A smarter, greener and adaptive infrastructure is crucial to address the most pressing challenges of urban mobility and development. A lighter automotive component made up of less number of parts indirectly reduces the car’s carbon foot print. “Byanzantine”, a breakthrough development in the area of wheel related developments, draws its name from the powerful Eastern …
Formnext is an annual event dedicated to ground breaking research and development in the area of Additive Manufacturing. At Formnext 2018, a four day event held in Franfurt, over 65 participants from across the Globe presented some very interesting and cutting edge technologies. German metal printing pioneer, EOS presented its latest innovation – the LaserProFusion. …
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The concept of generative designs has set a new paradigm in the designing and prototyping phases of automotive manufacturing. These designs are said to mimic nature’s evolutionary approach to design. In the manufacturing industry, when a component is to be made, the designers or engineers input their design goals in the generative design software. The …
Metal binder jetting has attracted the attention of mid-level manufacturers. It is envisioned to be an ideal technology for the production of low-cost, lightweight parts and small components with complex designs. Major players in the field claim that their version of binder jetting draws inspiration from metal injection moulding. With its patented single-pass jetting technology, …
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3D printing is touted to be the technology to replace injection molding. Injection molding is a highly beneficial manufacturing technology where there is a high tooling cost. The high tooling cost is acceptable when the production volume is relatively large. In metal AM set up and tooling costs are low but the variable cost is …
The fundamentals of construction have remained more or less unchanged since the last few decades, buildings/structures have been constructed. This includes a mason piling bricks with cement mortar mix. Few inherent challenges of the process are that it is highly dependent on the skills and speed of the manual worker. It takes a lot of …
The next best thing in the construction industry: 3D printers and eco-friendly concrete. Read More »
The field of bionics is the best example of the fact that science and technology are largely inspired by nature. While bionics can be broadly defined as biologically inspired engineering, it emphasizes on imitating certain biological functions that can be seen in nature. For instance, technologies like sonar, radar and medical ultrasound are inspired by …
3D printing has been around for about 30 years. One of the factors that determine the success of a 3D printed object is largely dependent on the material and technology used. FDM is the most commonly used technology that provides the option of a wide range of plastics. Recent developments have led to metal printing …
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Formnext 2019 is a global exhibition and conference dedicated to additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing. This year, the fifth edition of the exhibition and conference was held at Messe Frankfurt, Germany, from 19 to 22 November 2019. It was attended by 34,532 specialists and managers, a growth of 28% over last year and 852 …
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The concept of 3D bio-printing, or the printing of living cells, is one of the more niche areas of additive manufacturing that makes for a great article headline. The reality of the current state of the art, however, is often quite disappointing. As it stands, the technology is in its infancy and nowhere near commercialisation, …
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