Articles Tagged with ''additive manufacturing''

Additive manufacturing has already transformed the way that products are designed and produced in a wide variety of industries. The technology is now starting to be used by appliance engineers to assemble coffee makers, ovens, refrigerators and other household products.

Engineers at the VTT Technical Research Centre here recently developed a process to print smart shafts. It combines metal additive manufacturing, sensor technology, wireless data transfer and condition monitoring in the same package.

Newport News Shipbuilding has partnered with 3D Systems to develop metal additive manufacturing technologies. The goal of the joint effort is to revolutionize how the next generation of warships is assembled.

Engineers at General Motors are using advanced software to tackle next-generation vehicle lightweighting challenges.

3D printing technology is everywhere, from medical implants to aerostructures, and recently it's made its way to the Olympics. USA Luge teamed up with Stratasys, a supplier of additive manufacturing technology, to build customized racing sleds.

ATLANTA--Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a printer that could streamline the creation of self-assembling structures that can change shape after being exposed to heat and other stimuli.

Additive manufacturing is the hottest thing to hit the medical device industry since the first pacemaker was implanted in a patient 60 years ago. The technology has transformed the way that engineers design numerous products. Now, it’s starting to move beyond prototyping into production.

Some 74 percent of Americans suffer back pain at least once a year, and 13 percent experience such pain daily. For many, the problem is chronic. Indeed, 54 percent of back-pain sufferers say they've had the problem for five years or more.

Engineers at Stelia Aerospace, an Airbus subsidiary that specializes in aerostructures and aircraft seating, have created the world’s first self-reinforced fuselage panel. They used additive manufacturing to integrate stiffening structures that provide the reinforcement.