News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Dassault Systèmes launched SOLIDWORKS 2018, the latest release of its portfolio of 3D design and engineering applications. SOLIDWORKS 2018 features an integrated, end-to-end solution for the design to manufacturing process that enables businesses of any size to rethink their approach to how parts and products are made and quickly bring innovative ideas to market in today’s experience economy.
In 2015, Roland Rott got wind of a Brazilian doctor who was 3D printing fetal ultrasound images so that blind parents could “feel” their babies. The process of creating the models was cumbersome, but Rott saw its potential. So he challenged his team of engineers at GE Healthcare to come up with a way to convert these images swiftly and easily. The result: the GE Voluson E10, the world’s first ultrasound system to have built-in 3D printing capability.
Presented by BCN3D at the TCT Show in Birmingham, the Sigmax is a professional FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) desktop 3D printer characterized by its massive printing volume and its Independent Dual Extruder (IDEX) system. These characteristics turn the Sigmax into the most versatile desktop 3D printer in the market, ideal for those who need to print big, complex parts or increase their production capacity. Therefore, the Sigmax is not just a rapid prototyping machine, but a mighty production center.
Ever since it was announced at IFA many have been wondering if the XYZ da Vinci Color desktop FDM-inkjet hybrid, full-color 3D printer can truly deliver in terms of quality and reliability. Can it really compete with currently available full-color technologies such as those from 3D Systems (Projet CJP), Stratasys (Connex 3 polyjet) and Mcor (paper lamination)?
Spatial Corp, the leading provider of 3D software development toolkits (SDKs) for design, manufacturing, and engineering solutions, and a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, and ModuleWorks, the leading supplier of CAD/CAM software development toolkits for machining and simulation, have developed SDKs (aka software components) that offer CAD/CAM vendors complete workflow solutions for additive and hybrid machining.
For Xconomy’s first-ever awards gala, the tech media company decided to make custom prizes for the winning Boston-area life sciences companies and individuals, using advanced design software and the FormCell automated production 3D printing platform by Formlabs.
Digital Metal, part of the Höganäs Group, the world’s leading producer of metal powders, has initiated commercial production of the industry’s first high-precision binder jetting 3D metal printer. The new DM P2500 can produce smaller and more intricate components than any previous technology. The system can be purchased or licensed from Digital Metal and is ideal for serial production and customized parts, opening up the possibility to print what was once impossible.
At EMO Hannover 2017, 3D Systems launched Geomagic Control X 2018, a leading inspection software, as well as GibbsCAM 12, a CAM software for production parts. Designed and created by the people who invented 3D printing and modern 3D scan data processing and inspection, Geomagic Control X 2018 builds upon its foundation to meet the demands of aerospace and automotive manufacturers.
Leading metal and polymer 3D printer manufacturer EOS is introducing the material handling solution IPCM M pro for its market-leading EOS M 290 system. For this purpose, the EOS M 290 – a highly productive system for the additive manufacturing (AM) of metal components – is equipped with a special process chamber door with coupling points to connect with the IPCM M pro and material containers. The combination of system and periphery enables users to convey material easy, fast and safe out of the system, sieve it and refill it into the system – thus, simplifying industrial 3D printing as an established manufacturing method overall.
T3D, which the company behind it describes as the World’s First Mobile Multifunction 3D Printer, is launching on Kickstarter – seeking $35,000 in funding – on Tuesday, September 19th. Like the ONO, which raised over $2 million and much skepticism, the T3D printer enables printing directly from a smartphone or tablet, even in multi-color., with a 360-degree scan. Open Source.