The simplification of fuel nozzles proposed by General Electric (GE) proves to be the centerpiece of aerospace forum.

CloudDDM, a company delivering direct digital manufacturing (DDM) services has appointed Gary Fudge, former director for the American branch of Irish Mcor Technologies, a manufacturer of full colour 3D printers, as their General Manager.

At Mcor, he was responsible for building a dealer network that went a long way in increasing sales by 700 percent. Prior to that, Fudge had worked at other 3D firms, including Geomagic, a 3D systems company in 2013, and prior to that, Z corporation, a 3D printer company that was eventually acquired by leading 3D printer manufacturer, 3D Systems Corporation, in 2012.

“I’ve been working with 3D printing for decades and have witnessed a lot of exciting developments in the field,” said Fudge. “But the technology has yet to realise its potential. The time for that is now. And at this moment, I couldn’t think of a better company to be with than CloudDDM.”

Delcam has introduced the R2 ArtCAM Pro, with improvements that includes creating structures for 3D Printing, easier designing with vectors, more design options with real-time updating and faster machine simulations.

Optomec signed a distribution agreement with Dragonfly to expand sales of its solutions into Italy.

The 3D printing innovations just keep on coming

SmarTech Markets Publishing, the leading industry analyst firm in additive manufacturing (AM) announced five predictions for AM’s metal printing segment in the coming year.

The hype of the manufacturing world in recent years is centred on sustainability—of practices, of technology or of waste disposal—for a better future. But what exactly does ‘sustainable manufacturing’ mean, and how can a manufacturer achieve or engage in it? By Michelle Cheong

3D printing has been used in a ‘world first’ creation and implantation of a new sternum and part of a rib cage to replace that of a 54-year-old man diagnosed with cancer.

HASCO, a worldwide mouldmaker, has integrated Stratasys 3D printing with its K3500 quick-change mould system for a rapid, cost-effective method for producing low volumes of injection-moulded prototypes.

The Formaker, produced by Zhuhai CTC Electronic Company Limited, has debuted on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. A four-in-one dual-head 3D printer, it also does computer numeric control (CNC) engraving, laser cutting and printed circuit board (PCB) etching.