Beth Stackpole Contributing Editor

Beth's latest posts

• Are You Ready for ChatGPT for 3D Printing?
  January 24, 2023
  A startup building AI-based SaaS software for AM has tapped the still-emerging GPT technology to make it easier to instruct 3D printers.
• AM: The Next Tool in the Sustainability Toolbox
  January 23, 2023
  A new report from CASTOR reveals how 3D printed parts can help organizations down the path of reducing CO2 emissions.
• Securing 3D Printing 
  January 11, 2023
  With 3D printing an engine for distributed manufacturing and localized supply chains, new security techniques are emerging to ensure part authenticity and manufacturing resiliency.
• Printing in the Fourth Dimension
  December 30, 2022
  Smart materials and new design capabilities will usher in a generation of self-modifying structures with applicability for medical, aerospace and various other innovative uses cases.
• Are You Ready for ChatGPT for 3D Printing?
  January 24, 2023
  A startup building AI-based SaaS software for AM has tapped the still-emerging GPT technology to make it easier to instruct 3D printers.
• AM: The Next Tool in the Sustainability Toolbox
  January 23, 2023
  A new report from CASTOR reveals how 3D printed parts can help organizations down the path of reducing CO2 emissions.
• Securing 3D Printing 
  January 11, 2023
  With 3D printing an engine for distributed manufacturing and localized supply chains, new security techniques are emerging to ensure part authenticity and manufacturing resiliency.
• Printing in the Fourth Dimension
  December 30, 2022
  Smart materials and new design capabilities will usher in a generation of self-modifying structures with applicability for medical, aerospace and various other innovative uses cases.
• Hexagon Places Bet on Next-Level Manufacturing for Sustainable Automotive Design
  December 28, 2022
  Manufacturing giant makes a $100 million investment in Divergent Technologies and its DAPS digital factory solution.
• Growth in the AM Market Tied to Ecosystem Expansion
  December 22, 2022
  Partnerships aimed at simplifying AM processes dominated 2022 activity, according to IDTechEx 3D printing round-up
• PTC Tools Help Spark Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
  December 21, 2022
  Creo and Windchill were among the key 3D modeling tools used in the development of the National Ignition Facility.
• PTC Advances Closed Loop PLM
  December 5, 2022
  Acquisition of ServiceMax keyed to integration of asset and field service management capabilities to extend digital thread.
• Taking a Page from Nature
  December 4, 2022
  GE Additive and Shell leveraged metal AM to rethink a large, complex conical part for an oxygen hydrogen micromixer.
• Larger, Lighter Metal AM Parts Take Flight
  December 1, 2022
  European consortium unveils one-meter-in-diameter part manufactured using Direct Metal Laser Melting (DMLM) technologies as part of a push towards lower emissions flight.
• Hybrid Work is Here to Stay
  December 1, 2022
  An HP Teradici survey flags the ability to deliver a productive employee experience as the greatest challenge to the hybrid work model.
• Hybrid Work Calls for a Security Makeover
  November 15, 2022
  Now that hybrid work is firmly established in the post-pandemic era, companies are updating security architectures, gravitating to a new model built around Zero Trust.
• Siemens Brings SaaS to Electrical Design Software
  October 28, 2022
  New Capital Electra X offering delivers sophisticated electrical design capabilities with lower cost of ownership and shorter time to value.
• Simplifying 3D Scan-to-Print Workflows
  October 27, 2022
  Lower cost offerings and AI-enabled automation help streamline scan-to-print workflows in light of more interest in reverse engineering and quality assurance use cases.
• Mercedes-Benz Takes a Turn Towards Analytics to Drive Production Efficiencies
  October 26, 2022
  The MO360 cloud-based Data Platform will help identify supply chain bottlenecks and dynamically prioritize production resources.
• Digital Design and Manufacturing Get Legislative Nod
  October 25, 2022
  The CHIPS Act and AM Forward initiative emphasize digital design and manufacturing as part of a strategy to turbocharge U.S. manufacturing and innovation.