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“When we were thinking about entering this market, we saw that there were few, if any, competitors that were able to provide the tight tolerance associated with these parts, especially because these parts are very round with little or no flat section,” said Myers, who now serves as York’s president.

Visitors will also be able to see Renishaw’s modular and custom metrology fixturing, as well as a demonstration of its first automated direct loader transfer system for use with CMMs, which complements the benefits of automation and rapid throughput that the REVO system brings.

David Weil is dean and professor at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. He served as the Wage and Hour Administrator at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Obama administration.

Owens Corning normally uses Inconel to 3D print fiberglass insulation so that it can hold up in extreme temperatures, but Lyons explained that this material is costly and difficult to shape. With the DM Studio System, the company is majorly reducing the cost, and making it easier to create, these and other parts, including augers. Caterpillar is using the DM Studio System to help keep its tooling up to code, as it has a 40-year spare parts agreement with its customers; 3D printing parts like housings on-demand helps the company eliminate unnecessary overhead.

That’s when the team decided to stay true to the Zelda conventions and silo these different forms of gameplay into different dungeons, all of which have their own individual progression. Each dungeon brings its own mechanics and playstyle, meaning that one player who struggles with ball control might find one to be particularly challenging, while another might breeze past it.

With 5-axis machining it is important to understand pivot points or axis of rotation. These machines have two axes that rotate around one another, often the A axis and C axis, and to machine correctly it is essential to know where the pivot point or axis of rotation is with respect to each other. If it is unknown or there is an error, that error will become part of the component. Using an on-machine probe will help the operator identify if there is an error, which he or she can then compensate for.

While CNC metal spinning works well for forming some shapes into cylindrical containers, it doesn’t work at all for applications in certain markets, including a major one York was targeting: precision-diameter cylinders and tubes for the diesel particulate filter (DPF) for exhaust systems on commercial trucks. DPF cylinders have inside diameters (IDs) made to a precise dimension that optimizes engine performance and exhausts gas flow in accordance with the engine producer’s specifications.

The additive manufacturing transformation will be more powerful than we currently realize—but it will take much greater progress in virtual engineering-aided creativity to fulfill its potential. It will require synergic advancements in 3D printing technology, new materials and design. Partnerships like the one between Impossible Objects and BASF are the best way to accelerate this progress.

At RAPID + TCT, Impossible Objects unveiled its new generation 3D printer, the CBAM-2, capable of faster printing on a larger area with high-strength composites. The new machine has bulk ink cartridges and automatic powder filling, giving it greater autonomy between refills. “It’s a very significant improvement. It gets us closer to our goal of ‘set it and forget it’” says Bob Swartz.

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Today, land-grant breeders are an endangered species. (Many have been replaced by plant scientists studying the genome, supporting the next generation of genetic tinkering like Crispr — often at the expense of classical plant breeding research.) Hundreds of programs have been whittled down to single digits for each crop. Onions are down to three land-grant breeders. Sweet corn has two.

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