In November 2022 a team from ASTRO America touched down in Guam for a week of meetings. The tropical island territory is referred to as “where America’s day begins” – both because of its time zone and its position as a welcoming tourist destination with high-end hotels and powdery beaches. But this was no vacation; rather, it was an intensive seven day examination into whether industrial additive manufacturing can have a role on Guam.
Rachael Dalton-Taggart
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Building an Additive Manufacturing Workforce, at Scale
As the additive manufacturing (AM) industry turns 40, it is evident that this technology is being accepted into more mainstream manufacturing activities and supply chains. Yet the need for trained […]
Building for the Uncertainty of Tomorrow: Impact of 3D Printing in Space & on the Ground
Many innovations developed for space exploration have impacted how we live: solar cells, better artificial limbs, CT scans, the insulin pump, wireless headsets and more. Research and development of 3D […]
Personalized Surgery: Robotics, 3D Printing & Beyond
A panel of distinguished experts discussed the current state of personalized surgery, robotics, 3D printing, medical simulation, and the ongoing potential for it. Moderator Andy Christensen, University of Cincinnati was […]
3D Digital Data, Additive Manufacturing and Medicine – The advantages and gaps
The ability to proactively use 3D digital data in the medical space really came to fruition with the start of additive manufacturing in the late 1980s. Since then, stunning advances […]