To Retain Young Workers, Change Workplace Norms January 4, 2021 This article is based on the Workforce Leadership Exchange at FABTECH 2019. It continues coverage that began with the Up Front column in ME, January 2020, page 6, and continued with “Workforce Pipeline” on pages 102-103 of the April issue and “Workforce Pipeline” on pages 86-87 of the October issue.
Fortify Mixes It Up December 22, 2020 The key in other tooling applications is to find a space where our materials provide extra value beyond other printers.
AMUG Reschedules, Relocates Conference December 9, 2020 Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) said today it is rescheduling and relocating its annual in-person AMUG Conference because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Program a part once, machine it many times over December 4, 2020 Until 2018, a West Coast manufacturer of gaming headsets and peripherals used approximated mesh CAD/CAM to size parts, tightening tolerance parameters up to 10 times smaller than the standard setting.
ExOne Receives U.S. Contract February 16, 2021 Additive manufacturing company ExOne Co. has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense contract to develop a fully operational, self-contained 3D printing “factory” housed in a shipping container.
Protolabs Launches All-New Digital Quoting Platform in U.S. February 3, 2021 The digital manufacturing company unveiled to customers its new e-commerce system for online quoting, design analysis, and ordering.
CMMC: Experts parse DoD’s new cybersecurity rules January 19, 2021 Current and prospective member companies of the defense industrial base (DIB) have watched with interest as the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) developed its all-encompassing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program.
Formlogic gets out in front of robotic blacksmithing January 15, 2021 Are you ready for metamorphic manufacturing, what some call the third wave of the industry’s digitization? If not, take in Contributing Editor Karen Haywood Queen’s expertly reported story.
Get ready for metamorphic manufacturing January 14, 2021 Metamorphic manufacturing, also known as robotic blacksmithing, is poised to bring about faster time to market, less material waste, more available materials, less energy used and more control, proponents said.
Shyft Group Looks to Hire in Michigan January 12, 2021 The Shyft Group, a specialty vehicle maker plans to hire new manufacturing employees at its Charlotte, Mich., campus.