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Boyce Technologies has long been familiar with traditional manufacturing processes. The designer and manufacturer of products for public safety security and communications systems offered expertise with: 💡 Multi-axis CNC machining 🪒 Laser tech for cutting and welding 🦾 Multi-axis industrial robots and water jet cutting But these weren’t enough for some of the company’s more recent projects that required more iterations and complex geometries. This free eBook explains how they implemented AM in their workflows, covering rapid prototyping, small-batch end-use parts, and vacuum forming 👉 https://buff.ly/3JVnIKk #ebook #bigrep #innovation #3dprinters #boycetech #3dprinting #enduseparts

Polymer AM accounts for less than 0.1 % of the total polymer market. So where is the manufacturing revolution? With a total polymer market of around 400 million tons of polymers being produced each year, AM processes only account for a fraction of the market with around 16.500 t being consumed each year according to the AMPOWER Report! Especially for mass production, AM often compares to the established injection molding process. This process is already extremely optimized, and many materials come at prices starting around 2 €/kg while the AM polymer materials start at 20 €/kg and go up to 200 €/kg and beyond – This huge difference is often seen as the bottle neck of the AM industry, question is: When will AM become competitive in pricing and is it necessary? Let’s have a look: Several applications in AM have already taken the hurdle towards mass production. First and foremost, the dental aligner production. Companies such as Align Technology have recognized the potential of AM processes way back and have build a business on the new capabilities of AM processes. Now printing thousands of customized molds per day. Of course, costs play a vital role for this application, however, is not seen as the bottleneck for this application, since AM actually paved the way for this market. – It will be interesting to see, how the acquisition of Cubicure GmbH will have impact on this business. Another great example of customization is hearing aids, also produced in high numbers by numerous suppliers such as Sonova Group. AM has also revolutionized this marked and has transformed it towards industry 4.0 from a mainly manual labor industry. The AM process itself might not be more cost effective, but the savings regarding manual labor is – This in fact has caused most of the industry to move towards AM as the go to solution. Other applications like the mid soles produced by suppliers like OECHSLER in corporation with Carbon have also conquered the market and have translated into other lattice applications such as sporting goods and furniture. This market on the contrary is more driven by the new features AM brings in terms of freedom of design. As we all know especially the sneaker market is highly trend driven and hence more volatile. Overall, the AM market for mass production is driven by smart and innovative ideas to create new or enhance existing applications and business models as described above. This however is not supposed to mean, that pricing is not important I strongly believe, that more of these mass production applications can only be realized when overall cost per part will be reduced by material and equipment cost. So still some work to do for material and hardware suppliers! What do you think?

[VIDEO] Can you 3D print injection molding inserts with photopolymers? 👇🤔 I had the pleasure of visiting Markus Kaaserer, a Expert Techno Polymers at MD ELEKTRONIK Group, who showed me how his team is pioneering rapid tooling by #3DPrinting injection molding inserts using photopolymers on their Nexa3D printers. 👉 The problem to be solved? Simulations often fail to accurately predict the behavior of flexible overmolded parts. Through collaboration with BASF Forward AM and ProductionToGo GmbH, MD ELEKTRONIK leveraged Ultracur3D® RG 3280 to produce 3D-printed mold inserts. 👉 The output? This innovation resulted in fewer metal mold iterations, reduced production costs, and faster time-to-market for new products. #AdditiveManufacturing #3DPrinted #3DPrint

Why are some non-tech companies outperforming tech giants? The secret isn’t in the technology—it’s in the management. Non-tech companies, product management is your untapped reservoir of success. Here's why: Consider The New York Times. Not a tech company by any stretch, yet they've transformed into a thriving subscription business by embracing robust product management principles. Deep Customer Understanding: They didn't just produce content; they meticulously analyzed what their audience valued. From recipe recommendations to real-time reporter updates, they tailored their offerings to meet the evolving needs of the modern news consumer. Strategic Leadership: Effective product management transcends mere operational oversight—it's about setting market trends and establishing standards. This strategic approach can serve as a catalyst for innovation and substantial value creation across any industry. Art Meets Science: While journalism is undoubtedly an art, data analysis is equally crucial. The New York Times leverages metrics to discern reader preferences, ensuring their high-quality content reaches and resonates with the right audience. Collaborative Synergy: Journalists and editors work closely with product managers, fostering a cohesive blend of content creation and audience engagement. The core of product management for non-tech companies lies in its mindset. It’s about a customer-centric approach, a commitment to continuous improvement, and the agility to adapt and evolve. Rather than envying the tech giants, realize that the tools for success are already within your grasp. Start thinking like a product manager and transform your non-tech company into an industry leader. Has your company embraced product management practices? How has it impacted your outcomes? Which non-tech company do you believe is leading the way with innovative product management? Share your experiences below. #tech #techcompany #nontechcompany #startups #leaders

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Cutting-Edge Tech Alert, Michael Pecota! Veteran Taylor Hardy and the ELK3D team are following this advancement and innovation. Future Prospects: As TVAM continues to develop, we anticipate significant advancements in #materialscience and #photopolymer chemistry, further enhancing the capabilities and applications of this technology. The integration of #AI and #machinelearning in the design and optimization of tomographic projections can lead to even greater precision and efficiency. Already at 10 microns! Tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing exemplifies the innovative spirit driving the future of manufacturing. We are excited to see how this technology will be adopted and adapted to meet the diverse needs of defense and industry, consumer electronics, and medical industries. The potential for rapid, high-quality production of complex parts opens new avenues for #design and #engineering, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in additive manufacturing. 🚀 ELK3D Here to Help #ELK3D #additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #engineering #research #AI #machinelearning #materialscience #photopolymer #veteran #veterans #veteraninnovation #veteranleadership

Behind the resignation of Stanford’s president and scientific publisher Wiley’s shuttering of 19 scientific journals after retracting 11,300 sham papers are incentives to publish and get citations in order to get jobs, promotions, and funding. “Last year, Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigned amid reporting that some of his most high-profile work on Alzheimer’s disease was at best inaccurate.” “Last week, scientific publisher Wiley decided to shutter 19 scientific journals after retracting 11,300 sham papers,” many of which come from “so-called “paper mills that sell fictive #research, sometimes written by #artificialintelligence, to researchers who then publish it in peer-reviewed journals — which are sometimes edited by people who had been placed by those sham groups.” An editor for the New Yorker “spoke with Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch, about “why there has been a surge in fake research and whether fraud accusations against the presidents of Harvard and Stanford are actually good for academia.” He says: “The problems in scientific literature are long-standing, and they’re an incentive problem. And the metrics that people use to measure research feed a business model — a ravenous sort of insatiable business model.” It is all driven by “the drive for credentialing — which gets you better jobs, higher pay, and more prestige. In academia, there aren’t enough jobs; are the hurdles to these jobs impossibly high, especially for people who may be smart but are from China or India and may not have entry into an American or European university? “ Oransky goes further: “When you say there aren’t enough jobs, it’s because we’re training so many Ph.D.’s and convincing them all that the only way to remain a scientist is to stay in academia. It’s not, and that hasn’t been true for a long time. So there’s definitely a supply-and-demand problem, and people are going to compete.” “People are looking only at metrics, not at actual papers. We’re so fixated on metrics because they determine funding for a university based on where it is in the rankings. So it comes from there and then it filters down. What do #universities then want? Well, they want to attract people who are likely to publish papers. So how do you decide that? “Oh, you’ve already published some papers, great. We’re gonna bring you in.” And then when you’re there, you’ve got to publish even more.” “You’re replacing actual findings and science and methodology and the process with what I would argue are incredibly misleading — even false — metrics. Paper mills are industrializing it. This is like the horse versus the steam engine.” We don’t need quantitative metrics. #Science worked better before there were metrics or even peer review (since 1970). We need to remake the way that basic and applied research are done. #technology #innovation #startups #fraud https://lnkd.in/gT-S6ra8

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