TBGA announces the expansion of its communications offerings for customers, officially launching this week as TBGA Media. This expanded offering helps customers solidify messaging and grow their presence in the ever evolving additive and advanced manufacturing marketplace; TBGA leverages 150+ years of additive manufacturing (AM) experience and relationships to maximize the impact of customers’ media investment.
Read MoreAt the beginning of every year, we all look forward to the future and what it will hold for our industry. It is difficult to predict the future and define it with precision. As I prepare for the panel, my thoughts swirl around many topics ranging from qualification, all the way back to awareness of AM. Sometimes our AM industry faces too little or too much definition.
Read MoreThe Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) is starting 2022 with a major win in welcoming Michael Hayes to the ADDvisor® Services team. Mike is well-known in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) community, having led the evolution of polymer AM in aerospace production for the past two decades with The Boeing Company.
Read MoreThe AM industry is special. Where else could we get away with writing articles, usually technical ones, peppered with our Spotify playlist titles? So here we go again with a TBGA spin to close out 2021.
Read MoreThe Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) is partnering with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and the Secure America Institute (SAI) in a new consortium establishing the Texas Defense Aerospace Manufacturing Community (TDAMC).
Read MoreSupport structures have been there for us since the beginning of AM, anchoring us to a firm foundation and taking the heat when things get intense. But they also bring with them baggage that is now holding us back, blocking channels and taking up valuable time and materials. Is it time to break free?
Read MoreDuring my 17-year career in manufacturing, I’ve experienced many technology adoption journeys, giving me a front row seat to the good, the bad, and the ugly. Each of them came with their own interesting technical and business lessons, but they all had one common denominator: People. I am often asked, “Why is Additive Manufacturing (AM) not being adopted faster?”
Read MoreLike many manufactured products, multiple processes and inspections are required to make Metal Additive Manufactured (MAM) parts. Not only are these different operations necessary for the part to have the desired geometry and properties, but the order in which the different operations are performed are equally important.
Read MoreKevin Slattery leads a discussion on Reinforced Polymers in Additive Manufacturing with industry experts.
Read MoreJohn Barnes & Kevin Slattery joined Mihaela Vlasea and Sagar Patel of MSAM Lab at University of Waterloo to review advancements in high-temperature aluminum alloy for additive manufacturing.
Read MoreSo you want to know about Cold Spray, but didn't know who to ask?! TBGA ADDvisor® Rob Carter in dialogue with Spee3D Co-Founder & CTO Steve Camilleri, and Penn State Professor Tim Eden as they dive into Cold Spray technology - the good, bad, and the unfamiliar!
Read MoreIn this episode of Ok Xoom — Zoom chats with creative engineers and more — Aaron Lichtig, Xometry guy and former Jeopardy! champion, chats with Laura Ely, the Director of Programs at The Barnes Global Advisors, about the intersection of people, technology, and strategy in the additive manufacturing industry.
Read More“Knowledge is power,” the infamous quote attributed to Sir Francis Bacon comes to mind when reflecting on Industry 4.0 and the promise of more knowledge and insights. However, while Additive Manufacturing (AM) is creating piles and piles of data, how much insight and actionable knowledge is actually available?
Read Moreby Laura Ely, The Barnes Global Advisors
My kids love creating structures with Legos, Duplos, and boxes. Some days they build big houses with simple walls and others detailed spaceships with intricate features. Their block choice dictates the structure they build, or they pick the blocks based on the resolution they desire.
Read MoreA highly engaging dialogue with Laura Ely, Tim Bell of Siemens and Melanie Lang from FormAlloy as they "DEDmystify" Directed Energy Deposition technology.
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