Three trends show a path to a more mature use of 3D printing: production in hospitals and clinics, technology developments and reimbursement.
The future vision for POC medical manufacturing includes printing patient-matched implants where no existing devices are available.
Additive manufacturing is uniquely positioned to enable "rapid response manufacturing."
New materials for 3D printing are rapidly evolving.
Industry is getting tailored applications from CMM suppliers to meet production demands. Look for more in the future.
Ted Ellefson from Seagate Technology shares insights into using data and analytics for smart manufacturing.
Discussion around the technologies in data analysis for Smart Manufacturing.
TRUMPF is working with Equispheres Inc. to qualify its aluminum additive manufacturing powders on TRUMPF 3D printers.
As broad-based adoption of wearable tech grows, it is not a stretch to think that in a few years we will have enough predictive data to dramatically reduce workplace injuries and fatalities.
Reverse engineering is becoming multifaceted and complex. The key drivers: new metrology sensors and more capable software, enabled by ever more powerful and cheaper computing.
