3D file formats are key to sharing medical data for 3D printing medical devices.
SME had a chance to interview Liz Richardson, who directs the Pew Charitable Trusts’ health care products project. She recently published insights into how the FDA is approaching the emerging field of additive manufacturing in healthcare.
Challenges around additive materials need to be addressed to allow for a smoother transition towards reliable mass production in medical.
Today’s rapid and unexpected growth in the production of vehicles with alternative drive systems is giving carmakers and their manufacturing partners a wide range of leak-detection challenges to ensure vehicle quality.
An engine manufacturer discovers there is a way to reduce 50 billion data points to 2 billion—a reasonable number from which the foundation for machine learning can be built.
The whole of manufacturing is moving toward a leaner and more agile future enabled by additive manufacturing. But this change requires continuous and unrelenting innovation to be able to do things not done before.
HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s second-generation, mixed-reality smart glasses is a big part of why augmented reality in assembly has become ready for prime time.
It’s time to redefine AM and DfAM by what is possible from advanced LPBF systems—and to look ahead with the same determination the semiconductor industry used to better our lives.
FABTECH will be the first large-scale manufacturing trade show to return to McCormick Place in Chicago, September 13-16. The announcement comes as the state of Illinois moves into its final reopening phase.
Desktop Metal recently introduced the Studio System 2, which offers a way to eliminate the debind step and its chemical solvents through a complete reformulation of materials. The printer makes the AM process more hands-off and streamlined while also improving part quality.
