Installation of a Roeders 5-axis machining centre at Circle in Weilmünster, Germany, has transformed the engineering service provider's ability to deliver machined prototypes and small batches of components in short lead times.

Formnext, the trade show for additive manufacturing (AM) technologies in Frankfurt, has announced a new conference design. Starting from 2023, the conference will feature three stages dedicated to current and future applications, technologies and metatrends related to AM.

Small lot sizes — short delivery times. There’s no better way to describe the greatest challenge the global manufacturing industry is facing. How do you address it? Perfection in production, as one example, is the foundation for sustainable competitiveness. But what role does simulation play in these efforts?

Rapid + TCT is one of North America's biggest trade shows and conferences for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. This year, ID Tech Ex attended and spoke at the show; they interviewed prominent players and observed industry trends. Here is their analysis.

Meusburger stands for standard parts. For its customers, this standard is the basis for sustainable and economically successful business. However, if standard is not enough, the standard parts manufacturer also offers many components in custom designs.

GF Machining Solutions has launched a new version of a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, Laser CAM, part of the Laser Suite 360 software package.

The 3D printing industry is continuing to develop very dynamically. This is due to competition between different 3D processes and technical advances in machine and process engineering. In general, this confirms that the industrial maturity of 3D printing in relation to conventional manufacturing strategies (casting or milling) continues to increase.

3D printing company Impossible Objects, takes its CBAM composite 3D printing process to the next level with the announcement of the CBAM 25 machine, which will be unveiled at the Rapid +TCT tradeshow in Chicago. It prints fifteen times faster than the fastest competition, the manufacturer claims.

Chemical company Asahi Kasei has decided to invest in Castor Technologies, an Israeli start-up specialised in the development of 3D printing software. In addition to utilising the software and services, the investment will allow Asahi Kasei to pursue synergies between its CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) technical service for plastic products and Castor’s software.

3D-printing software company Sigma Additive Solutions has expanded its collaboration with Materialise, a global provider of 3D printing software and service solutions, to provide additive manufacturing (AM) users automated quality control.