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The open-source RepRap project developed quickly, and became surprisingly popular. It was the genesis of Bits From Bytes (UK) in 2008 and MakerBot in 2009. These 3D printers are variations of RepRap. The UP! machine from Delta Micro Factory Corp. (Beijing, China) was likely inspired by the RepRap work as well. Fab@Home is another open-source development, but it employs a syringe instead of a filament on a spool. Together, more than 10,000 assembled machines and kits are estimated to have been placed by these five developments. This is unprecedented, and to some, nothing short of astounding.

Other efforts have contributed to the growth of the DIY maker movement. Shapeways, a company launched by the Dutch electronics giant Philips and now headquartered in New York, offers an online marketplace for products made by additive manufacturing. The i.materialise division of Materialise (Leuven, Belgium) is attempting to bring AM and 3D printing within everyone’s reach by supplying the tools and manufacturing for people with ideas. A third example is Ponoko (Wellington, New Zealand), a company that offers a “personal factory” for anyone wanting to create an object or product from an idea.

Note: The previous information was taken from Wohlers Report 2011, a 270-page global study focusing on the advances in additive manufacturing and 3D printing worldwide. A detailed overview of the report, as well as additional information on the market and industry, are available at http://wohlersassociates.com.
Wohlers Talk: Carl Bass and IDEAS

I was presented with the opportunity to spend some one-on-one time with Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk. I had never met him, so I jumped at the chance. I found that he is not the typical chief executive of a $2 billion company. He was down to earth, very focused on our conversation, and did not seem rushed, even though an event with special international guests was about to begin.

Unlike most executives, Carl gets his hands dirty, literally. He likes to create and build stuff, such as baseball bats for a Little League team that he has coached. He also uses design software and produces parts with 3D printing. His company owns and operates several 3D printers and he and his employees are excited about how the technology could develop in the future.

I was very lucky to receive an invitation to attend a special Carl Bass event at the beautiful Autodesk Gallery facility in downtown San Francisco. Initially, I had mixed feelings about it, only because it partially conflicted with the successful RAPID 2011 Conference & Exposition held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It turned out that I made the right decision to accept the invitation. Before going to Autodesk, I attended the Maker Faire in San Mateo, along with about 95,000 others. This, in itself, was an intriguing and worthwhile experience. I also caught an interesting presentation by Carl Bass at the Maker Faire.

The Autodesk program was a part of its relatively new IDEAS: The Innovation + Design Series—a “think tank” format made up of hand-picked individuals from around the world. The event was titled Reimaging Manufacturing: The Technologies Driving the New Industrial Revolution. It focused largely on the making of objects and products with 3D printing and how this technology might change the face of manufacturing in the future. Among the relatively small group in attendance were Chris Anderson of Wired magazine, Neil Gershenfield of MIT, Mitch Free of MFG.com, and Ping Fu of Geomagic.

The discussions were stimulating and the thinking associated with 3D printing and additive manufacturing was much more advanced than I had anticipated. Many of these people are not “contaminated” by the additive manufacturing problems and limitations of the past. Those in attendance, including several Autodesk executives and Carl Bass himself, have strong and interesting views of where these tools might go in the future and how they could shape entirely new markets, opportunities, and business models. I felt very lucky to have been a part of it, but sincerely wish I could have stayed for the entire event.

Note: Wohlers Talk is a blog that offers views, perspective, and commentary on rapid product development and a wide range of other topics. Nearly 230 commentaries have been published. To view them, visit http://wohlersassociates.com/blog.

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        -      SONORUS 1G, una solución innovadora, flexible, fiable y eficiente para este tipo de procesos.

 -      El Centro Tecnológico de Ascamm colabora, junto con otros socios, en el desarrollo de las actividades a través del proyecto Europeo SONO”R”US

  Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona), 19 de Septiembre de 2011.- El Centro Tecnológico de la Fundación Ascamm, miembro de Tecnio, con sede en el Parc Tecnològic del Vallès (Cerdanyola) ha iniciado los trabajos de  desarrollo de  la primera máquina comercial , SONORUS 1G, basada en tecnología USM^TM (UltraSonic Molding)  que permitirá moldear micro-piezas para el sector industrial a través de ultrasonidos de alta potencia.

 Esta iniciativa, enmarcada dentro del proyecto SONO’R’US y financiado por la Comunidad Europea dentro del Séptimo Programa Marco (FP7) – subprograma “Research for SME –Demonstration actions”,  parte de los resultados ya alcanzados con anterioridad en el proyecto SONOPLAST.

 El objetivo final es,  facilitar la introducción en el mercado el primer equipo comercial, pionero  en su género y en el mundo, a partir de la optimización de los  resultados obtenidos en SONOPLAST así como el desarrollo de actividades de marketing y difusión.

 SONORUS 1G, con un diseño exclusivo para fabricación de micro y mini piezas,  presenta enormes ventajas respecto a las actuales soluciones disponibles en el mercado, como una mayor eficiencia energética y precisión de la pieza final, y reducción de desperdicio de materia prima.

 El proyecto tiene una duración de 2 años y está participado por Ultrasion S.L. (empresa que comercializará el equipo), Mateu & Sole (fabricante catalán de equipos de moldeo de plásticos), Promolding (un transformador holandés) y  Cedrat (una empresa especialista en Ultrasonidos) con la participación como único centro tecnológico de la Fundación Ascamm.

A lo largo de los próximos meses, el equipo de investigadores del Centro Tecnológico de Ascamm deberá estudiar y desarrollar, entre otros aspectos, la adaptación e implementación de soluciones técnicas en el prototipo; verificar el rendimiento de la máquina en condiciones industriales; llevar a cabo el estudio de factibilidad orientado a aumentar las funcionalidades, el rendimiento de la máquina y el mercado objetivo; estudio de inteligencia competitiva de la tecnología, demostración piloto y explotación.

 Como avance del mismo y dentro del proyecto, SONORUS 1G será presentada como novedad mundial en la próxima feria de plásticos que se celebrará en Barcelona, Equiplast el próximo mes de Noviembre.

 Sobre la Fundación Ascamm

Ubicada en el Parque Tecnológico del Vallés (Cerdanyola del Vallès – Barcelona), Ascamm es una fundación privada sin ánimo de lucro cuya misión es generar riqueza en su entorno por la vía de la I+D aplicada, la innovación y los servicios intensivos en conocimiento orientados a la mejora de la competitividad de las empresas industriales, en especial, de las pymes.

El centro forma parte de TECNIO –la red creada por ACC1Ó que potencia la tecnología diferencial, la innovación empresarial y la excelencia-, que cuenta con más de 100 agentes especializados y que impulsa la competitividad y la generación de valor tanto en el ámbito de la I+D como en el de la empresa.

Centro Tecnológico de referencia en Europa en el ámbito del diseño y la producción industrial, con una trayectoria de casi 25 años, Ascamm coopera con múltiples socios tecnológicos e industriales en numerosos proyectos de investigación nacional e internacional.  Actualmente, Ascamm orienta su actividad a la generación de tecnología propia de producto y proceso y a la obtención de soluciones innovadoras de alto valor añadido que permiten a las empresas mejorar su posicionamiento en el mercado y su gestión de la innovación.

Ascamm  es un centro multisectorial y sus principales clientes pertenecen a sectores tan diversos como transporte (automoción, aeronáutico, ferroviario), equipos industriales, energía, biomédico-sanitario (dispositivos y equipos),  electrodomésticos, envase y embalaje, bienes de consumo y transformación de plástico y metal.

Premsa

Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona), el 31 de agosto de 2011

El proyecto CreaMED, cofinanciado con fondos FEDER de la Comisión Europea a través del Programa MED y en el que la Fundación ASCAMM participa, organiza el próximo 15 de Septiembre en Faro (Portugal) una conferencia Internacional en el marco de la XII Conferencia Internacional sobre Creatividad e Innovación que anualmente celebra la European Association for Creativity and Innovation (EACI).

 CreaMED nace como una iniciativa destinada a promocionar la creatividad y la innovación entre las regiones mediterráneas, tanto en el ámbito público como el privado, para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible. El proyecto que es liderado por el Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología (IAT) cuenta  con la participación además de Ascamm de socios de ocho países: Grecia, Eslovenia, Italia, Francia, Malta, Chipre, Portugal y España. Todos los socios, implicados directamente en la promoción de la creatividad y la innovación, son actores clave para el desarrollo sostenible de sus regiones.

 La EACI es actualmente la principal plataforma y punto de encuentro europeo para todos aquellos organismos públicos y privados, así como empresas interesadas e implicadas en el fomento de la creatividad y la innovación. Con este fin, la EACI organiza bianualmente conferencias de ámbito internacional donde se dan cita los principales actores de la creatividad y la innovación del entorno europeo e internacional.

 La conferencia CreaMED, que tendrá lugar el próximo día 15 de Septiembre, contará con la ponencia de especialistas en el campo de la creatividad y la innovación, como por ejemplo, David Cerdá de la empresa Brenntag Iberia, Thomas Paris de la Ecole Pelytechnique de Paris, Nastja Mulej de la empresa New Moment, Stella Bezergianni del Centro de Investigación y Tecnologia Hellas. Durante la jornada los expertos analizaran casos de éxito, se expondrán ejemplos de buenas prácticas y se plantearan propuestas para el impulso de la innovación a nivel regional. La sesión está dirigida a empresas e instituciones cuya actividad esté relacionada con el impulso de la creatividad y la innovación como elemento clave para el desarrollo sostenible y la competitividad de una región.

Más Información:

 Roger Font

Tel.: +34 935 944 700

Email: rfont@ascamm.com

Más información: Programa Completo Conferencia Internacional (AECI)

 Sobre la Fundación Ascamm

Ubicada en el Parque Tecnológico del Vallés (Cerdanyola del Vallès – Barcelona), Ascamm es una fundación privada sin ánimo de lucro cuya misión es generar riqueza en su entorno por la vía de la I+D aplicada, la innovación y los servicios intensivos en conocimiento orientados a la mejora de la competitividad de las empresas industriales, en especial, de las pymes.

El centro forma parte de TECNIO –la red creada por ACC1Ó (Agencia adscrita al Departamento de Empresa y Ocupación de la Generalitat de Catalunya) que potencia la tecnología diferencial, la innovación empresarial y la excelencia-, que cuenta con más de 100 agentes especializados y que impulsa la competitividad y la generación de valor tanto en el ámbito de la I+D como en el de la empresa.

Centro Tecnológico de referencia en Europa en el ámbito del diseño y la producción industrial, con una trayectoria de casi 25 años, Ascamm coopera con múltiples socios tecnológicos e industriales en numerosos proyectos de investigación nacionales e internacionales.  Actualmente, Ascamm orienta su actividad a la generación de tecnología propia de producto y proceso y a la obtención de soluciones innovadoras de alto valor añadido que permiten a las empresas mejorar su posicionamiento en el mercado y su gestión de la innovación.

Ascamm  es un centro multisectorial y sus principales clientes pertenecen a sectores tan diversos como transporte (automoción, aeronáutico, ferroviario), equipos industriales, energía, biomédico-sanitario (dispositivos y equipos),  electrodomésticos, envase y embalaje, bienes de consumo y transformación de plástico y metal.

Service Providers

Service providers, also referred to as service bureaus, offer part building services to design and manufacturing organizations as an outsourced service. These services typically include parts made by additive manufacturing as well as secondary services such as design, CAD, reverse engineering, cast urethane parts, custom painting, CNC, metal castings, and injection molding.

For many years, Wohlers Associates has sought input from service providers to help determine the state of the industry. This year, 70 companies in 19 countries participated in a formal survey. Thirty-seven are from the U.S., six from Germany, four from India, three from Belgium and the UK, two each from Australia, Italy, and Turkey, and one each from Brazil, Canada, China, Greece, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and Thailand.

Most of the service providers offer services other than additive manufacturing. The most popular are design and CAD services, which are offered by 75% of those surveyed. Urethane casting, sometimes referred to as vacuum casting, is the second most popular and offered by 68.8% of the respondents. Engineering services, at 59.4%, is third. Other popular services include injection mold tooling (45.3%), 3D scanning/reverse engineering (43.8%), and injection molding (40.6%). Only 26.6% of the respondents offer metal casting.

The chart at http://wohlersassociates.com/sp.htm shows the percentage of survey respondents that added additive manufacturing systems to their operations. Nearly 40% added new machines in 2010, compared to less than 22% the year before. In 2009, companies showed that they neither had the cash to invest in additional systems nor the confidence that business would be there if they did. Several companies sold off unused capacity to lower overhead and provide additional working capital. With an improving economy and increasing product development and manufacturing, the situation changed in 2010.

Note: The previous information was taken from Wohlers Report 2011, a 270-page global study focusing on the advances in additive manufacturing and 3D printing worldwide. A detailed overview of the report, as well as additional information on the market and industry, are available at http://wohlersassociates.com.
Wohlers Talk: Universities Create Wealth

Someone once said that our university system is the envy of the world. I don’t know whether this is true, but I do know that we have many special institutions of higher education within our borders. One is Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an organization that has produced more than I would have ever thought.

MIT graduates have founded 25,800 companies, according to the January 22, 2011 issue of The Economist. These companies employ 3.3 million people and generate annual sales of $3 trillion, according to the article. This is more than three times the gross domestic product (GDP) of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, and many other countries.

Another article in the same issue of The Economist stated that 41% of millionaires worldwide live in the U.S. This is an extraordinary percentage when considering the world population. The article went on to say that the world’s most wealthy are entrepreneurs that started a business.

Our university system has undoubtedly contributed greatly to entrepreneurism, which has led to personal and national wealth. If one university can do what it has done—albeit MIT—imagine what the more than 4,800 colleges and universities spread across the U.S. are achieving. Regardless of what you might hear from others, supporting higher education is a wise investment..

Note: Wohlers Talk is a blog that offers views, perspective, and commentary on rapid product development and a wide range of other topics. Nearly 230 commentaries have been published. To view them, visit http://wohlersassociates.com/blog.

Rapid News Communications Group is delighted to announce a significant development for TCT Live in 2011. Having reached capacity at the previous venue TCT Live will relocate to the NEC, Birmingham enabling continued growth and the ability to offer an enhanced visitor and exhibitor experience.

 The need to do this comes at an exciting time, as 2011 will see Rapid News also take the reins of Interplas for the first time. The co-location of TCT Live and Interplas along with MM Live UK, MEMS Live, NANO Live, the PPMA Show and Sensing Technology will contribute to the largest gathering of engineering and manufacturing technology in the UK in 2011 with a projected attendance of over 10,000 visitors.

 In order to maintain the world class nature of this event Rapid News Communications Group is now calling for outstanding abstract submissions for the following sessions.

 TCT Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Conference

The TCT conference, now approaching its 16th edition, is characterised by high quality presentations from leading users of the technologies and industry commentators. For 2011 the conference will continue to explore the impact and applications of both AM and 3DP. Presentations should address the design issues, the business benefits in terms of time-to-market, financial objectives, material issues and/or part performance.

All submissions must be non-promotional in content and presented by companies that are utilising and/or researching the technologies for an industrial application. NOTE: No vendor papers will be accepted from companies that sell machines, materials or associated services for this section of the programme.

 Additive Manufacturing Tech Briefings

Open to all major AM and 3DP machine manufacturers. Vendors are invited to unveil their latest and future developments in short, sharp fifteen-minute presentations, giving the buyer an instant snapshot of what is hot and imminent from each of the major players.

 In addition papers are also being sought for the following sessions, there are no restrictions on vendor participation, but all abstracts must demonstrate an educational nature. Sales presentations will not be accepted.

 Software in Product Development & Manufacturing

Product Development & Manufacturing Technology for the Dental Industry

Product Development & Manufacturing Technology for the Jewellery Industry

Inspection/Metrology in Product Development & Manufacturing

 Interested parties are initially requested to submit an abstract of 250 words of their proposed paper on or before February 11th 2011. This should include the working title, all authors/contributors and their affiliations. All submissions will be reviewed to ensure that they meet the necessary and exacting requirements of TCT.

 TCT Live will be held at the NEC Birmingham, 27–29 September 2011, and anyone submitting a presentation must be available to present on any of these three days. Please submit abstracts to Emma Smith via email: emma@rapidnews.com.

 Tel: +44 (0) 1829 770037, Email: events@rapidnews.com, Web: http://www.tctshow.com/ For further information please call Emma Smith.

The meting between researchers and enterprise of the Mediterranean areas to understand the additive manufacturing and time compression technique future. ( 29th -30 june 2011) Palazzo Campana- Ossimo (ITALIA)

More information : info@topformazione.it

exclusively for conference delegates.

12th an 13th july 2011

http://www.am-conferences.com

 Attendees to all of IMI’s Digital Printing World 2011 Conferences are invited to attend the “Future of Digital Printing” session and discussion on Wednesday morning, February 2, 2011.

Network with representatives from the following companies who currently have pre-registered delegates: 3M, Baldwin UV, Bayer MaterialScience, Brother, Canon, DIP Tech, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak, Esprix Techologies, Evonik Degussa, Finch Paper, FUJIFILM Dimatix,, Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, GE Global Research, Global Inkjet Sytems, Gulton Industries, Hengstler GmbH, Hewlett Packard, HIT Devices, Hodogaya Chemical, Hunt Imaging, ImageXpert, ImTech, Industrial Inkjet, Information Management Institute, InfoTrends, Integration Technology, International Imaging Materials, IST Metz, I.T. Strategies, ITW Trans Tech, JDSU, Keystone Aniline, Kyocera, Lexmark International, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Membrana, Pivotal Resources, PowderTech, Proctor & Gamble, Prototype & Production Systems, Quality Engineering Associates, Rohm, Schofield Imaging Associates, SGIA, SII Printek, Superior Printing Ink, Tonejet, Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Corporation, TTP, Vanguard ID Systems, Vexajet, Xennia Technology and Xerox.

The following companies have confirmed displays and want to discuss their technologies, products and services with you – and more are being added daily: Baldwin UV, Bayer MaterialScience, Esprix Technologies, Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, Global Inkjet Systems, ImageXpert, ImTech, Lubizol Advanced Materials, Membrana, Pivotal Resources, QEA (Quality Engineering Associates), SII Printek, Vexajet and Xennia Technology.

All three of IMI’s annual digital printing primary technology based conference programs (Ink Jet, Thermal & Toner Printing) are being held during the same week.  This scheduling enables you to obtain the latest information and to meet with the digital printing industry’s leading experts in a single location in a short time period maximizing information transfer efficiency and minimizing travel and time expenses.

22^nd Annual Thermal Printing Conference – January 31-February 2, 2011

14^th Annual Toner Printing Conference – January 31-February 2, 2011

20^th Annual Ink Jet Printing Conference – February 2-4, 2011

Ink Jet Academy: Theory of ink Jet Technology – January 31-February 1, 2011