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Contract Shop Invests in Hybrid Manufacturing for Survival and Growth
An Ontario manufacturer sees hybrid manufacturing as a means for survival.
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Four Stories on Metals for Additive Manufacturing
Explore metal materials for additive manufacturing in depth with this article round-up.
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Using 3D Printing for Composite Molds and Tools: The Trend Continues
3D printing is becoming more common in the aerospace tooling realm. Production tooling can be made quickly and on-demand, which helps the tooling industry keep pace with accelerating composite part design cycles and demand for faster overall part processing speeds.
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Modular, Lightweight Car Design Made Possible through Metal AM
The concept car’s frame is built on load-optimized nodes that could only be made with additive manufacturing.
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3D Printing Autoclavable Composite Molds
A polymer AM research team at ORNL reports it has successfully fabricated autoclave-capable carbon fiber composite molds, manufactured using large-scale 3D printing/additive manufacturing.
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Experiment Tests the Reusability of Titanium Powder
Renishaw ran the same batch of powder through build after build, evaluating it each time. The results support the viability of AM for ongoing production.
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Impressions of Rapid 2016
Software and synergy were two of the noticeable themes of the show. More noticeable still was the emphasis on industrial production.
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Hybrid Machine Tools Won’t Need CNC Advances, Siemens Says
Today’s CNC is ready for these machines. Standard control technology is sufficient to oversee additive and subtractive together.
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AM System Using TIG Welding and Robot Relies on Flexible Enclosure for Gas Protection
The WAAM system has demonstrated the ability to produce a titanium aircraft part, but titanium in particular requires protection against oxidation.
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Reverse Engineering and 3D Printing: A Practical Solution
A contract manufacturer routinely reverse engineers and 3D prints prototypes of aerospace legacy parts for more confident production.
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High-Throughput Cell Segregates Additive, Subtractive Processes
The real value of building parts layer by layer isn't the potential to replace conventional, subractive machining, but to complement it.
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EOS Opens New Location in Texas
Located near Austin, the facility is to be the first of several additions to the company's presence in North America, its fastest-growing market.
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