i4.0 today

JANUARY 22, 2024

3D printing is a digital manufacturing technology, meaning that a large part of the production process is managed online. However, finishing the printed components still has some manual process steps. Precisely the finishing of the printed parts is something that primarily requires manual handling.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 4, 2023

However, while printed circuit boards (PCBs) enable digital technologies, the manufacturing processes used to produce them are still largely analog. ‘Digital manufacturing’ refers to any method that is directly controlled by a computer – simply using software in the design process doesn’t count.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

However, with MIAD which employs the additive manufacturing (AM) process, Next Chapter is said to be able to slash that timeline from weeks or months to hours, while maintaining the same high quality and tolerance standards of conventional molds. New Metal 3D Printing System Accelerates Mold Insert Production.

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Additive Manufacturing

APRIL 28, 2023

Dental laboratories are realizing a more than 50% boost in production efficiencies as the Oqton AI capability optimizes all critical additive manufacturing elements into a single workflow in the production environment. About 3D Systems More than 35 years ago, 3D Systems brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing industry.

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