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.
The new Wohlers Associates report “Post-Processing of AM and 3D-Printed Parts” provides a broad range of methods and techniques for finishing parts made by additive manufacturing, also referred to as 3D printing.
Lights-out metrology for inspection is a natural entry point into automation as it is less disruptive to implement than other manufacturing operations.
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, an assemblage of information and computer security controls, is required of Department of Defense suppliers starting this year, with rolling deadlines over the next few years.
Making operators and process designers better informed in real time, with a focus on making intelligent decisions with enhanced data, is the key to updating U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturing capabilities.
TRUMPF is working with Equispheres Inc. to qualify its aluminum additive manufacturing powders on TRUMPF 3D printers.
SINUMERIK ONE digital-native CNC selected as the control of choice for new line of milling and turning production machines
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.