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8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing

Mold Making Technology

Once relegated to rapid prototyping, 3D printing technology has now advanced far beyond the design studio. 3D printing makes it possible to accelerate mold development and simplify design changes down the line. This 3D-printed EOAT incorporates air lines for vacuum and pressure into its design.

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MIT engineers integrate sensors to devices, rotational parts with 3D printing

AU Manufacturing

In particular, the engineers created a system called MechSense that enables a maker to use conductive 3D printing filament to 3D-print sensors directly into a mechanism’s moving elements. 3D printing is a tool that a lot of people can afford to have in their homes.

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How industry can realise the benefits of advanced technology

Manufacturer's Monthly

Author: Geoff Crittenden, CEO, Weld Australia But, with the advent of automation, robots, cobots and a range of other advanced welding technologies and techniques, this perception is becoming more and more outdated. robots and cobots Automation, Industry 4.0, Welding is a far less dangerous and arduous job than ever before. Industry 4.0

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Innovation on a Larger Scale

Fabricating & Metal Work

Digital twin” machine design simulation, higher robotic intelligence, and complex motion are the essential tools here. They are collaborating on a larger scale, where intelligent robotic fiber placement and massive print/mill part production are no longer a vision but a reality. The advantages promised by Industry 4.0

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Desktop Metal Announces Update on Cost Reduction Plans for 2023 to Accelerate Path to Profitability

Additive Manufacturing

based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with an expansive portfolio of 3D printing solutions, from rapid prototyping to mass production. .” About Desktop Metal: Desktop Metal, Inc.,

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GridRaster Uses the Metaverse to Build High Tech Prototypes and Finished Products

21st Century Tech

It could be a metaverse that lets humans work through robots in remote places like Mars or the Moon, or on a factory floor, skunkworks, or design studio.” He was talking about combining artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and additive manufacturing (3D printing).

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Scape Technologies, Danish Technological Institute, and AMT join in a new EUROSTARS Project: Just in Time 3D Printing Production

i4.0 today

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.