3D printing: Manufacturer, reports, information at INDUSTRIAL Production

Straight to the service of health

Linear technology in the clean room. Mechanical components such as linear guides, telescopic rails and linear axes must be carefully selected in medical technology and healthcare.

Additive manufacturing

RoboxPro 3D printer with safety door and air filter

RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, has added the new CEL RoboxPro 3D printer for additive manufacturing to its range. The dual-extrusion machine is primarily aimed at professional users, such as mechanical engineers or technicians, who require advanced rapid prototyping capabilities in the development process to quickly implement their product concepts with durable, water-soluble support materials that can be used in engineering.

Over 800 million euros

Sales increase at fischer

With a gross turnover of 812 million euros, the fischer group of companies exceeded the previous year's good figure (745 million euros) by 67 million euros (plus nine percent).

3D printer

Bosch invests in 3D printers from Ultimaker

Printer specialist Ultimaker has announced that Robert Bosch GmbH will invest in Ultimaker 3 Extended printers worldwide.

Bionic Aircraft

Bionic design and 3D printing

Around a year after the start of the pioneering EU project Bionic Aircraft, CENIT reports on the first concrete results: These include software for the automatic recognition of topology-optimized structures, an associated catalog with parameterized bionic features in CAD and a tool for the direct generation of file formats for 3D printing.

METAV 2018

Focus on Industry 4.0

METAV 2018 - the 20th trade fair for metalworking technologies - opened its doors today. Until Saturday, 560 exhibitors from 24 countries will be showcasing their machines, solutions and services for industrial production.

Transatlantic sailing competition

Sailboat 3D-printed from thermoplastics

For a transatlantic sailing race, Italian boat builders have designed and built a yacht made from thermoplastics using 3D printing. The materials for the print were developed and supplied by the Lehvoss Group.

Interview with Jürgen Förster, AMF

"Not a question of 'becoming', but of 'being'"

Andreas Maier Fellbach (AMF) is a full-service provider of clamping technology and continues to grow. SCOPE editor Caterina Schröder spoke to Jürgen Förster, member of the AMF management board, about the role automation plays in the company's success and the influence of 3D printing and digitalization on clamping technology.

3D printing software

Process optimization through simulation tools

At Formnext 2017, Materialise presented updates to its Magics 3D Print Suite, including Magics 22, the reference software for preparing data for additive manufacturing with any material, addressing demanding applications in professional 3D printing.