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A 3D Printing Retrospective

Mold Making Technology

3D printing advancements and applications have gone from conformally cooled hot runner nozzles using a 3D-printed pattern to cast the part with integrated cooling circuits (left) to large DMLS 3D-printed parts in 420 stainless steel with integrated conformal cooling and InnoVent Technology for venting (right).

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How to Start a 3D Printing Service Bureau

Additive Manufacturing

The beauty of today’s manufacturing environment is that anyone can start a 3D printing service bureau and begin printing parts today. According to a recent report by Persistence Markets , the 3D printing service bureau industry is projected to surge eight times the size of its present state over the next decade.

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Editorial Advisory Board 2023-2026: Meet New Board Member Mike Close, SMC Ltd.

Mold Making Technology

In 2010, he moved to Thailand to take on the role of technical director for a 70-man mold shop, where he received a solid understanding of the Asian moldmaking process. For five years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Mike was a tooling manager and tooling engineer for companies that designed and produced plastic parts.

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Assured success

Manufacturer's Monthly

With 3D printing beginning to finally have the impact on manufacturing that was expected some 30 years ago, manufacturers remain wary of truly capitalising on it. Additive Assurance can trace its roots back to co-founder Marten Jurg’s time at Monash University completing his PhD and working with additive printing equipment.

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AM Materials Chat: Elementum3D onsite at Incodema3D for AM Voices video podcast

Additive Manufacturing

Founder and President of Elementum3D, Dr Jacob Nuechterlein and Director of Business Development, Alex Janzen sat down to discuss their current expansion and the reason their materials are driving the groundbreaking end use parts in metal 3D printing. Dr. Jacob Nuechterlein is the founder and president of Elementum 3D in Erie, CO.

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BlackBerry QNX provides guidance on minimizing jitter, latency in robotics

Robotics Business Review

Acquired by BlackBerry in 2010, the Ottawa, Canada-based unit serves industries including aerospace and defense, automotive, heavy machinery, industrial controls, medical, and robotics. A prime example in robotics is automated 3D printing systems. Register now. Data arriving after the deadline is often deemed invalid.

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What Year Did a Robot Hand First Debut at IMTS?

Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2010: The ETC featured MTConnect and its iPhone app, as well as advances in additive manufacturing, cloud computing, advanced manufacturing, virtual reality and micro- and nano-manufacturing. IMTS 2010 also introduced the Manufacturing Museum and Industry Inspiration Day. Over 80,000 visitors were in attendance.