Design for additive manufacturing

On Demand Manufacturing Customers to Gain Seamless Design Capabilities as 3D Systems Partners with ZVerse

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

"The customer is at the center of everything we do," said Thomas Donahue, vice president of global sales for 3D Systems On Demand.

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  • "The customer is at the center of everything we do," said Thomas Donahue, vice president of global sales for 3D Systems On Demand.
  • "The combination of ZVerse's expertise and 3D Systems' design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) processes will allow us to provide advanced design capabilities to our customers.
  • Because the ZVerse technology and designer network can handle high volumes of projects, it also offers increased speed of service for 3D Systems' On Demand customers.
  • To start a new order with ZVerse and 3D Systems, log in to your 3D Systems On Demand portal or visit us at https://3ds.layr.co .

Blueprint Launches Technology Enablement Program – Helping Businesses More Fully Adopt Additive Manufacturing

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Monday, September 16, 2019

Blueprint, a Stratasys-owned additive manufacturing consultancy, has launched a first-of-its-kind technology enablement program, Think Additively, to help businesses more holistically embrace additive manufacturing throughout their organizations.

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  • Blueprint, a Stratasys-owned additive manufacturing consultancy, has launched a first-of-its-kind technology enablement program, Think Additively, to help businesses more holistically embrace additive manufacturing throughout their organizations.
  • In a recent Blueprint study, 85% of companies ranked knowledge as their biggest barrier to driving greater adoption of additive manufacturing across their organizations.
  • Transforming manufacturing is more than buying a 3D printer, and thinking additively is more than Design for Additive Manufacturing, said Kunal Mehta, head of consulting at Blueprint.
  • As the worlds leading additive manufacturing consultancy, Blueprint regularly assists future-ready companies achieve additive success.

3Diligent Launches Industry 4.0 Consulting Services Focused on Strategic and Design Advisory for Additive Manufacturing

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

As a division of 3Diligent, which also boasts a manufacturing division with a global manufacturing footprint, 3Diligent Consulting combines on-the-ground manufacturing expertise with the pedigree of a top-five global management consulting firm.

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  • As a division of 3Diligent, which also boasts a manufacturing division with a global manufacturing footprint, 3Diligent Consulting combines on-the-ground manufacturing expertise with the pedigree of a top-five global management consulting firm.
  • 3Diligent Consulting offers two main advisory services to help companies make optimal use of additive manufacturing and other digital manufacturing technologies across their organization.
  • 3Diligent Design Consulting provides Design for Additive Manufacturing services including topological optimization and generative/parametric design to achieve superior design concepts that might never be dreamed up by engineers.
  • Its 3Diligent Consulting division advises manufacturing businesses on Industry 4.0 strategy and Design for Additive Manufacturing.

ParaMatters Upgrades Its Generative, Autonomous Design and Lightweighting Software

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

CogniCAD is ParaMatters holistic and agnostic generative design solution that employs a cloud-based, cognitive design and high-performance computational platform.

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  • CogniCAD is ParaMatters holistic and agnostic generative design solution that employs a cloud-based, cognitive design and high-performance computational platform.
  • The software also allows design for additive manufacturing and investment casting as a beta release.
  • The most powerful agnostic CAD-to-CAD generative design and lightweighting software offering available on the market just got that much better for the automotive, aerospace, medical, industrial and material industries, said ParaMatters Co-founder and Chief Technology OfficerDr.
  • ParaMatters is the leader in autonomous topology optimization and generative lightweighting design.

Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-focused Venture Fund, to Lead Dyndrite Series A Financing to Revolutionize Design and Manufacturing Software

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

"With its revolutionary geometry engine and Additive Manufacturing Toolkit, Dyndrite is poised to transform additive manufacturing," said Bass.

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  • "With its revolutionary geometry engine and Additive Manufacturing Toolkit, Dyndrite is poised to transform additive manufacturing," said Bass.
  • "Dyndrite is a new platform that takes into account modern computer architecture, modern design needs, and modern manufacturing capabilities."
  • Dyndrite's focus within the $50 Billion design and manufacturing industry is to help boost productivity for additive manufacturing, with specific use cases in aerospace, medical, energy, and automotive applications.
  • The company comprises a veteran team of computer scientists, mathematicians, and PhD-level practitioners from the computing, CAD, and additive manufacturing industries.

Burloak Technologies to Showcase Additive Manufacturing Solutions for Flight-ready Parts at Farnborough International Airshow

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

BURLINGTON, ON, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., today announced that it will showcase a range of additive manufacturing solutions for flight-ready parts at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow, taking place from July 16-19, 2018 in Farnborough, England.

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  • BURLINGTON, ON, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., today announced that it will showcase a range of additive manufacturing solutions for flight-ready parts at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow, taking place from July 16-19, 2018 in Farnborough, England.
  • The Company will highlight examples demonstrating how it can accelerate customer projects from concept, to optimized design for additive manufacturing (DFAM), to full-scale production.
  • "There has never been a better time for aerospace manufacturers to embrace additive manufacturing," stated Peter Adams, Co-founder and President, Burloak Technologies.
  • Burloak Technologies provides engineering, design for additive manufacturing, materials development, high precision CNC machining, post-processing and metrology.

Burloak Technologies to Open State-of-the-Art Additive Manufacturing Center

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

BURLINGTON, ON, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., today announced the establishment of its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

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  • BURLINGTON, ON, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co., today announced the establishment of its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
  • The Center will accelerate the industry's adoption of additive manufacturing by providing every service required to move customer projects from concept, to optimized design for additive manufacturing (DFAM), to full-scale production in a single location.
  • "Additive manufacturing is a rapidly developing technology that creates much lighter, stronger parts while reducing costs by consolidating multiple manufacturing steps into a single process," said Peter Adams, President and Co-founder of Burloak Technologies.
  • A leader in the additive manufacturing industry, Burloak Technologies provides engineering, design for additive manufacturing, materials development, high precision CNC machining, post-processing and metrology.

ITEAM Platform Launched to Evaluate Feasibility of Additively Manufacturing Parts

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The web-based ITEAM platform consists of evaluation tools and a virtual repository of machine and material capabilities to aid users in making better decisions in additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing.

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  • The web-based ITEAM platform consists of evaluation tools and a virtual repository of machine and material capabilities to aid users in making better decisions in additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing.
  • Utilizing SAM-CT (size, accuracy and materials + economic evaluation of cost and throughput) methodology, companies can upload their part file to the secure platform and evaluate whether something "can" and "should" be produced by additive manufacturing.
  • ITEAM was created to be a center and clearinghouse for design for additive manufacturing research, methodology, qualification and advancements.
  • "Additive manufacturing not only enables manufacturers to reach these goals, it allows products and geometries not possible with traditional manufacturing processes."

SME Recognizes Additive Manufacturing Innovation, Skill and Leadership

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Now in its 28th year, RAPID + TCT is the preeminent event for discovery, innovation and networking in additive manufacturing.

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  • Now in its 28th year, RAPID + TCT is the preeminent event for discovery, innovation and networking in additive manufacturing.
  • SME's Additive Manufacturing Community produces technical content for the organization's programs and other industry events on advanced additive manufacturing technologies and processes that allow the development, testing and manufacture of new products faster and more cost-effectively.
  • "Carl Deckard and Joe Beaman have both been instrumental in the development and expansion of global additive manufacturing," said Jeff DeGrange, chief commercial officer, Impossible Objects LLC and chair of SME's Additive Manufacturing Community.
  • The 2018 award-winning paper, "Design for Additive Manufacturing: Multi Material Sand Mold," truly embodies the award spirit of innovation and potential impact in the additive manufacturing field.