The MakerBot Obituary
From Brian Benchoff at Hackaday: MakerBot is not dead, but it is connected to life support waiting for a merciful soul to pull the plug. This week, MakerBot announced it would lay off its entire manufacturing force, outsourcing the manufacturing of all MakerBot printers to China. A few weeks ago, Stratasys, MakerBot’s parent company, released their 2015 financial reports, noting MakerBot sales revenues have fallen precipitously. The MakerBot brand is now worth far less than the $400 Million Stratasys spent to acquire it. MakerBot is a dead company walking, and it is very doubtful MakerBot will ever be held in the same regard as the heady days of 2010.
How did this happen? The most common explanation of MakerBot’s fall from grace is that Stratasys gutted the engineering and goodwill of the company after acquiring it. While it is true MakerBot saw its biggest problems after the acquisition from Stratasys, the problems started much earlier... (full article) (fist hand account from Isaac Anderson)
EOS, Leader in Industrial 3D-Printing Technology, Expands U.S. Presence with Opening of New Facility in Texas
Pflugerville site reflects companys regional and global growth, broadens customer support throughout North America
EMA to Present Findings from New Internet of Things (IoT) Research in Upcoming Webinar
EMA to detail how the expanding world of device sensors impact organizations, specifically in the manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and transportation industries
Dorner to Co-Host PMMI's Annual Meeting Sept. 19-21
Dorner, a 16-year member of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, landed the honor of co-hosting the event along with KHS USA, a filling and packaging company located in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Inaugural Smart Manufacturing Magazine Recognizes 30 Advanced Manufacturing Visionaries
The first issue of SME's Smart Manufacturing magazine, now available online and in print, honors the leading thinkers, makers and doers in manufacturing who are helping to make the Fourth Industrial Revolution, often referred to as Industry 4.0, a reality.
Formlabs Acquires 3D Printing Marketplace Pinshape
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ADLINK Technology Showcasing Latest Industrial Internet of Things Demos at IoT World 2016
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Pole and slot numbers often not considered carefully enough, says motor design expert
The design of brushless PM-AC and PMDC motors - in particular the selection of stator slot and rotor pole combinations - has often appeared to result from a copycat culture, rather than being based on sound design principles, according to Motorsolver president and IEEE life fellow Jim Hendershot.
Rising Media's Inside 3D Printing Sydney to Explore 3D Printing Applications in Manufacturing, Healthcare & Medicine, Education, & More
Now in its third edition in Australia, Inside 3D Printing is the largest professional global conference series dedicated to exploring business applications in the 3D ecosystem. This is the series first year in Sydney, following events in 2014 and 2015 in Melbourne.
Disney files patent for near instantaneous 3D printing
Lucas Mearian for ComputerWorld: Disney Research has filed a patent for a 3D printing technology that uses high-intensity light to harden photo-sensitive resin in a single process, removing the need for layer-by-layer printing.
The patent describes a machine for printing in "a nearly instantaneous manner."
"Presently, 3D printing is extremely slow and time consuming. For example, it may take several hours to print a single 3D object even if the 3D object is relatively small (e.g., several inches in diameter and four to 12 inches tall)," Disney stated in its patent filing. "The 3D printing process that uses conventional 3D printers ... is limited in its speed by the speed of the mechanism moving the print head to each new position on a print layer." Cont'd...
TI's 65-V micro-power buck converters feature industry's lowest quiescent current
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Pro Mach Expands Pharmaceutical Packaging Capabilities and Integrated Solution Offering with Acquisition of NJM Packaging
NJM Packagings capabilities are expected to fuel growth in pharmaceutical and contract packaging markets, strengthening one of packagings most comprehensive product lines and support networks
Transformer energy performance standards driving innovation from entire supply chain
Transformer energy performance standards being introduced all around the world are spurring transformer manufacturers, as well as their electrical steel, cable and coil winding equipment suppliers, to rethink materials, designs and manufacturing methods in a bid to balance performance with cost.
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