News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
A new developer of additive manufacturing design software, TOffeeAM, has raised £1 million in seed funding, which will enable it to expand its team and increase its engineering capabilities. UK-based TOffeeAM was founded in 2019 as a spin-out of Imperial College London and has brought to market a highly automated AM design platform with applications in the aeronautics and automotive industries, among others.
A key to the factory of tomorrow is automation. Automation allows integrated manufacturing systems to function practically autonomously and will thus replace and change many jobs. So, with the factory of tomorrow, who will be the workers of tomorrow?
While a simple piece of responsive foam goes a long way, modern developments are pushing the threshold of footwear performance through supplemental components; embedded carbon-plates, airbags, and controversial tensile strands. In essence, the capacity of advancement is expanded with greater control over the midsole arrangement. This notion served as the foundation of our project examining ‘The enhancement of running performance through 3D printed midsole design’.
EVOK3D, a supplier of 3D printing solutions in Australia, has been granted a public tender to supply three HP Multi Jet Fusion 4200 3D printers to the Australian Defence Science and Technology Group (DST), as well as automated post-processing equipment.
Dutch 3D printer company FELIXprinters has expanded its distribution network in what can be considered a highly strategic way. The company, which produces commercial-grade FDM 3D printers, has enlisted Team One, a 3D distribution company that is also a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) contractor for the U.S. government, as a U.S.-based reseller.
Germany-based DyeMansion, a developer of 3D printing finishing solutions, has launched an industrial post-processing platform comprising 46 partners around the globe. The aim of the new platform is to increase global access to 3D printing finishing and coloring by bringing together production and sales partners that offer the company’s industrial post-processing solutions for polymer parts.
Renishaw Inc. Solutions Center USA has partnered with TRACEam, a provider of quality management tools for streamlining project management and documentation throughout the additive manufacturing workflow. Through the partnership, TRACEam’s end-to-end process will be integrated directly into the Renishaw InfiniAM API ecosystem, resulting in a more efficient and scalable AM workflow for its employees and customers.
3D printing company EOS has been a critical partner over the years for London-based HEXR, a company that is pioneering the use of 3D printing for custom bicycle helmets. Now, with the launch of the HEXR fitting app, the partners have brought a complete scan-to-product-solution to market for the production of custom-fit cycling helmets.
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MX3D, an Amsterdam-based company that has invented a large-format metal 3D printer, has made an exciting announcement for those following its progress. The company has successfully installed a newly optimized industrial robot arm. The part, designed by a team of engineers at Altair and 3D printed by MX3D, can be implemented as a replacement part on an ABB robot.