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Gartner says worldwide shipments of 3D printers to grow 108 per cent in 2016

Worldwide shipments of 3D printers will reach 455,772 units in 2016, more than doubling the 219,168 units shipped in 2015, according to Gartner's latest forecast. Despite slowing growth rates after the market's initial growth spurt, the increase in 3D printer shipments over the next four years will see the number of units shipped in 2020 total more than 6.7 million.
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Staff WriterOctober 14, 2016, 10:58 amOctober 14, 2016 0 80

Features

3D metal printing: bringing the dream to reality

It is already old news that 3D printing is going to be the next “game changer” in manufacturing; it is only a matter of when. In the last few years, there has been a surge in demand for 3D printed parts, typically plastic and metal ones – not surprising since the CAD/CAM scene has been vastly improving in recent years.
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Syed ShahOctober 13, 2016, 10:03 amNovember 19, 2016 0 86

Manufacturing News

SLM board advises shareholders to accept GE offer

GE has come a step closer to realising its plans to acquire SLM Solutions and Arcam for $US 1.4 billion, with SLM Solutions’ board advising shareholders to accept the offer.
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Staff WriterOctober 7, 2016, 10:52 amOctober 7, 2016 0 77

Manufacturing News

Perth manufacturer lodges metal powder production patent

Perth-based 3D printing company Aurora Labs has announced that it has lodged another patent application, this time for a method of producing metal powders.
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Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2016, 12:04 pmSeptember 30, 2016 0 83

Manufacturing News

Sigma Labs announces contracts with Honeywell Aerospace for “America Makes” initiative

Sigma Labs, Inc., a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D brand, today announced that it has received a contract from Honeywell Aerospace under the previously-announced “America Makes” additive manufacturing research project with GE Aviation.
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Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2016, 11:35 amSeptember 30, 2016 0 84

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Consumer 3D printing no longer exciting, says 3D Systems

Following several developments this year focussed on 3D printing for industrial users, 3D Systems has announced additions to its management team and said it had “no interest” in courting the consumer market.
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Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2016, 11:10 amSeptember 13, 2016 0 84

Manufacturing News

Australian mineral explorer to acquire low-cost 3D printer company

ASX-listed mineral explorer Falcon Minerals has announced it will acquire all of US-based consumer 3D printer manufacturer Robo 3D.
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Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2016, 12:09 pmSeptember 9, 2016 0 73

Manufacturing News

GE bids $US 1.4 billion on two European metal 3D printing companies

GE has announced its intention to buy SLM Solutions of Germany and Arcam of Sweden, both makers of industrial metal additive manufacturing machines, in what it is calling the next step on its way to becoming a digital industrial business.
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Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2016, 9:52 amNovember 19, 2016 0 102

Manufacturing News

Stratasys, Ford, Boeing, Siemens develop next-generation 3D printers [VIDEO]

Stratasys has previewed two new fused deposition modeling-based additive manufacturing technologies, co-developed with partners Boeing, Ford and Siemens.
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Staff WriterAugust 25, 2016, 12:35 pmAugust 25, 2016 0 91

Manufacturing News

Flexco launches belt trainer for conveyor tracking

Flexco has released the PTEZ Belt Trainer tracking idler for its line of belt trainers. Designed with the company’s “Pivot and Tilt” feature, it can be used in any application that requires tracking
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Staff WriterAugust 18, 2016, 1:29 pmAugust 18, 2016 0 105

Manufacturing News

Arrium administrators find Orica execs as the solution for Moly-Cop

According to a report in today’s Australian
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Staff WriterAugust 18, 2016, 12:37 pmAugust 18, 2016 0 94

Features

Modern adhesives – a key manufacturing technology of the future

In recent years, the use of modern adhesive technologies has become increasingly prominent in the industry. There is a good reason for this, as high-performance adhesives deliver numerous advantages for
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Staff WriterAugust 18, 2016, 12:03 pmAugust 18, 2016 11 113

Features

The death of MakerBot is not the death of an industry

Following the progress of MakerBot, it is easy to be despondent about the whole desktop 3D printing industry. For a short time back in 2010, MakerBot was 3D printing. Anyone who wanted a desktop 3D printer could buy a MakerBot kit or build a RepRap.
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Rachel GordonJuly 28, 2016, 9:05 amNovember 19, 2016 2 118

Manufacturing News

Guide launched on the boundaries of 3D printing

A new guide 3D Printing Rights & Responsibilities: consumer perceptions and realities has been launched to explain what consumers need to know before printing in 3D, including the potential risks in creating and sharing 3D printable files, and what kinds of safeguards are in place.
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University ofJuly 27, 2016, 12:00 pmNovember 19, 2016 11 96

Manufacturing News

Start-up uses waste coffee, brewing malt, hemp in 3D printing feedstock

North Dakota, USA 3D printing business 3DomFuel grown its product mix to be three-tenths made up of novel filaments, including those made out of beer, coffee and hemp.
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Staff WriterJuly 27, 2016, 11:50 amJuly 27, 2016 0 102

Manufacturing News

OPINION: Unlike in Australia, US elections are all about manufacturing

Unlike our previous election, in fact unlike our past three federal elections, in the US, both candidates for president are vowing to revitalise and resurrect the U.S. manufacturing industry. In fact,
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Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016, 12:26 pmNovember 19, 2016 0 106

Manufacturing News

INFOGRAPHIC: Rare earth metals supply and where it is found

Rare earth elements and their compounds are a crucial part of our everyday technologies. But our demand for these precious elements are growing, and the world’s supply is not evenly distributed. Below
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911metalurgistJuly 21, 2016, 10:56 amNovember 19, 2016 0 102

Manufacturing News

New gen robots cutting weld time by up to 90 per cent

Servicing, Maintenance and Welding (SMW) Group provides field servicing, maintenance and emergency repair and rebuild services to customers in Central Queensland. The company also provides complete plant
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Staff WriterJuly 21, 2016, 10:50 amJuly 21, 2016 1 85

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Report finds employers eager to hire but staff also eager to leave

While hiring intentions among Australian employers remain positive, their employees feel let down on the training front and many are actively looking to switch jobs, the latest Hudson Report has revealed. The
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Staff WriterJuly 20, 2016, 10:20 amJuly 20, 2016 0 75

Manufacturing News

OPINION: Are Australian companies doing enough to transform themselves?

When I first saw the results of IFS’s Digital Transformation Survey of nearly 500 senior decision makers in 20+ countries, I was surprised that only 50 per cent of respondents in Australia said they
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Rob OJuly 20, 2016, 9:31 amNovember 19, 2016 0 95