Protolabs and Wohlers Associates Team up for Immersive Course on Design for Additive Manufacturing
March 21 2019 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
The event follows the digital manufacturer's
recent initiatives with GE Additive and MIT aimed at advancing 3D
printing.
Digital manufacturer Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) has teamed with
leading additive manufacturing (AM) consultants Wohlers Associates
in a joint effort to accelerate design for manufacturing knowledge
around 3D printing. The two like-minded organizations are bringing
decades of combined AM experience to an immersive course created to
help engineers and designers develop practical methods and
strategies to get the most from different 3D printing
technologies.
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Terry Wohlers will collaborate with
Protolabs on a Designing for Additive Manufacturing design course.
(Photo: Terry Wohlers)
The invitation-only course titled Designing for Additive
Manufacturing (DfAM) takes place over three days near Raleigh,
North Carolina, concluding at Protolabs’ state-of-the-art 3D
printing facility—the largest in North America at 77,000 sq. ft.
Leading the discussion are Olaf Diegel, Associate Consultant at
Wohlers Associates, along with Terry Wohlers, Principle Consultant
and President at the company. Diegel also serves as head of the
Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab at the University of
Auckland. Joining Wohlers and Diegel are a number of AM engineers
from Protolabs, with expertise in both polymer and metal 3D
printing technologies.
“Designing for AM offers unique challenges and opportunities not
found in traditional design methods,” said Wohlers. “Protolabs
brings tremendous depth of expertise and leadership in 3D printing.
We’re thrilled to work together to equip attendees with technical
skills and manufacturing knowledge needed to unlock the full
potential of additive manufacturing.”
The course is another step towards Protolabs’ larger goal of
advancing industrial 3D printing as a legitimate production player
in the manufacturing industry. Last year the company joined GE
Additive’s Manufacturing Partner Network and later became a
founding member of MIT’s Center for Additive and Digital Advanced
Production Technologies (ADAPT)—a consortium focused on scaling new
manufacturing technology through research, education, actionable
insights, and an MIT-based ecosystem that pairs industry and
academia.
“Additive manufacturing has moved well beyond this worn-out
notion that it has to prove its worth—we’ve seen firsthand its
maturation over the years and have literally 3D printed millions of
parts during that time,” said Protolabs’ President and CEO, Vicki
Holt. “We know it’s an extremely valuable prototyping tool but it
has now made significant strides in materials and technology where
production is its logical next phase. Collaborating with the
world’s leading additive experts—and those who look to leverage
that technology to its fullest—will serve to proliferate the
education and adoption of 3D printing.”
About ProtolabsProtolabs is the world’s fastest digital
manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand
production. The technology-enabled company produces custom parts
and assemblies in as fast as 1 day with automated 3D printing, CNC
machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding
processes. Its digital approach to manufacturing enables
accelerated time to market, reduces development and production
costs, and minimizes risk throughout the product life cycle. Visit
protolabs.com for more information.
About Wohlers Associates, Inc.The company offers an
unparalleled window into additive manufacturing and 3D printing.
The independent consulting firm of 32 years provides technical,
market, and strategic advice on the new developments and trends in
rapid product development and AM. Wohlers Associates counts nearly
270 organizations in 26 countries among its clients. Separately,
the company has provided advice to more than 180 investors.
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