Watch the ToolingU SME Webinar for Additive Manufacturing with TBGA ADDvisors® John Barnes, Chelsea Cummings, and Tim Simpson as they discuss how training helps improve many aspects AM.
Read MoreTBGA Repositions as The Barnes Global Advisors Achieving Industry Presence on 6 Continents
TBGA Founder & Managing Director John Barnes has always seen Additive Manufacturing as a global love affair. 2020 proved this out, with the industry truly linked together with a common goal. With this love affair in mind, Barnes announced a name change to refect its business: The Barnes Global Advisors.
Read MoreJoin John Barnes and Mike Vasquez for a podcast as a part of the 3Degrees Discussions series.
Read MoreJohn Barnes is a key figure in industrializing 3D printing for aerospace. His career had him at key roles at key times for 3D printing at Honeywell, Lockheed, and Arconic. Now, with his own firm, The Barnes Group Advisors, Barnes wants to aid companies in the qualification of parts, manufacture using 3D printing, as well as implement the technology across organizations.
Read MoreAfter decades of tinkering and years of major investments, aerospace and defense companies finally have found resonant missions for their 3D printers.
The catch: It is for personal protective equipment (PPE), the face masks and gear in strong demand following the COVID-19 outbreak, not for A&D products.
Read MoreAs an energy technology company that operates in more than 120 countries, Baker Hughes is at the forefront of adopting new technologies. The company works diligently to develop innovative solutions to complex energy challenges.
Read MoreThe sharp uptick in additive manufacturing interest is leading many newcomers into the world of AM. For those of us who have spent decades in the field, we do not envy those who are just entering and finding themselves awash with acronyms, classifications, and nebulous definitions.
Read MoreCOVID has spurned a lot of innovation in product design and development, especially in medical products. But, creating a respirator or ventilator is not quite the same as a Yoda head. A remarkable collaboration between The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) and the Veterans Administration (VA) is trying to make a new kind of respirator a reality through 3D printing. With the VA working with a very experienced set of 3D printing consultants on a difficult product, this has to be a thorough process.
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by John E. Barnes (TBGA) & Buck Helfferich (TRONIX3D)
The Barnes Group Advisors (TBGA) and TRONIX3D have teamed up as small businesses to provide a unique perspective on how Additive Manufacturing (AM) can support COVID-19 efforts. In this third installment, TBGA and TRONIX3D examine the prickly question: IS AM THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB?
Read MoreWatch TBGA ADDvisor® Chelsea Cumming and Wabtec’s Jennifer Coyne as they discuss MES Automated Controls Applied.
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by John E. Barnes (TBGA) & Buck Helfferich (TRONIX3D)
The Barnes Group Advisors (TBGA) and TRONIX3D have teamed up as small businesses to provide a unique perspective on how Additive Manufacturing (AM) can support COVID-19 efforts. The virus is fast, and supplies are low. Therefore, everyone is looking for ways to reduce the delivery time of proven solutions.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing (AM) creates a new world of manufacturing opportunities, and people are the driving force for adoption. With a myriad of different types of face to face AM events available (e.g. conferences, seminars, training), these questions are very relevant as industry seeks the knowledge to advance AM adoption:
What event(s) should I attend to gain the knowledge I need to adopt AM?
How important is the training format for retaining and applying knowledge?
by Laura Ely, The Barnes Global Advisors
e·van·ge·list /əˈvanjələst/ noun: a zealous advocate of something.
Every technology has phases of maturity. Technologists and business analysts use various models to represent a technology’s maturity like the NASA Technology Readiness Level (TRL) methodology or the Gartner Hype Cycle. Additive manufacturing is no different.
Read MoreThe Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, has signed an agreement with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem (VHAIE) to provide a framework for collaboration intended to facilitate regulatory and basic science innovation using Additive Manufacturing technologies to respond to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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