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Automation Alley’s Executive Director and CEO, Tom Kelly, is joined by Kevin Czinger, the Founder and CEO of Czinger Vehicles and Divergent 3D, for a four-part discussion. Czinger’s California-based startup was one of the first to develop a solution for designing and 3D printing car chassis. And now, Divergent is racing to new heights—successfully raising $160 million to 3D print a supercar. What’s more, the company is combining generative design and additive manufacturing in a complete end-to-end modular digital factory for complex structures!
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In today’s rapidly shifting global environment, supply chain resilience is mission-critical. The U.S. defense industry — from the Navy and Marines to the Army and Air Force — is embracing 3D printing in defense applications to reduce downtime, accelerate innovation,...
You've probably wondered why your new smartphone shatters when dropped from knee height, while that ancient Nokia 3310 could survive being run over by a tank. The answer lies in something called IK ratings – a standardized measurement system that determines...
Designing for additive manufacturing poses several challenges, not the least of which includes the lack of established design allowables for parts used in regulated industries. Unlike metal, where these statistically derived mechanical properties are well established,...
Stratasys’ AIS program now provides certified design allowables for high-performance 3D printing materials, helping aerospace engineers more easily qualify parts for flight-critical applications.