3D printing
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Technology
3D printing evolves from fad to standard process in truck making
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing is no longer a fad in truck making. Companies are making greater use of the technology to save…
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Logistics
Fast Radius raises $48 million to scale up its additive manufacturing capacity
Fast Radius, a leading manufacturing technology company, has announced its Series B financing round of $48 million led by UPS, with strong insider participation from…
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News
Koch Industries’ subsidiary invests in metal 3D printing
Desktop Metal, an additive manufacturing [3D printing] firm which specializes in metal printing, announced last week that it raised $160 million from a financing round…
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News
Combo of 3D printing and fast shipping will lead next industrial revolution – or disrupt it
January’s World Economic Forum (WEF) white paper identified 16 factories that are leading the world economy in manufacturing technology. The United States has only one…
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Fast Radius: scaling additive manufacturing with new headquarters in Chicago
“It’s not just about cars and satellites and cereal,” says CEO Lou Rassey. “It’s about feeding and empowering the world with the things we make.…
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: a resolution for Mexico-US auto trade?
Transpacific container rates post gains; United States and Mexico try to reach an agreement on the automotive trade; what Amazon did last week; Lloyd’s of…
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Blockchain
General Electric files patent to use blockchain in 3D-manufacturing process
General Electric has filed a patent that draws out its plan on using blockchain in validating and verifying 3D-printed products making its way into its…
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Economics
What’s coming next in 3D printing: 4 questions for UPS’s Alan Amling
The demands of today's marketplace are moving in one direction: giving us exactly what we want, when and where we want it. In his 2016…
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Economics
Today’s Pickup: Daimler Trucks North America to offer 3D-printed parts
Following on the footsteps of its European counterpart, Daimler Trucks North America will begin shipping 3D printed parts under a pilot program. Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz unit…
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News
How will 3D printing alter the movement of freight?
Turning bits into atoms in real-time? It’s as profound as the idea of instantly sharing thoughts across the world would have been to a person…
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