May/June 2021 Issue
May 2021
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the May/June 2021 issue of Additive Manufacturing
Space Launch System Accumulator is a Giant Leap for 3D Printing
A collaboration between Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA is resulting in critical parts being 3D printed for new versions of the workhorse RS-25 engine.
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Why I Am Bullish on Additive: 3 Factors Favoring 3D Printing’s Continued Advance
The shortcomings are being overcome and the advantage is nothing less than freedom. Only the pace of the advance is uncertain.
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3D Printed Cooling Bars Will Improve Observability of Antimatter
An experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be better able to detect the paths of particles thanks to efficient cooling delivered by metal 3D printed tubes.
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Three Elements of a Micro 3D Printing Platform
Micro 3D printing, aided by advances in optics, machine design and materials, gives companies the capability to print production runs and produce micro mold inserts without micromachining.
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3D Printing Brings Custom, Affordable Bone Prostheses to Thai Patients
Meticuly was founded to provide custom bone implants for local patients in Thailand and regional countries who otherwise would be dependent on standard, imported devices. The concept could be a model for medical treatment in other emerging economies.
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Cadillac Blackwing Models Are First GM Cars Using Additive Manufacturing for Full-Scale Production
Three functional components are 3D printed thanks to cost savings and design freedom. Layers lines on the shift knob signify this advance.
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More Than Meets the Eye to Cobra’s 3D Printed Putter
Cobra Golf drew attention in November 2020 with the launch of a limited-edition putter with metal 3D printed head. What this club says about product development, reshoring manufacturing and the future of consumer goods.
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For Stratasys, Acquisition of Origin Part of Strategy Focused on Production and Polymer Materials
Americas president Rich Garrity describes how the two additive manufacturing technology companies came together (COVID-19 helped), along with the value of protecting one culture while allowing another to change.
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