Materialise has announced a series of software enhancements and collaborations which are designed to enhance the customisation of 3D printing operations, better evaluate the orientation of parts and reduce CO2 emissions.
ThreadsDoc has been designed to automate the generation of templated documents using rich data from engineering collaborations, which should help to reduce the time it takes to create complex reports.
Fringe Qualification has been designed to allow manufacturers to certify and control additive manufacturing builds in real-time across entire fleets of machines from a centralised dashboard.
SlizeR is said to enhance performance, efficiency and part quality, with a set of functionalities that automate operations and reduce conversion times.
Described as a potential breakthrough in making additive manufacturing more sustainable, SAF ReLife is said to be able to repurpose waste PA12 powder from powder bed fusion machines for use on the Stratasys H350 3D printing system.
Among the key features of the GrabCAD IoT Platform are its next-generation printer connectivity, which is said to provide comprehensive real-time data collection and monitoring, and remote diagnostics capabilities.
Ulendo Technologies and Rev1 Technologies have partnered to provide a software upgrade that they say will improve the speed of extrusion-based 3D printers.
The acquisition will see Siemens integrate Altair's full range of products, including its generative design, implicit modelling, and additive manufacturing simulation tools.
The company believes it is the first print service to run AMIS Pro, which is a build preparation tool developed in collaboration with HP Multi Jet Fusion users.