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What Does Additive Manufacturing Readiness Look Like?
The promise of distributed manufacturing is alluring, but to get there AM first needs to master scale production. GKN Additive’s Michigan facility illustrates what the journey might look like.
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AM's Progress: How Far Additive Manufacturing Has Come in 6 Years
Tim Simpson reflects on how additive manufacturing has progressed since he began his column six years ago. Standards and software are two examples.
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Evaluating the Printability and Mechanical Properties of LFAM Regrind
A study conducted by SABIC and Local Motors identified potential for the reuse of scrap reinforced polymer from large-format additive manufacturing. As this method increases in popularity, sustainable practices for recycling excess materials is a burgeoning concern.
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Why AM Leads to Internal Production for Collins Aerospace (Includes Video)
A new Charlotte-area center will provide additive manufacturing expertise and production capacity for Collins business units based across the country, allowing the company to guard proprietary design and process details that are often part of AM.
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Ice 3D Printing of Sacrificial Structures as Small as Blood Vessels
Using water for sacrificial tooling, Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a microscale method for 3D printing intricate structures small enough to create vasculature in artificial tissue. The biomedical research potentially has implications for other microscale and microfluidics applications.
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Reusable LOX/Kerosene Engine Completes First Successful Full-System Test Flight
Galactic Energy Space Technology announced the first successful full-system test flight of its Welkin 50-ton reusable LOX/kerosene engine. To date, this is the highest thrust LOX/kerosene engine in the Chinese commercial aerospace playing field which has officially entered the engineering and manufacturing phase.
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Tackling Traceability in Production AM
PrintParts’ experience as New York City’s prime contractor for 3D printed nasal swabs shows how traceability, such as the company’s SmartParts solution, can address challenges and improve production.
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Is Every 3D Printed Replacement Part Inherently an Upgrade? AM Radio #32
Additive manufacturing is a powerful tool for replacement parts, but turning to AM offers opportunities beyond recreating what came before. In this episode of the AM Radio podcast, we discuss AM for repair, replacement and upgrades.
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Registration Is Open for the 2023 TIPE Conference
Virtual and free to attend, Women in 3D Printing’s annual event has an all-women lineup of speakers presenting on Technology, Industry, People and Economics in 3D printing.
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Stryker Using Additive for Implants
Using its “AMagine” process, Stryker creates components with a titanium alloy that mimics bone.
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3D Printed Conveyor Mat Aids Automation: The Cool Parts Show #55
Additive manufacturing for long, flexible sections of brush material? On this episode of The Cool Parts Show, how a continuous DLP system provides the answer for a component critical to vibratory automation systems.
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Why This Photopolymer Developer Wants Prototyping to Go “Massless”
High-performance materials supplier polySpectra is embracing augmented reality (AR) with a new tool called Massless intended to reduce unnecessary 3D printing.
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