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3D FABTECH Back in ChiTown
Online Custom-Manufacturing Marketplace
Xometry Booth A4343
Xometry is an online
marketplace for custom
manufacturing, connect-
ing companies with
manufacturing solutions
through proprietary arti-
ficial-intelligence algo-
rithms. It provides instant
quotes and on-demand
manufacturing services,
including metal and nonmetal AM, to a diverse customer base. The company is ITAR- registered as well as AS9100- and ISO 9001-certified.
www.xometry.com
AM Design and Simulation Platform
Altair Engineering Booth A4043
HyperWorks 2019, from Altair Engineering, is a comprehensive open-architecture simulation platform that unifies design, engineering and manufacturing communities for faster development cycles, according to company officials. This version expands on the number of solutions available for designers and engineers to speed decision- making and time to market, including user-experience advancements and intuitive workflows.
Highlights include expanded nonlinear solver functionality through Altair OptiStruct, ideal for users performing stiffness, strength and fatigue-life simulations. In addition, Altair Inspire, included in the HyperWorks platform, provides a generative design/topol- ogy-optimization and rapid simulation solution for design engineers.
www.altair.com
Metal-Part Production Service and New AM Center in Spain
HP Inc. Booth A3638
HP Inc. offers its Metal Jet Production Service for final-parts production. The com- pany’s digital-manufacturing portfolio includes the HP Metal Jet for high-volume man- ufacturing of production-grade metal parts, providing higher production speeds than other methods, according to company officials.
Users, via the service, now can upload 3D design files and receive functional metal parts in large quantities.
In June, the company unveiled its 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence, an R&D facility in Barcelona, Spain, that brings together hundreds of AM experts in more than 150,000 sq. ft. of space. The new Center of Excellence boasts pro- fessionals in systems engineering, data intelligence, software, materials science, design, and applications in what may be the world’s largest population of AM specialists in one location.
The 3-plus-acre facility at HP’s Barcelona campus is dedicated to the development of HP’s industrial 3D printing portfolio and provides a large-scale factory envi- ronment to collaborate with customers and partners on the digital manufacturing technologies.
www.hp.com/go/3dprint
Desktop Printer for Ceramic Powders and Iron Polymers Tethon 3D
Booth A4241
Tethon 3D has released the Bison 1000 desktop ceramic digital light processing (DLP) printer, optimized for highly viscous ceramic and metal resins. The printer pro- duces parts that, after sintering, exhibit
high density and strength as well as min- imal shrinkage and distortion, according to company officials. A variety of Bison resins are available―Tethon 3D manu- factures ceramic powders and photo-cur- able ceramic and iron polymers for 3D printing―and the platform is open to third-party materials. www.tethon3D.com
Production-Control Modules for ME/QM System Bluestreak I Bright AM
Booth A3945
Bluestreak I Bright AM rolls out three production-control modules for its man- ufacturing execution (ME) and quality management (QM) system: Advanced Real-time Dispositioning of Product Non- conformances; Advanced Real-time Tracking of Out-of-Sequence Operating Steps; and Advanced Serialization and Tracking.
The system tracks the challenging process of disparate parts 3D printed together on a single build plate as well as everything from incoming orders to work in progress to delivery confirmation; and
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