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Metal

The Benefits of Vertically Integrating Metal 3D Printing and Machining

Having 3D printing and machining within one organization enables Addman’s engineers to collaborate and consolidate so it can quickly make successful metal 3D printed parts.

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Polymer

ActivArmor Casts and Splints Are Shifting to Point-of-Care 3D Printing

ActivArmor offers individualized, 3D printed casts and splints for various diagnoses. The company is in the process of shifting to point-of-care printing and aims to promote positive healing outcomes and improved hygienics with customized support devices.

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Design

Success With AM Involves Not Just the Part but Also Its Purpose

The founder of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing says additive makes the conversation with the contract manufacturer different from the beginning.

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Metal

3D Printed Cutting Tool for Large Transmission Part: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

A boring tool that was once 30 kg challenged the performance of the machining center using it. The replacement tool is 11.5 kg, and more efficient as well, thanks to generative design.

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Production

The New Misperceptions Of AM: AM Radio #35

Tim Simpson and Peter Zelinski discuss a way additive manufacturing has advanced: The misperceptions have shifted. Knowledge of AM among manufacturers is more sophisticated now. The concerns that inform the perceptions of newcomers have therefore changed.

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Aerospace

3D Printed Golf Putter Shafts: AM Tailors Weight Distribution for an Optimized Putting Stroke

Snarr3D offers high-performance golf putters with aesthetic features made possible through 3D printing. In manipulating the weight distribution of the golf putter shaft, Snarr3D aims to enhance accuracy and performance to give golfers the equipment suited to their individual game. 

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Energy & Power

8 Transformations 3D Printing Is Making Possible

Additive manufacturing changes every space it touches; progress can be tracked by looking for moments of transformation. Here are 8 places where 3D printing is enabling transformative change.

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Software

Nexus, Hexagon's Digital Reality Platform Offers Collaboration Solutions Congruent With AM Needs

Nexus, Hexagon’s open, digital reality platform, enables collaboration among manufacturers and promotes the freedom to innovate using an array of digitalized tools.

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Kingsbury Looks at Additive’s Journey Over the Last Decade

The ways people get into additive have changed along with the industry itself. 

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Metal

3D Printed Metal Filters Protect Circuit Breakers from Explosion: The Cool Parts Show #57

New high-voltage circuit breakers from Schneider Electric make use of 3D printed metal filters to protect people and equipment in the event of an overload. Binder jetting provided both the geometric complexity and price point needed for these parts. 

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Machining

The Robot Craftsman: Force Sensing and Vision Help Realize Automated AM Postprocessing (Includes Video)

Automated production via additive manufacturing will need automated postprocessing. This UK startup is equipping robots with the capabilities needed for critical, fine-detail finishing of metal 3D printed parts.

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Automotive

How AM Enables Cobot Automation for Thyssenkrupp Bilstein (Includes Video)

The shock absorber maker has responded to its staffing shortages through extensive use of collaborative robots. In-house 3D printing makes this possible by providing the related hardware needed to complete the cobot-automated cells.

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