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IMTS

Lightweight Motorcycle Made Through AM to Be Seen at IMTS

Additive manufacturing allowed electric bike’s frame to be optimized for minimal mass and material.

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Aerospace

Additive Manufacturing at TRAM 2016

The September aerospace conference will include additive manufacturing as a trend and tool for the industry.

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FFF

7 Important Implications of the New Stratasys Production Demonstrators

One working machine concept expands the build size and speed for FDM. Another performs robotic 3D printing in composite material. Here is what these two concepts suggest about the advance of additive manufacturing into industrial production.

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Polymer

Mercedes-Benz Turns to 3D Printing for Plastic Spare Parts

This marks the first time the company is offering 3D-printed spare parts.

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IMTS

At IMTS, Methods 3D to Place AM in the Midst of Machine Tools

Machining demos will show additive parts postprocessed on CNC machines, and a high-speed 3D printing system will show fully automated production. “This is a manufacturing technology,” says company COO.

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IMTS

EOS in Two IMTS Pavilions with AM Advances

Applications include multi-part production and an automated system for mold tooling. The company’s North American User Day also returns to IMTS.

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Machining

Additive for Fixturing, Machine Tool Components

Additive manufacturing is being used for more than prototyping these days. Here are two examples of how a machine shop might leverage this technology.

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Automation

Selective Laser Sintering Cuts Lead Time for Clamping Unit Assembly

Industrial automation provider Comau redesigned a three-part clamping assembly for additive manufacturing, realizing benefits in lead time and waste.

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Additive Manufacturing and CNC Machining: Separate Together? Hear the Recorded Webinar

A maker of CNC machine tools and a maker of AM technology come together to describe integrating additive and subtractive into an efficient process for production.

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Design

3D-Printed Faucets Illustrate Design Potential

New consumer faucets made possible with selective laser sintering illustrate AM’s design potential—for both commercial and industrial applications.

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Integrating Additive Without Inhibiting Machining

Can AM be added to a CNC machine tool while keeping the machine’s cutting capabilities fully intact?

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Metal

Video: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Additive Manufacturing

AM is more than a means of making parts. Here are ideas about the reach that additive manufacturing will have, and the kinds of changes and advances that AM will enable.

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