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The Technology House Accelerates l arge-Scale Parts Production with 3D Systems’ Sl

A 750 3D Systems (NySE:DDD) today announced The Technology House (TTH), an Ohio-based contract manufacturer, has purchased an Sl A 750 to enhance its manufacturing workflow. 3D Systems’ latest Stereolithography (Sl A) printer offers unprecedented levels of throughput and reliability as compared to other available Sl A printers. The combination of the Sl A 750’s high-speed production, large build area, and broad materials portfolio is allowing TTH to expand the services offered to its customers. TTH is now able to help its customers push the boundaries of innovation — from prototyping to finished parts — for a range of industrial and healthcare applications.

The Technology House opened in 1996 as a 3D Systems customer with one Sl A 500 3D printer. Since that time, TTH has continued to integrate additional 3D Systems Sl A printers including Sl A 5000s, Sl A 7000s, and Vipers among other 3D Systems technology. After 3D Systems introduced the Sl A 750 in 2022, TTH chose to add it to their workflow due to its exceptional capabilities, including enhanced automation and efficiency that results in shorter lead times, faster post-processing, and improved part quality.

“We’ve been a customer of 3D Systems for over 25 years,” said lauren Good, VP, finance, The Technology House. “We’ve found their solutions, service, and overall partnership invaluable to our business. After our thorough evaluation of the competitive landscape, we chose to add the Sl A 750 to our manufacturing workflow not only due to its speed and accuracy which allows us to produce both large parts as well as fine feature detail, but also for the number of productiongrade materials that we can now offer. 3D Systems’ material portfolio expansion with the Sl A 750 allows us to offer better solutions to our customer base faster. We can complete jobs much more efficiently with very little post-processing. Having the Sl A 750 is helping us get more throughput out the door which means we are able to complete the job in half the time and offer a better cost to our customers.”

3D Systems’ Sl A 750 is designed to deliver the industryleading combination of print size, speed, accuracy, and resolution for final parts that possess unmatched finish and mechanical performance. The 3D printer delivers up to 30% faster print speeds and has a 15% larger build envelope and smaller hardware footprint than previous models, allowing manufacturers to optimize and scale production. The system features a self-calibrating dual-rail recoater to improve print process reliability and final part mechanical properties. Additionally, Hyper-Scan™ vector technology — a proprietary scanning algorithm developed to address the unique requirements of production additive manufacturing applications — optimizes key speed and productivity elements such as laser focus and power, as well as vector motor kinematics to deliver significantly improved printer speed and throughput. The printer includes downstream automation readiness and is robot compatible for 24/7 lights-out operation (e.g., fully automatic printer turnover, job-offloading, washing, on-boarding). The Sl A 750 also includes 3D Sprint®, all-in-one software to prepare, optimize, and print 3D CAD data. 3D Sprint delivers all the tools needed to quickly and efficiently go from design to high-quality, true-to-CAD printed parts without relying on multiple software packages.

“We’re excited to have The Technology House as an early adopter of our Sl A 750 solution,” said John Murray, vice president, global ISG segment & business development, 3D Systems. “As a long-standing 3D Systems customer, they have been able to leverage our innovation evolution to benefit both their business and their customers. The combination of the Sl A 750’s enhanced speed, optimized laser scanning, improved resolution, and part quality, and faster industrial-scale post-processing is helping TTH more efficiently serve their customers. As a result, they are able to take on even more business which is helping them maintain their position as an industry leader. I look forward to seeing how they’ll continue to grow and deliver additional benefits for their customers.”

Authentise brings ChatGPT capabilities to Additive Manufacturing

3DGPT allows users to interrogate the power of 12,000+ additive manufacturing journal articles and standards for free.

Birmingham, uK, held in conjunction with TCT360 on June 7-8 (Booth IA34; Innovation Alley) to find out more.

For information, please: Contact marketing@authentise.com or visit www.authentise.com

CADDi launches AI-enabled Drawing Management Software for Procurement

Optimized with artificial intelligence and CADDi’s manufacturing expertise, CADDi Drawer helps procurement teams make smarter purchasing decisions

Global procurement solutions leader CADDi Inc. has announced a new service poised to revolutionize the manufacturing industry’s digital transformation by utilizing its most essential data: drawings.

Authentise (www.authentise.com), the leader in data-driven engineering & manufacturing workflow tools, has released a new artificial intelligence tool that allows users to interrogate the world’s largest collection of additive manufacturing knowledge using every-day language.

With 3DGPT, users can ask any question – from general ones such as “What additive technologies can I use to 3D print concrete?”, to more specific ones such as “How do I reduce the likelihood of defects when working with Stainless Steel in powder bed fusion?” – and receive intelligent answers rooted in deep industry knowledge in return. The answers utilise both the knowledge contained within the journal articles and standards, as well as the general knowledge on which OpenAI’s ChatGPT is built. uniquely, the tool provides references to its more technical answers, providing users the chance to scrutinise 3DGPT’s answers.

The system is open for public trials at www.authentise. com/3dgpt now.

“AI is evolving at an incredible pace and it’s time for the additive community to see how it can benefit. Authentise has always focused on integrating the world’s best algorithms into its workflows, and we’re delighted to be the first to teach l arge l anguage Models decades worth of additive knowledge,” says Andre Wegner, CEO. “Personally, I’ve been continually astounded by the know-how in the industry. It’s a pleasure to help make that more accessible, but it’s clearly just the start. There are many ways we think that this tool might be useful inside our product portfolio – whether it’s to help create reliable and efficient workflows or make RFQ’s with many standards references more penetrable. Before that – we, Authentise as well as partners such as ASTM, naturally need to understand the technology’s opportunities and limits; we know that GPT algorithms sometimes hallucinate, for instance. Releasing this at TCT360, an event which epitomizes knowledge sharing, will help us understand how people will and want to use 3D GPT.”

Innovate uK supported the development of 3D GPT through SAMRCD. Visit Authentise at the Smart Factory Expo, part of Manufacturing + Engineering week in

The company’s latest service, CADDi Drawer, is an AI-powered drawing management SaaS set to officially launch on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

"Every time an experienced employee departs, a wealth of knowledge in drawings and purchase history departs with them, while incoming staff struggle with the challenges of learning and avoiding recreating existing drawings. Our initial goal included helping businesses handle employee turnover while preserving the invaluable knowledge and insights amassed over time,” says yushiro Kato, CEO of CADDi. “I'm confident that we've achieved this and more with Drawer, creating a software that enhances the efficiency of each procurement team member, allowing for smarter decisions through instant access to crucial purchasing information.”

CADDi Drawer utilizes machine learning to drastically reduce both procurement costs and labor hours typically spent searching for drawings. The software automatically extracts features from drawings and cross-references them with their purchase history, converting past data into present value cost savings. Developed by top software engineers, the proprietary algorithm for image analysis leads in accuracy for similarity searches in the manufacturing industry, empowering procurement teams to not only digitize but also harness historical data.

The similarity search function simplifies the process of retrieving all pertinent drawings from each company’s archive of data. The software significantly cuts down the retrieval time from what used to be hours, or even days, down to mere seconds. This innovation reduces procurement costs by referencing prior purchase histories of similar drawings, allowing users to avoid buying similar parts from different suppliers at higher prices.

For more information about CADDi Drawer, visit https://caddi-inc.com/en/drawer/.

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