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Metal

Mantle Launches Production System, Reveals Equipment

Mantle’s metal 3D printing technology for moldmakers is officially commercial.

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Top 5 Additive Manufacturing Trends You Can't Miss

Additive manufacturing has made significant strides since the last IMTS. Here are some of the trends to watch for from this year’s conference.

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Production

Autonomous Cobot Automation Increases Production 3D Printer Output for Ford (Includes Video)

A mobile robot that travels to each Carbon machine to unload builds lets the automaker run an additional three to four builds per machine per day. Autonomous robots fit well with 3D printing, but their role in production will extend beyond just the additive machines.

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Production

In Additive Manufacturing, Is There a Case for Separating Design From Production? AM Radio #25A

Design and 3D printing must inform each other, but keeping them under separate ownership can benefit the designer, the producer and the consumer. More in this podcast episode. 

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Defense

DOD Drives Transformation with New AM Policy

The U.S. Department of Defense published DODI 5000.93, a comprehensive plan for implementing additive manufacturing among military services.

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Production

Casting With Complexity: How Casting Plus 3D Printing Combine the Strengths of Both

Aristo Cast is advancing a mode of part production in which casting makes the part, but 3D printing enables the geometry.

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Materials

The Additive Manufacturing Process: How Much Data is Enough?

In proving out a new AM material or process, a supplier accumulates data valuable for internal development and customers’ needs. At what point is there enough data for customers to make confident decisions?

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Metal

Qualification Today, Better Aircraft Tomorrow — Eaton’s Additive Manufacturing Strategy

The case for additive has been made, Eaton says. Now, the company is taking on qualification costs so it can convert aircraft parts made through casting to AM. The investment today will speed qualification of the 3D printed parts of the future, allowing design engineers to fully explore additive’s freedoms.

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Undaunted by Challenges, MMX 2022 Looks to AM’s Future

America Makes’ Members Meeting & Exchange addressed additive manufacturing’s ongoing needs and how industry, government and academia can act together to solve them.  

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Medical & Dental

To Grow Additive Manufacturing Adoption, HP Is Aiming for the C-Suite

3D printing has been largely the purview of service bureaus and technical specialists but HP sees a future where it is increasingly the concern of OEM executives — and the company is taking steps to reach them.

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Cool Parts

What We've Learned From 50 Episodes of The Cool Parts Show: AM Radio #24

Where is 3D printing headed? What makes a printed part “cool”? What even counts as a “part”? In this episode of the AM Radio podcast, I sit down with my co-host on another project, The Cool Parts Show, to reflect on where 50 episodes have taken us. 

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Automation

Mosaic Array — Automated Print Farm with Machine Tending and More

Mosaic’s Array additive manufacturing system combines multiple forms of automation, including machine tending, material management and scheduling, to enable unattended production.

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