The 3D Printing Company That Could Transform Manufacturing
Desktop Metal, maker of 3D printers, is valued at more than $1 billion and recently brought on Ford Motor as a strategic investor. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based startup is developing 3D technology to print products in steel, aluminum and other metals that could transform manufacturing. Bloomberg's Anne Mostue reports
MecSoft Corporation, the developer of industry leading CAM software solutions, has announced the availability of AlibreCAM 2018, the latest version of MecSoft’s fully integrated CAM solution for Alibre Design 2018.
With 3D printed components, General Motors creates stronger, lighter, more fuel efficient parts
General Motors is now streamlining its design process by using a combination of 3D printing and algorithms. The automotive giant has announced that it is taking advantage of generative design software from Bay Area-based company Autodesk in order to manufacture lightweight parts for its future products. GM plans to incorporate the technology into its development of more efficient models including zero emissions vehicles.
Dassault Systèmes reassures users that desktop Solidworks won't disappear but it still dreams of Cloudy future. During January’s annual Solidworks World love-in, Dassault Systèmes made what could be perhaps its most important announcement in a decade: Desktop Solidworks is here to stay. This comes following the French company’s attempts to cloud-ify the software since 2007.
Trimble Acquires the Assets of FabSuite to Expand its Steel Fabrication Software Portfolio
Trimble (TRMB) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Williamsburg, Virginia-based FabSuite, LLC, a North American supplier of Management Information System (MIS) solutions for steel fabrication. With the acquisition of FabSuite software, Trimble's portfolio now includes the complete structural steel workflow for planning, managing, designing, modeling and automating the fabrication processes to maximize constructability. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Metal Additive Manufacturing Gains Significant Ground
Falling prices and greater choice — proven forces that lay the groundwork for significant market growth — are now playing a hand in helping metal additive manufacturing systems gain traction. Falling prices and greater choice — proven forces that lay the groundwork for significant market growth — are now playing a hand in helping metal additive manufacturing systems gain traction. According to a the Wohlers Report 2018, released recently by the 3D printing market research consultancy Wohlers Associates, an estimated 1,768 metal AM printers were sold in 2017 compared to 983 systems in 2016 — a significant leap of nearly 80%.
Onshape brings cloud-native CAD and PDM to your engineering teams. AMC Bridge connects it to the rest of your
business. Since 2013, we have helped manufacturers extend Onshape beyond out-of-the-box functionality by integrating
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AMC Bridge, a software technology company serving engineering, manufacturing, and construction organizations, announced the successful delivery of a digital thread initiative for a leading research and engineering organization supporting complex, mission-critical programs. The engagement established a connected digital engineering environment that links systems engineering, design, manufacturing, and testing data, creating a scalable foundation for improved decision-making and future AI adoption.
Engineering organizations developing complex products increasingly struggle to maintain visibility and traceability across requirements, system architecture, manufacturing, and validation activities. As programs grow in complexity, disconnected engineering tools and siloed data often create gaps in communication, slow decision-making, and limit the ability to understand the true status of products and programs.
Industry experts from Tech Soft 3D, Medtronic, AMC Bridge, and Tech-Clarity explore the growing demand for 3D engineering data across the digital thread and reveal how leading manufacturers are approaching the build-or-buy decision. The webinar examines the technical and business challenges of making engineering data accessible across the enterprise, the surprising reality of hybrid build-and-buy strategies, and the factors driving organizations to rethink traditional software decisions.
