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It’s no industry secret that a well-designed and incorporated jig can save time and money on the shop floor. Yet it can still be hard to justify taking time away from designing a product to design support for a product as it moves through assembly.

Maybe it was the promise of a shorter prototyping cycle; maybe it was the latest hype surrounding 3D printed weaponry.

It is tempting to look at new technologies as replacements, improvements, or updates on what has gone before, but occasionally a technology is so different it requires a whole new way of thinking. Additive manufacturing is just such a technology. It is less evolution and more revolution.

Additive Manufacturing is set to disrupt the manufacturing world in any number of ways, from faster prototyping to tool free manufacturing and mass customization. But what does this new world order mean for the planet? Here are a few reasons why we think additive manufacturing is environmentally sound.

SCALE AND SCOPE OF 3D PRINTING FOR THE FACTORY OF THE FUTURE Internet of Things. Automation. 3D Printing. The Factory of the Future imagines a shop perfectly tuned to advance, change, improve and speed up manufacturing. It encompasses something as familiar to us as CAD, to interconnected tools capable of sharing data on a scale […]

Industry 4.0, or smart manufacturing, is the most discussed trend in manufacturing right now, but what does it all mean? Why is additive manufacturing uniquely ready for this fourth industrial revolution? The answer is simple: Industry 4.0 is the digital transformation of manufacturing, and additive manufacturing is a native digital process. Industry 4.0 is a […]

Once 3D printing comes into its own as a viable way to mass produce, how will it impact your bottom line? That’s the question we asked more than 100 decision-makers at large manufacturing companies* who currently rely on 3D printing for some aspect of their production pipeline. While the majority (61%) of their 3D printing […]

Whether you’re an established brand looking to get a new product model into the market, a startup trying to prove a concept for investors, or an innovator selling through a crowdfunding campaign, speed to market is a priority. Any tool that can speed the innovation, design, tooling, manufacturing and fulfillment processes is hugely valuable and […]

“PCTG contains all the qualities we enjoy in PETG while also providing several distinct advantages.”