Artificial Intelligence & Automation

Protolabs holds inaugural InspirON exchange event on additive manufacturing

The inaugural Protolabs InspirON Exchange event took place on March 23, 2023. The theme for the first get-together, in what the company hopes to be a new series of events, was additive manufacturing.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 29 Mar 2023

3D Systems introduces VSP Connect surgical planning portal for improved patient outcomes

3D Systems has announced VSP Connect, a centralised, cloud-based surgical planning portal that integrates automated workflows and artificial intelligence (AI). The portal is the latest addition to the company’s VSP surgical planning solutions.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 7 Mar 2023

Xaba to bring AI powered FDM control system to market after seed funding raised

AI-driven manufacturing control system provider Xaba has closed a round of seed funding that will enable the company to bring its fabrication processes and intelligent autonomous technologies to market.

By Sam Davies

/ 20 Feb 2023

Xaba to bring AI powered FDM control system to market after seed funding raised

Machine learning for correcting and preventing additive manufacturing errors

Douglas Brion & Sebastian Pattinson of the University of Cambridge's Department for Engineering on developing intelligent 3D printers that quickly detect and correct errors.

By TCT Team

/ 14 Feb 2023

Machine learning for correcting and preventing additive manufacturing errors

KOKONI unveils new consumer-grade 3D printer at CES 2023

Hong Kong based 3D printing company KOKONI has launched a new high-speed consumer-grade 3D printer at this years CES.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 9 Jan 2023

Grenzebach: The hidden potential of automated post-processing

Ahead of Formnext 2022, Grenzebach takes us through the key reasons to automate your post-processing workflows.

By TCT Team

/ 19 Oct 2022

Parts On Demand and AM-Flow collaborate to optimise recognition and processing of custom series products

Parts On Demand, a 3D printing service provider that specialises in industrial, medical and orthopaedic applications, and AM-Flow, a specialist in end-use workflow automation for AM, have begun a partnership.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 4 Oct 2022

Explained: Why Carbon acquired ParaMatters

We explain why Carbon move to acquire ParaMatters, why Nexa3D didn't, and what we can expect from Carbon's software offering moving forward.

By Sam Davies

/ 26 Sep 2022

MIT researchers use AI to correct additive manufacturing errors in real time

Scientists at the MIT have developed a new machine-learning system that uses computer vision to watch the manufacturing process and then correct errors in how it handles the material in real time.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 3 Aug 2022

MIT researcher have trained a machine-learning system - Courtesy of the researchers

Hyperganic commences public rollout of AI-powered design software platform

Hyperganic Core 3 will be made available to a few hundred users as part of a soft rollout, with thousands more waiting to deploy the technology.

By TCT Team

/ 15 Jun 2022

Altair acquires additive manufacturing software firm Gen3D

Altair is expanding its additive manufacturing design capabilities with the acquisition of Gen3D, whose generative design technology will be integrated into Altair Inspire.

By TCT Team

/ 6 Jun 2022

Altair acquires additive manufacturing software firm Gen3D

BMW develops automated metal 3D printing production line capable of producing 50,parts per year

The BMW Group has announced the industrialisation and digitalisation of additive manufacturing (IDAM) for automotive processes as part of the IDAM project has been a success.

By TCT Team

/ 30 May 2022

BMW Group AM Campus - Separated components are transported in small load carriers. - The BMW Group