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Automotive manufacturer Honda has issued 3D printer manufacturer Prusa with a takedown notice for all Honda-related 3D printable files from its Printables 3D printing repository.  Full article ..read more

Industry 4.0, a term first used at the World Economic Forum in 2015 and also known as the 4th industrial revolution (after the machine, automation and computerization revolutions) is challenging the way companies design, manufacture and distribute their products. The term encompasses several powerful technologies such as AI, Machine learning, Cloud computing, IoT, as well as Additive Manufacturing. The key driver to embrace these technologies is to digitalize the manufacturing process to deliver more automation, more flexibility, less waste and ultimately reduce the cost of production.  ..read more

Join us for this webinar when we sit down with Joe Inkenbrandt from Identify3D and Alexandre Pedemonte from Vistory to learn how to protect your smart factory floor from data leaks and connectivity risks. Security boundaries. Data Integrity/Protection. Register for this event at https://www.stratasys.com/explore/webinar/2021/improving-your-smart-factory-floors-security ..read more

Drop by our booth and let us demonstrate how we can protect your AM data, ensure manufacturing repeatability, and provide auditability and authenticity throughout the digital supply chain. Our solution is highly adaptable and seamlessly integrates with you ecosystem tools, manufacturing processes, and adapts to your IT infrastructure and security requirements. Join us from September 13-15, 2021 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Visit the RAPID site at https://www.rapid3devent.com/ for more event details ..read more

The Pentagon uses 3D printing to create artificial limbs, body armor, vehicle parts, brackets for weapons systems, and medical implants. The Defense Department inspector general found issues that could lead to theft of technology or sabotage. The inspector general’s recommendations to fix the security issues have been accepted by the leadership of the Armed Services. Read the entire article here: https://about.bgov.com/news/military-3d-printing-systems-flagged-for-cybersecurity-holes ..read more

Identify3d software provides security, consistency, and accountability for the digital thread. The software protects intellectual property, contractual obligations, ensures repeatability, and traceability throughout the digital to physical manufacturing process. Our ability to secure the digital designs from creation through collaboration and to actual production of the part is key to the USMC meeting their goals to secure the digital thread. Read the whole article at https://news.usni.org/2021/07/05/marine-corps-wants-a-digital-blueprint-locker-for-access-to-3d-printing-plans-anywhere ..read more

As 3d printing of spare parts gains a foothold, how do you get the parts made near where they are needed? Daimler Buses is using a unique and effective approach to solving this challenge.  The flexibility of 3d printing, combined with standardization and mobility allows the parts to be made near where they are needed.  Read about there approach at https://3dprint.com/281586/daimler-buses-rolls-out-mobile-facility-for-3d-printing-spares ..read more

Industry 4.0 requires new awareness and solutions to solve critical issues. IP Protection. Repeatability. Traceability. Raw material integrity. Digital and physical supply chains are merging. “Identify3D’s product suite encrypts, distributes, and traces the digital flow of parts, preventing counterfeits and ensuring that maliciously modified, substandard, or uncertified parts cannot enter the physical supply chain.” What does that mean to your business? Security is just one of the business use cases Identify3d solves for for merged supply chain. Read the full blog post here ..read more

3Yourmind hosted a panel on their FRIDAY TALK SHOW (26 March 2021) discussing secure distributed additive manufacturing. Our CEO, Joe Inkenbrandt, joined two other industry representatives, discussing considerations, challenges, and approaches around secure distributed additive manufacturing.  This session was on 26 March.  Missed it?  Don’t worry 3YOURMIND has made the video of this event available for viewing on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stZbNUZDiJY ..read more