Group, based in Marmande (France), … [Read more...]