HP Executive Discusses Company's 3D Printing Plans

HP Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., earlier this month announced an expansion of its 3D printing business. Jon Wayne, head of Global Commercial Business, HP 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing, talked to SME Media by email about the state of HP's additive manufacturing business. In the interview, Wayne discussed how HP's 3D printing business has evolved. He also talked about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has highlighted the importance of 3D printing.

Reimagining Healthcare With 3D Printing

One of the highlights of the 3DHEALS 2020 virtual conference this month was a keynote from Sam Onukuri, senior fellow at Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing. He explained how Johnson & Johnson is leveraging 3D printing technology to transform design, manufacturing and delivery across its medical device, consumer and pharmaceutical businesses. He also made predictions about the future of...

Pandemic Adaptive Supply Chains: A Future-Proof Approach

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vividly underscores the vulnerability of global manufacturing operations and supply chains.The disruption in supply chains will hamper manufacturing for months and perhaps years. A group of authors including academics and officials with groups such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaborated on an examination of the issues involved...

Honda Is Hacked With Sophisticated Tools

Honda Motor Co. was hacked last week, forcing plant shutdowns, The New York Times said. Cybersecurity experts said "the attack appears to have been carried out by software designed to attack the control systems for a wide variety of industrial facilities like factories and power plants," the Times reported. "Such cyberweapons previously were only known to have been used by state agents."

Partnerships Foster Materials for Dental Applications

An emerging trend in 3D printing for dental applications has been for machine and material suppliers to augment their portfolios by working with or acquiring outside partners. For example, at 3D Systems, NextDent founder Rik Jacobs now serves as vice president and general manager of dental applications. He noted how decades of dental materials experience is being distilled to...

Honeywell Starts New Unit to Compete in Drone Market

Honeywell International Inc. said it has started a new unmanned aerial systems business unit to compete in the market for drones, air taxis and unmanned delivery vehicles, Reuters said. The company said it has committed hundreds of employees, including many engineers. Honeywell does not build drones but produces autonomous flight control systems.