In Italy, a company leveraging additive manufacturing technology to enhance consumer and sporting goods has seen the tennis racket dampener as an opportunity. For where there is a part that absorbs shock, there is often a role for additive to play.
Though the parts may be tiny, the buzz around additive manufacturing (AM) in consumer electronic devices is huge. Smartphone manufacturer Honor has also been busy working with several AM companies on its HONOR Magic V2 foldable phone.
Three and a half years after the onset of Covid-19, people working in supply chain don’t consider what the next major supply chain disruption will be, only when it will be. It is not a source for speculation, but preparation.
Designability is a UK-based charity that has dedicated the last 50 years to co-designing products and solutions with disabled people to deliver greater independence.
We step into the 3DPRINTUK offices on a gloriously sunny day in North London, the kind of afternoon where the company is getting its money’s worth out of the temperature and humidity control technology in its facility on the ground floor.
Materialise has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with aerospace distributor Proponent and aerospace design organisation Stirling Dynamics aimed at providing certified cabin solutions for aircraft.
ASTM International's F42 additive manufacturing technologies committee is developing a proposed standard that will be used to assign part grades across automotive industries.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded 6K Additive a 23.4 million USD grant to support the upcycling of critical metal for use in key defence applications.
The new surface textures on offer include leather and geometric patterns, with Protolabs suggesting its users now have increased choice and control when applying additive manufacturing.
TCT speaks to Malvern Panalytical & Materials Processing Institute about materials characterisation, the importance of predicting flow behaviour, and why its important for organisations like these to work together.
