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Medical Materials: Not Your Father's Titanium
Biocompatibility is an essential aspect of medical components, 3D-printed or otherwise. But what does biocompatibility actually mean, and how can manufacturers be sure that the resins and powders used to make 3D-printed parts are safe for humans? Contributing Editor Kip Hanson examines what improvements have been made in materials for medical use.
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Sandvik Coromant has opened a new U.S. manufacturing center and placed its U.S. headquarters at the facility. The center is in Mebane, N.C., amid that state’s Research Triangle of North Carolina State University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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FABTECH, the industry’s premier metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event returned to Chicago’s McCormick Place earlier this month. Over the four days, over 24,000 people attended the show to check out in-person products on-offer from exhibitors, listen to keynote presentations and attend technical and specific presentations as part of the educational Technical Conference.
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CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute said it added GE Digital to its ranks of partners and members. Ecosystem engagement and collaboration with industry leaders, like GE Digital, is the engine at CESMII that accelerates the democratization of Smart Manufacturing.
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FT Precision Inc., the American segment of automotive supplier Tanaka Seimitsu Kogyo Co., Ltd., provides a case study of using CAD/CAM software to increase engine part production. Frederick, Ohio-based FT Precision is a supplier to Honda Motor Co., which has plants in Ohio.
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A closer collaboration between CAM and additive manufacturing (AM) is needed, write two product managers at Open Mind Technologies. "To achieve maximum process-performance, the CAM modules should work seamlessly together," they say. "New technologies from AM advancements can also reduce manufacturing workload while converting complex tasks to simpler ones."
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Boeing Co. announced plans for its first foreign factory to do final assembly work, CNN said. The plant will be in Australia. It will assemble military drones, rather than commercial aircraft.
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