The construction of the future
Karl Osti, Senior Industry Manager Manufacturing at Autodesk, talks in an interview about prototypes, simulation software, the role of the designer and current trends in manufacturing.
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Karl Osti, Senior Industry Manager Manufacturing at Autodesk, talks in an interview about prototypes, simulation software, the role of the designer and current trends in manufacturing.

Congress trade fair for additive manufacturing
The Rapid.Tech 3D Congress 2021 will take place exclusively digitally.

The plans for Formnext with a hybrid trade fair concept and a real presence trade fair from November 16 to 19, 2021 in Frankfurt have met witha positive response from exhibitors.

Igus Motion Plastics Show 2021
The "Igus Motion Plastics Show 2021" opens its digital doors. Visitors can expect 168 innovations - from telescopic robotic hose packages to dry-running ball bearings with a long service life and 3D printing in XXL format.
Robotics is moving towards simple programming and installation. In practice, there are many alternative methods and approaches.
Interview: Tool and mold making

Like many areas of industry, tool and mold making is undergoing constant development. Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to VDWF President Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Seul from Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences about what this looks like.

The new technologies and platform functions from Ansys support product development in companies of all sizes.

Sliding and wear-resistant special parts can often be designed quickly, but special production using injection molding or mechanical processing is costly and can be very expensive for small quantities.

Markforged has introduced the new Blacksmith software for Markforged 3D printers.

Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) manufactures high-precision 3D printers for the microfabrication of products that require high resolution, accuracy and precision.