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Rekkie AR Ski Goggles Made Possible With 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #53
When the electronics enclosure key to these AR goggles proved difficult to mold, 3D printing allowed the inventors to keep the complexity — while also making improvements for assembly and user experience.
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KraussMaffei Launches Two Additive Manufacturing Lines at K 2022
Long established in injection molding, extrusion and polyurethane reaction process machinery, the 184-yr-old company will enter the industrial additive manufacturing market.
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5 Can't-Miss Conversations on Additive Manufacturing
The top 5 most-downloaded episodes of the AM Radio podcast reveal some of the most relevant conversations in AM today, including opportunities for bridge production, new possibilities in plastics, and when to embrace 3D printing for manufacturing at scale.
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Taking the Leap into Additive Manufacturing
SolidCAM’s partnership with Desktop Metal, and its in-depth experience in combined metal 3D printing and CNC finishing, is aimed at making additive manufacturing accessible and profitable for job shops and other manufacturers.
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How Aggressive EV Timelines Point to AM
Electric vehicle sales are expected to grow significantly in the next decade. Additive manufacturing can help automakers fill their production needs.
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Additive Manufacturing Production at Scale Reveals the Technology's Next Challenges: AM Radio #28
Seemingly small issues in 3D printing are becoming larger problems that need solutions as manufacturers advance into ongoing production and higher quantities with AM. Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski discuss 6 of these challenges on AM Radio.
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Divergent Technologies Eyes High-Volume, Optimized Automotive Production Through Additive
While some automotive OEMs are using additive here and there, Divergent Technologies is basing its vehicles on 3D printed structures.
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3D Printing From Barstock Using Friction Stir Welding (Video)
A look at the Meld Manufacturing metal AM process. The machine tool in this video builds an additively manufactured part by rotating and compressing metal bar.
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How to Prepare for the Rise of AM in Moldmaking
Mold builders should consider investing in three key areas to take advantage of the opportunities 3D printing presents.
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Drones Take Flight with Metal and Polymer 3D Printed Parts: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Drones produced by Cobra Aero now incorporate many 3D printed parts made through laser powder bed fusion and Multi Jet Fusion processes.
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Is 3D Printing Competing with Casting? AM Radio #27B
On this episode of AM Radio, we discuss two examples of companies that are shortening supply chains by using 3D printing instead of casting.
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3D Printing Brings New Possibilities for Manufacturing With Ceramics: AM Radio #27A
AM expands the opportunities for ceramics. On the AM Radio podcast, a discussion of various 3D printing processes making use of ceramic material, and various new applications for ceramics that are developing as a result.
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