In the age of Industry 4.0, “visibility” goes far beyond what meets the eye. Smart factories are now leveraging sensors, IoT, and data analysis to monitor and optimise every aspect of their operations, including the precise management of the invisible industrial gases that are crucial to key processes. From small workshops to large-scale manufacturers, businesses […]

A broad coalition of more than 80 organisations from across Europe’s manufacturing ecosystem, spanning industry, research, and academia, has joined forces with the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) to launch a new call for action: a “Made in Europe” Manufacturing Initiative. The initiative comes at a critical moment for Europe’s industrial future. Faced […]

Toray Industries, Inc. announced today that it has developed Toraypearl™ polyamide (PA) 12, a truly spherical PA12 powder widely compatible with powder bed fusion (PBF)-type 3D printers (see note 1). Leveraging Toray’s proprietary polymer particle engineering technology, the new material enables both excellent surface smoothness and high impact strength in 3D-printed parts. PBF-type 3D printing […]