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3D Printing in Medical Devices: Leveraging a Digital Manufacturing Partner

iBASEt

From one-of-a-kind human joints to mass-produced customized prosthetics, 3D printing could revolutionize medical device manufacturing. And why do manufacturers need digital tools like a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to be successful? What makes 3D printing so different? The Advantages of Additive.

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How Additive Manufacturing Can Help Fix the Supply Chain

Fastener News Desk

This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. There is a potential solution, however: additive manufacturing. This opens new doors for faster and more localized manufacture of parts in these and other industries. Industry 4.0

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ESAB Partners with EWI to Develop Innovative Solutions for Arc-DED Additive Manufacturing and Saw Processes

Fabricating & Metal Work

“Using advanced pulsed-GMAW equipment, EWI can work with end users to develop custom waveforms for the arc DED and the alloys associated with additive manufacturing,” says Michael Carney, Senior Engineer at EWI. It is faster than other methods of additive manufacturing, extremely accurate, and can fabricate large-scale parts.

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MTA Expands Support for Engineering-based Manufacturers with the Launch of a New Cluster of Trade Associations and Events

i4.0 today

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has expanded its support to the engineering-based manufacturing sector with the formation of a new cluster of trade associations and events. The MTA is the UK’s trade association for companies in the engineering based manufacturing technologies sector.

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Wireless, battery-free pacemaker cuts pain for sufferers of arrhythmia

E&T

Atrial fibrillation – a form of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia – leads to more than 454,000 hospitalisations and nearly 160,000 deaths in the US alone each year. The new pacemaker model consists of four petallike structures made of thin, flexible film which contain light sources and a recording electrode.

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What Does 2023 Hold for Printed/Flexible Electronics?

i4.0 today

Source: IDTechEx. One of the most exciting aspects of printed/flexible electronics is how the low-cost, lightweight, flexible form factor and compatibility with digital manufacturing can facilitate new experiences, products, and even business models. Source: IDTechEx. Facilitating Digital Healthcare.

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The Intersection of Work, Play, Technology and Independence

Modern Machine Shop

On one level, Albert tells the story of a custom manufacturer called RapAdapt that uses integrated CAD/CAM to design and produce things that, as he puts it, “help people work, play and go about their lives with more independence.” This month’s cover feature by Editor Emeritus Mark Albert tells just such a story.