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Renewable energy and additive manufacturing: Biden argues for move to renewable energy; AM stands at the ready AM Industry

by Business

Joe Biden clearly endorsed renewable energies during the second presidential debate, which took place on the evening of October 22, 2020. The specific renewable energies that have yet to be explored at a widespread industrial scale are biomass, solar and wind. Biden argued for a move away from fossil fuels while adopting wind and solar energy as sustainable replacements. Such a policy does not, of course, spell overnight doom for the oil industry; it does, however, mean that renewable energy companies might seek to ramp up production in the coming years if Biden gets elected. Increasing production, particularly in emerging solar and wind production, is territory rife for additive manufacturing.

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Stratasys goes on a tour through American industrial midwest AM Industry

by Business

Stratasys, an industry leader in the additive manufacturing space, announced a tour through major American tour through the industrial midwest to promote its products and AM more generally. The tour is a socially distanced way to engage with AM. Participants at each of six stops will view Stratasys printers operating in the Stratasys mobile showroom: a trailer that comes equipped with an example of the company’s technology. Stratasys’s tour through midwest cities helps sensitize business owners, the public, unions and union members.

Take a tour of the Boeing Additive Manufacturing Auburn site Aerospace

Take a tour of the Boeing Additive Manufacturing Auburn site Aerospace

by Aerospace

In order to address the current challenges that the aviation industry is facing due to COVID-19 restrictions, Boeing seems set to continue to invest in the future through cutting-edge, additive manufacturing technologies to unleash possibilities and leverage 3D printing – including but not limited to EOS and SLM Solutions metal systems – in the design and manufacturing of parts and tools. The aerospace giant just released a video from inside Boeing’s Auburn site in Washington State: the Boeing Additive Manufacturing (BAM) Fabrication Center was established to further the company’s efforts to develop repeatable, stable and reliable additive manufacturing processes, and meet certification and qualification requirements to increase additive manufacturing production of fly-away parts and systems.

VeriTX and Algorand to build a blockchain powered digital marketplace for aerospace AM Aerospace

VeriTX and Algorand to build a blockchain powered digital marketplace for aerospace AM Aerospace

by Aerospace

VeriTX Corp., a marketplace for digital assets enabling decentralized manufacturing, presented the plan for a digital supply chain for aircraft parts using the Algorand blockchain technology. The VeriTX digital marketplace allows customers such as the Department of Defense and commercial airlines to save significant time and money in manufacturing aircraft parts and to gain valuable economic and logistical data that can be used to maximize efficiency.

Titomic agrees to supply Hockley Pattern & Tool with AM tooling technology AM Industry

Titomic agrees to supply Hockley Pattern & Tool with AM tooling technology AM Industry

by Aerospace

Titomic, an Australian metal fusion additive manufacturing company, will supply an English counterpart, Hockley Pattern & Tool, with the technology to manufacture tools. The partnership extends Titomic’s reach across the globe after a long research and development process through which the company’s aerospace manufacturing technology, Titomic Kinetic Fusion, is made applicable to smaller tooling operations.