Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

Experts say COVID-19 has spurred supply chains to focus on short-run manufacturing, but the industry needs more regulation to protect intellectual property rights

Llamasoft Instead of sourcing components from single suppliers, manufacturers are starting to look for smaller orders from a range of suppliers to guard against the supply chain disruptions seen during the pandemic. . Slimane Allab, senior vice president and general...

Desktop Metal Announces Pure Copper 3D Printing for Studio System

Desktop Metal has announced the latest material for its Studio System metal 3D printer: pure copper. This is a significant development for the product line, as it enables the production of unique copper parts using a comparatively low-cost desktop 3D printing system....

Understanding, preventing formation of pores during metal 3D printing

An article published by Carnegie Mellon University ’s College of Engineering discusses the work of CMU researchers examining the ways keyhole-shaped cavities form in melt pools during metal laser-powder-bed-fusion 3D printing. . “Laser powder bed fusion is a dominant...

Solvay and PrinterPrezz collaborate on SLS for medical devices

Solvay and PrinterPrezz are collaborating on 3D printing selective laser sintering solutions (SLS) for implants and medical devices. . PrinterPrezz is a trailblazer combining polymer and metal 3D printing, nano-technologies and surgical expertise to design and...