--- title: Latest Stories from 3YOURMIND | category_blog (8) description: category_blog | Your source for all things 3YOURMIND. Explore the latest news, product features, and educational articles covering on-demand manufacturing topics. (8) --- Menu [![3YOURMIND](https://www.3yourmind.com/hubfs/Images/E2_img/logo/3YD-logo-color-negative.svg)](https://www.3yourmind.com/) - [Solutions](https://www.3yourmind.com/on-demand-manufacturing-software) - [Offering](https://www.3yourmind.com/offering) - [Customers](https://www.3yourmind.com/customers) - [Resources](https://www.3yourmind.com/news) - [About](https://www.3yourmind.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.3yourmind.com/contact) # 3YOURMIND Blog Category: Blog ## Let’s Stay in Touch! **Submit your e-mail address** to receive news, stories, and article updates from 3YOURMIND. ### Categories [Blog](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/category_blog) [Case Study](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/category_casestudies) [Customer Story](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/category_customer) [Interview](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/category_interview) [News](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/category_news) [Product](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/category_product) [Video](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/category_video) ### Topics [Aerospace](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/aerospace) [Automotive](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/automotive) [Business Value](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/business-value) [Defense](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/defense) [Energy](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/energy) [Medical](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/medical) [On-Demand Manufacturing Trends](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/on-demand-manufacturing-trends) [On-Demand Technology](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/on-demand-technology) [Product Updates](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/product-updates) [Transportation & Logistics](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/topic/transportation-logistics) ### [5 Keys to Success in a Distributed Manufacturing Model](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/5-keys-to-success-in-a-distributed-manufacturing-model) Blog Find out how to leverage additive manufacturing to support distributed manufacturing efforts and create more flexible supply chains. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/5-keys-to-success-in-a-distributed-manufacturing-model) ### [3YOURMIND and TÜV SÜD collaborate to build a rapid Parts Qualification online tool](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/3yourmind-and-tüv-süd-collaboration) Blog Customer Story 2020 is a hard year for everyone. The global crisis came unexpectedly and slowed down most of the companies development around the world. Priority has changed from product development to the producing of medical supplies to support the medical industry. During this time, 3D printing has proven its predominance over traditional manufacturing methods. We were able to supply small batches of newly designed products and iterate them when new developments were made. The biggest challenge was to qualify and certify all of those parts, so they could be used to support the fight against the virus. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/3yourmind-and-tüv-süd-collaboration) ### [Build Smarter Defense Operational Supply Chains With AM](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/building-smarter-defense-operational-supply-chains-with-am) Blog By 2024, the worldwide market for 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace and Defense is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 17.5%, exceeding $3.3 Billion USD. This growth is predominantly concentrated in the USA and Europe, however, parts of Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa are also increasing their adoption rates. The US Military has a proven preponderance of AM utilization for a variety of applications that include prototyping, R&D, MRO, and production parts. Due to their strict guidelines for repeatability, security, and time sensitivity, it’s no surprise that this industry is further pushing AM into mass adoption to solve the problems of today and tomorrow. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/building-smarter-defense-operational-supply-chains-with-am) ### [Is the Factory of the Future Full of 3d Printers?](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/factory-of-the-future-full-of-3d-printers) Blog As discussed in the article “Is Serial Additive Manufacturing Taking Off?”, the Additive Manufacturing world has seen significant growth in the past few years. Every year faster, more accurate technologies are being presented. AM knowledge is more accessible. New materials and post-processing methods are developed and implemented. To make it possible to use all of that in the production environment, we are also working very hard to introduce qualification processes to meet the highest requirements regarding part quality, production repeatability, and many other aspects. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/factory-of-the-future-full-of-3d-printers) ### [3YOURMIND Teams Up With POLYLINE Lighthouse Project](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/polyline-am-factory-line-automation) Blog Customer Story News The POLYLINE project brings together 15 industry and research partners from Germany to establish a landmark automated factory for additive manufacturing (AM). The 3YOURMIND Agile Manufacturing Suite will be the software layer that connects and manages the entire AM workflow. The German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is investing €10.7 Million Euro into the POLYLINE project. The goal of the project is to completely automate an AM production line for automotive parts from BMW - from CAD model to 3D printing and including quality assurance. The resulting production factory will be a lighthouse example of Industry 4.0, leading the way for the next generation of manufacturing. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/polyline-am-factory-line-automation) ### [5 Lessons for AM, part 3/3: 5 Guidelines for Resilient Supply Chains](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/5-lessons-for-am-part-3-five-guidelines) Blog 3D printing was able to support the covid response effort for critical, stop-gap production. But after less than one month, conventional manufacturing was already producing almost all of those parts, with the exception of parts that were generally better suited for AM. That illustrates that 3D printing has a critical, but limited role in the supply chain. Those guidelines can be taken to move 3D Printing from an innovation budget into a secure procurement plan as part of a resilient supply chain. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/5-lessons-for-am-part-3-five-guidelines) ### [How to Use 3D Printing to Build More Reactive Supply Chains](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/5-lessons-for-am-part-2) Blog The way that the global community has responded to the covid situation has not only been a shock for the larger economy, it also presents an existential challenge to the 3D printing industry. For 3D printing to move out of the innovation department and into the procurement budget, it needs to be part of resilient supply chains. The good news is that the response effort to the medical supply shortages in covid offered some key guidelines to create this ongoing solution. Our first article spoke about how establishing smooth transitions between 3D printing and conventional manufacturing is key. In this article, we will explore the importance of working with qualified parts, how to use stakeholders in a center of excellence model to ensure that information is shared and steps to build fully resilient procurement processes. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/5-lessons-for-am-part-2) ### [3D Order Management for COVID-19-Response](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/3d-part-order-management-corona-response) Blog The 3D Printing Community has quickly risen to offer their capacity for printing additional supplies to slow the spread of the corona virus. But the question remains, how to get 3D printed supplies to hospital locations where they are needed. 3YOURMIND has setup an order management platform to connect hospitals and medical clinics with industrial 3D print producers for efficient production. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/3d-part-order-management-corona-response) ### [Launch of AM Webinars March 2020](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/am-webinars-march-2020) Blog Video We want to ensure you can still receive the updates we planned for AMUG and Rapid+TCT now that Additive Manufacturing conferences have been postponed due to the COVID-19 virus. We will begin with three webinars showing the presentations that were prepared for AMUG 2020. The highlight is our keynote with Erpro 3D Factory about how they are using software to establish fully digital, serial additive manufacturing. The use of software for automation is timely, as the world looks more closely at digital automation and connection. [Read Article](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/am-webinars-march-2020) ### [Is Serial Additive Manufacturing Taking Off?](https://www.3yourmind.com/news/serial-additive-manufacturing-taking-off) Blog Over the past few years, there has been a shift in how engineers approach Additive Manufacturing. Initially, the technology was focused on rapid prototyping, creating parts for testing and design iteration. But in the last five years, engineers across the world have started to focus on suitable applications for end-use goods and reaching the full potential of additive manufacturing. Medicine, aerospace, automotive, logistics, consumer goods - in every industry there are hundreds of potential products and the question is: Which products can be moved to serial additive manufacturing? 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