3D Printing/Additive manufacturing

future of design and manufacture - The Autodesk Technology Centre in Birmingham may be kitted out with modern kit, but all of it is regular production machinery - image courtesy of Autodesk.

Digital Transformation

Future of design and manufacture, according to CEO of Autodesk

US engineers have invented a ‘4D printing’ method for a smart gel – image courtesy of Rutgers.US engineers have invented a ‘4D printing’ method for a smart gel – image courtesy of Rutgers.

Digital Transformation

3D printed smart gel for targeted drug delivery invented

The engineering 3D-printed anatomical models have been having a big impact in medicine - stock image courtesy of Seek Visibility

Exciting engineering projects you need to know about

Rapid prototyping has other applications within the construction industry, though, primarily in the areas of new product development and automated construction - image courtesy of Seek Visibilty

Rapid prototyping quickly becoming the standard in construction

The Smart Factory Podcast

MAPP aims to address the challenges and opportunities surrounding advanced powder processes through an ambitious interdisciplinary research programme.

Leadership & Strategy

What does it take to make additive manufacturing mainstream

The sun rises over the Liverpool Exhibition Centre as Day 2 of the Expo kicks off. Image courtesy of the Manufacturer.

Digital Transformation

Day 2 of the Smart Factory Expo gets going

A lightweight aluminium structure with a triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) lattice - image courtesy of CFAM.

Innovation

Additive manufacturing: the next layer

Digital technologies are transforming manufacturing processes and supply chain communication.

Digital Transformation

The crucial element digitalisation ignores

Decanting metal powder into a container for delivery – cleanroom levels of packing are just one of many examples of LPW’s attention to detail in their pursuit of quality.

Innovation

LPW: mastering manufacturing metals of the future

Gas is important for AM, from powder production through the build-up process to post-manufacturing processing - image courtesy of Linde

Digital Transformation

Holistic approach to additive manufacturing