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RAPID + TCT strengthens North America's largest AM and industrial 3D printing event with America Makes TRX collaboration
SME and America Makes are furthering their partnership by bringing together two leading events for AM information exchange in the US ‘to drive the exploration and advancement of next-generation AM.’ Read more
21 Oct 2024
RAPID + TCT 2025: Speak at North America's largest additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing event
North America’s largest additive manufacturing and industrial 3D-printing event is seeking expertise and thought leadership from across the industry for its leading AM conference programme. Read more
20 Sep 2024
TCT Magazine | NA | Volume 10 Issue 4
SPEE3D's latest machine and material, plus a look at the rise in multi-laser metal additive manufacturing systems, sustainability and more. Read more
13 Aug 2024
AmPd Labs places first order of Desktop Metal's PureSinter Furnace
Launched in June and presented at RAPID + TCT, the PureSinter Furnace has been designed to deliver 'premium debind-and-sinter performance.' Read more
22 Jul 2024
Fugo Precision 3D launches patented centrifugal 3D printing system
Fugo Precision 3D has launched its Fugo Model A stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing system, describing it as the 'first centrifugal 3D printer.' The company unveiled the Fugo Model A at the recent RAPID + TCT event in Los Angeles. Read more
16 Jul 2024
The promised land: LANDR CEO talks UK-made low-cost industrial FDM 3D printer
Sam Davies meets with LANDR, a spin-out from UK contract manufacturing business RYSE3D, which launched its new polymer 3D printing system at TCT 3Sixty. Read more
How additive manufacturing can help manufacturers minimise their carbon footprint
Adrian Painter, Managing Director at Tri-Tech 3D, UK provider of Stratasys 3D printing solutions, explores how AM could help manufacturers meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Read more
Industry Insights + Latest AM and 3D Printing Industry insights
AM Quality & Inspection: 'There was no standardised way of handling the data in an efficient way.'
Isabelle Hachette, CEO at Interspectral, a Swedish technology company specialising in 3D visualisation and data fusion says ‘there is no lack of data’ from AM – just a lack of tools to fully utilise it. Read more
Shifting weight: Inside the development of COBRA Golf's 3D printed golf club head
Sam Davies speaks to the collaborators behind the delivery of the LIMIT3D 7-iron, a 3D printed golf club head brought to market by COBRA Golf. Read more
AM Quality & Inspection: 'Quality is a paramount concern for all manufacturers regardless of the process.'
For our series on manufacturing quality technologies for additive manufacturing, TCT spoke to David Menzies at Additive Assurance about the need for unique quality control solutions for AM processes. Read more
Golden opportunity: How 3D printing brought a Bronze Age gold bangle into the present
How a global collaboration and 3D technologies brought a rare artefact to life at a small UK museum. Read more
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The economics of additive manufacturing are broken — here's how to fix it
Leap 71 co-founder Lin Kayser has his say on the economics of the additive manufacturing industry, with suggestions on how the industry can get itself out of a 'death spiral.' Read more
Industry Insights + Latest AM and 3D Printing Industry insights
Protolabs launches instant manufacturability analysis for 3D printing
Protolabs has launched instant design for additive manufacturability (DfAM) analysis on 3D printed parts through its online quoting platform. The automated feedback enables product developers and engineers to optimise additive designs. Read more
Additive manufacturing's potential to reinvigorate the U.S. supply chain
John Wilczynski, Executive Director of America Makes on how advanced manufacturing is reinventing possibilities in supply chain. Read more
Digital transformation of operations and supply chains through the use of additive manufacturing
Dr. Siavash H. Khajavi and Prof. Jan Holmström explore the impact of additive manufacturing on supply chains in relation to digital inventories and spare parts and bridge manufacturing (also known as stopgap manufacturing). Read more
Can powder testing accelerate the development of new feedstocks for AM?
The University of Exeter's Professor Oana Ghita offers thoughts on how an optimised testing strategy can make a big difference when it comes to developing new additive manufacturing powders. Read more
What to expect from the 2021 AMUG Conference
AMUG’s AM Industry Advisor Todd Grimm details what we can expect from this year’s Additive Manufacturing User Group Conference in Orlando, Florida. Read more
Sponsored News
Revolutionizing 3D Printing with Arkema's Easy3D Platform
3YOURMIND and Arkema have partnered to create a customer platform providing material suggestions and a supplier network for on-demand manufacturing. Read more
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Synergy in Motion – Sika's Premium Materials Meet Massivit's Large Scale Printing
Massivit’s Avi Cohen, VP Sales and Marketing, discusses the implications of the company’s recent strategic partnership with leading materials manufacturer Sika Deutschland GmbH. Read more
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Revolutionizing 3D Printing with Arkema's Easy3D Platform
3YOURMIND and Arkema have partnered to create a customer platform providing material suggestions and a supplier network for on-demand manufacturing. Read more
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