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Additive manufacturing is well on its way out of its niche. New materials are also making this possible. Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has now launched two metal powders for 3D printing: the bainitic special steel Bainidur AM and the austenitic steel Printdur HSA.
read more...Communication in the world of work
The coronavirus pandemic requires new ways of working together. The Fraunhofer Institutes for Industrial Engineering IAO and for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have solutions for communication in the working world of the future.
read more...3D printers from Igus can now also produce components with different filaments and thus combine different material properties. This makes it possible to produce components that require both rigidity and wear resistance.
read more...ABB has added a new software add-in to its Robot Studio simulation and offline programming software.
read more...3D printing material from MakerBot
MakerBot introduces the new 3D printing materials Method Carbon Fiber Editions, which print carbon fiber reinforced nylon.
read more...Zero point clamping module from Schunk
The Vero-S NSE-AM mini 78-20 zero-point clamping module from Schunk was specially designed for applications in additive manufacturing, laser sintering and laser melting, and is therefore completely sealed.
read more...Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH currently assumes that Formnext can take place in Frankfurt as planned from November 10 to 13, 2020.
read more...Gerhard Schubert GmbH in Crailsheim specializes in robot-based packaging technology. The family-run company has most of its customers in the food and confectionery industry, but also serves all other sectors, from pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to beverages and technical consumer goods.
read more...Additive manufacturing enables new design freedoms away from the familiar. The example of a newly developed milling cutter concept shows how the advantages of the manufacturing process unfold in tool body development.
read more...To protect medical personnel, private individuals and companies around the world are currently producing face shields, among other things, using 3D printing. Igus produces the corresponding headbands by injection molding and donates the first 100,000 pieces.
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