Statasys said the deal will position it as a leader in 3-D printing and direct digital manufacturing.
He said MIT's example of easy-access digital manufacturing could transform clothes making, furniture design -- whatever people wanted.
In an emerging field called digital manufacturing, 3D printers enable the production of physical mechanical devices, medical implants, jewelry, and even clothing.
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Stratasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) and Objet Ltd. today announced the completion of their merger, forming a leader in 3D printing and direct digital manufacturing.
Stratasys boasts an impressive portfolio of 3D printing and direct digital manufacturing solutions, with systems that produce parts with a wide range of capabilities and materials.
President Obama acknowledged this when he spoke about the need to retool our education system such that we are producing workers with skills to participate in the new digital powered manufacturing industry.
Intel takes its know-how in digital technology, manufacturing and marketing to team up with content providers to effectively create a parallel universe for content, a shadow alternative to cable networks.
Western Digital said it expects to have manufacturing capacity back to pre-flood levels in the September quarter.
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Digital tools make product design and manufacturing easier, cheaper and more flexible.
Canon is stoping production and locking down three of its four Chinese manufacturing plants, those making digital cameras and printers, for two days, the 17th and 18th.
In order to enhance the efficiency of Sony's manufacturing operations relating to its digital imaging business, the manufacture of interchangeable lenses and lens blocks currently being conducted at Sony EMCS Corp.
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Shares in Toshiba climbed 1.4% after the firm said it would sell its Thailand hard-disk-drive manufacturing subsidiary to U.S. peer Western Digital Corp.
If Proteus is right, and these sensors become commonplace, exponential growth in digital medicine for compliance monitoring will require as much silicon wafer manufacturing as all computer chips use today.
Likewise Digital Equipment focused on its profit margin in computer-aided design and manufacturing software only to be destroyed by its lower margin but higher volume competitor AutoCad.
What earlier coursed through manufacturing has spread to the service sectors as a combination of digital technology and ability to outsource is riddling fields such as telecom (including the booming wireless business).
But the Fusion was the first Ford vehicle developed with advanced 3-D digital software that allowed engineers to instantly make the changes and simulate how the manufacturing process would be affected.
In part, this is why many believe micromachines are "destined to become a hallmark 21st-century manufacturing technology" that will be just as grand and profitable as the digital circuitry it follows.
It features an extra-long manufacturing life cycle to support extended deployment schedules and provide a consistent platform across enterprise digital signage networks.
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As I explained in an earlier post, we are entering a new digital paradigm, where vastly more powerful computers will revolutionize industries ranging from medicine to energy to manufacturing.
Along with added convenience for users, digital downloads are also good news for publishers and distributors as the margins involved with online sales are higher since manufacturing costs are not involved.
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"New digital design tech, 3D printing, robotics and the emerging field of 3D scanning, plus exponential leaps in manufacturing -- together, they are putting really powerful tools into the hands of individuals, " he says.
Digital distribution results in cost-savings for producers who can skip retail, skip shipping costs, and forego manufacturing the actual discs, but those savings need to be passed on (at least to some degree) to consumers to offset the eventual end of used games.
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