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TRUMPF 3D printer helps manufacturers move into mass production https://bit.ly/3vX7I24

Plasma arc gouging gains ground https://bit.ly/31ixsIk

Are 3D printed schools the future? https://bit.ly/3cpJRiL

Intersecting line collaborative welding #TURIN robot

Semiconductor manufacturing is one of the best examples of high-volume production and Lam requires the highest levels of repeatability and consistency to achieve precision control at atomic scale. VELO3D is well positioned to provide confidence in metal 3D printing due to our calibration, metrology, and digital traceability capabilities, stated VELO3D’s Founder and CEO Benny Buller in a press release. This relationship aims to accelerate Lam’s journey of continuous innovation toward producing equipment that creates cutting-edge microprocessors, memory devices, and numerous related product types.https://bit.ly/2E0RsqH

Trumpf’s new TruLaser Station 7000 features a larger work area with a similar footprint as the previous model, full 3D motion with coordinated access for complex welding and cutting, the addition of offline programming for greater production flexibility, and the integration of a vision sensor system, VisionLine Detect, which enables high process reliability of laser welds. https://bit.ly/3kIBYrT

Choosing the right filler metal for the job and using it properly support high weld quality and productivity and help reduce downtime for rework. To help along the way, here are five filler metal must-knows for new welders to ensure success. https://bit.ly/3kGORTl

We are beyond proud and ecstatic that this list includes our CEO and fearless leader, Sandi Bouckley. We couldn't ask for a better person to guide this organization. https://bit.ly/31u2UCK

Mr. Engelbart envisioned a machine that anyone could use simply by manipulating images on a screen. It was a concept that would come to define the information age https://nyti.ms/3k62tr3

So how do you become an experienced and certified welder and why should you take this career path? https://bit.ly/306AFdZ

Kevin Caron, Artist makes some seriously amazing welded and 3D-printed pieces. Check him out!

CNPC Powder, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and having production facilities in China, reports that its recently established Automated Metal Production (AMP) line is producing a new range of aluminium powder explicitly designed for Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) metal Additive Manufacturing. The aluminium alloy powders are said to exhibit good flowability and sphericity, with few satellites. CNPC states that the powders are positioned to provide value to large-volume AM applications in industries such as automotive and aerospace.https://bit.ly/38xIegp

"If you run a job shop or any other high-product-mix operation, you’re probably all too familiar with the exceptions, those jobs that don’t fit the norm. You might set up a large machinesay, a press brake with a long bedto process a handful of those exceptions. Problem is, those exceptions act like a bump on a log as larger jobs wait their turn." https://bit.ly/2YDLT7W

Laser welding started as a time-saving process for shops primarily running high-volume parts in stainless steel and other hard-to-weld materials. But robotic programming and fixturing were hurdles that potential adopters struggled with. https://bit.ly/3cQKzDy

With such an impressive roster of past accomplishments, what does the future hold for welding? Manufacturers and equipment suppliers believe the next great technological asset will be the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which offers the possibility of using data to help welders, robots and automated equipment repeatedly produce perfect welds. https://bit.ly/3eMd32X

Kevin Caron, Artist puts out some great instructional welding videos - and some even more spectacular pieces of art. He's definitely worth a follow!

I had an opportunity to be packaged off and was forced to redefine myself and my career, she recalled. I remembered how much I enjoyed the educational aspect of my job and how much I liked teaching my clients about certain aspects of welding. https://bit.ly/2Xuflww

In the past 24 years I have seen an increase of women on jobsites and it has been so great to see. They all support each other and on most jobsites I would even reach out to new women who were just starting out to let them know that I was there for them if they ever needed me. I think it’s very important to set up a foundation of strength so that we keep these women on the jobsites. https://bit.ly/3bycpnN

High schools were caught off guard by the coronavirus. In its wake, school closing and stay at home mandates have upended the educational experience for high school students across the country. The limited online learning budgets at schools can’t keep up with demand. The SME Education Foundation is raising funds to ensure thousands of career and technical education high school students have access to online manufacturing education. Donors to the COVID-19 campaign will help support the continuing development of manufacturing and engineering talent. https://bit.ly/2y8fkWD

Ensuring that instructors and students have access to online education resources during the COVID-19 crisis is important. Our Jeannine Kunz discusses how the co...mmunity of educators and manufacturers have come together to make relevant resources available during challenging times: https://bit.ly/3aYvRtz See more

"The coronavirus pandemic isn't shrinking every part of the job market. For example, SpaceX is looking to hire lots of folks to help ramp up production and testing of its ambitious Starship Mars-colonizing architecture over the coming months and the company recently issued a public recruiting pitch." https://bit.ly/3brN6Eo

How do I assess myself? How do I become more self-aware? And how can I turn that self-awareness into an effective leadership style? https://bit.ly/2VdjBk3

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