Although his jet engine program has struggled through high-profile development hiccups and criticism for its price tag, the head of military engines at Pratt & Whitney said Thursday his major threats are forced cuts to the Pentagon‘s budget. And the F-35…
itSeez3D, a leading developer of mobile scanning software, has developed an update to its 3D scanner application. Designed to work with the world’s first 3D sensor for mobile devices, Occipital Structure Sensor, itSeez3D now allows the iPad to create realistic…
“If we are going to have 3D printers make spare and replacement parts for critical items in space, we have to be able to make spare parts for the printers,” NASA project manager Niki Werkheiser said in the statement. “The…
Looks like big data and software are delivering heightened optimization to U.S. manufacturing. John Zegers, director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Manufacturing, sees the ability to collect and use data as a tool to improve plant efficiency. Renaissance…
Here are a few more reasons to use 3D printing for making individual parts for cars and scooters, and investment casting from Solvay, Stratasys, and several divisions of CRP Group. This slideshow also includes Solvay’s work in replacing metal with…
More than 35 years later, the post-mortem on one of the country’s worst engineering disasters appears to be simple. A contractor asked for a change in an original design. The change was approved by engineers, later resulting in a mammoth…
Technologies ranging from supervisory control and data acquisition to enterprise resource planning have made factories smart, and they are getting smarter every day. Just how much smarter factories can become will be determined largely by the research and development of…
As the 3D printing industry begins a steady shift toward end-production parts manufacturing, some of the prototyping-based models it has operated on for 30 years must change. Renaissance Services is actively prototyping 3D printing manufacturing processes. Read More
Embarking and accelerating on a continuous improvement journey toward improved manufacturing performance is becoming increasingly important these days, as the shifts around global supply and demand, heightened customer expectations, and exciting new technological capabilities have created an atmosphere where manufacturing…
Engine manufacturers constantly trade claims over whose product performs best, traditionally comparing apples to apples, turbofan to turbofan. But as the battle to power the Airbus A320NEO intensifies, engine makers increasingly are exchanging fire over their technology choices. Pratt &…