Artificial Intelligence & Automation

America Makes announces new seven year $322M Cooperative Agreement with Air Force Research Laboratory

America Makes has announced a new, seven-year Cooperative Agreement (CA) with the Department of Air Force’s Research Laboratory (AFRL).

By TCT Team

/ 13 Dec 2019

America Makes announces new seven year $322M Cooperative Agreement with Air Force Research Laboratory

EOS develops Shared Modules concept into "mature" additive manufacturing solution

The German 3D printing leader says it now has a “mature solution” that integrates equipping, unpacking, transporting and sieving stages of the AM workflow.

By TCT Team

/ 13 Nov 2019

EOS Shared Modules concept (Credit: EOS)

Generative engineering start-up Elise raises €3 million in seed fund round led by BMW i Ventures

Generative engineering start-up Elise has raised €3 million in a seed fund round led by BMW i Ventures.

By TCT Team

/ 6 Nov 2019

Elise Airbus case study Airbus A320 Auxiliary Stabilising Point: Elise-designed prototype of an auxiliary stabilising point shows over 40% weight reduction and 80% less development ti...

AMT raises $5.2m in series A funding round led by DSM Venturing and Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund

Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) has raised $5.2 million in a Series A equity round led by DSM Venturing and Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund.

By TCT Team

/ 22 Oct 2019

AMT Joseph Crabtree, CEO and Luis Folgar, EVP Americas in AMT's new facility in Austin, Texas. - AMT

Foundry Research Institute and ParaMatters partner to develop lightweight suspension upright with generative design tools

Poland’s Foundry Research Institute has worked with ParaMatters to leverage its CogniCAD generative design and topology optimisation software and develop a lightweight automotive suspension upright.

By TCT Team

/ 4 Oct 2019

ParaMatters Suspension upright 3D printed with PMMA Suspension upright 3D printed with PMMA. - ParaMatters

Voodoo Manufacturing launches clear aligner service powered by Formlabs 3D printing technology

Voodoo Clear Aligners has been launched to serve direct to consumer clear aligner companies like Smilelove, who has been named as the first public partner.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Sep 2019

Accelerate: Focusing on people in product design

Deputy Group Editor, Laura Griffiths reports on two days at Steelcase for Autodesk’s annual Accelerate event.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 11 Sep 2019

Steelcase 'Town Hall' - The comfiest conference ever?

AREVO to additively manufacture carbon fibre unibody frames for new e-bike line

AREVO is to additively manufacture the carbon fibre unibody frames for a new line of e-bikes being brought to market by Pilot Distribution Group.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Sep 2019

AREVO to additively manufacture carbon fibre unibody frames for new e-bike line

Taking the work out of workholding: Matsuura combines 3D printing and generative design to produce concept fixture

Matsuura UK discusses a 3D printing and generatively designed workholding fixture, produced with technology from HP and Autodesk.

By Daniel O'Connor

/ 2 Aug 2019

BigRep champions circular economy approach with 3D printed urban and insect habitat installation project

BigRep has launched a 3D printed urban and insect habitat installation project which will use recycled plastic materials.

By TCT Team

/ 1 Aug 2019

BigRep circular economy project The four BigRep One machines currently in operation at the Thaersaal of Humboldt University. - BigRep/ Twitter

axial3D raises $3m as it targets expansion into USA & plans machine learning enhancements

Medical 3D printing company axial3D is to expand into the USA after closing a $3m funding round.

By TCT Team

/ 24 Jul 2019

Markforged opens up new office space to drive development of AI-powered Blacksmith software

Markforged has announced new office space to support the expansion of its software and AI teams, months after the launch of its Blacksmith software.

By TCT Team

/ 22 Jul 2019