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Which 3D Printing Processes Are Most Widely Used?
3D printers vary in terms of process, material compatibility, size and price. Which are most widely used? The answer has shifted considerably in the last three decades.
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Bridge Production Is Real Production
Not prototyping — it is something far more than this. The chance to launch the product into the world using additive manufacturing as the initial process delivers important new possibilities, and even keeps on delivering advantages far into the product’s life.
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Are the Seven Families Still Valid for Describing 3D Printing Processes? AM Radio #21B
A conversation about the additive manufacturing processes that do not easily fit the accepted categories, and whether this mismatch means it is time for the categories to change.
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Thinking “Inside Out” and “Outside In”
The mindset for additive flips subtractive thinking inside out.
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New Electric Dirt Bike Is Designed for Molding, but Produced Through 3D Printing (Includes Video)
Cobra Moto’s new all-electric youth motocross bike could not wait for mold tooling. Parts have been designed so they can be molded eventually, but to get the bike to market, the production method now is additive manufacturing.
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Markforged Expands Offerings with Larger 3D Printer
The FX20, Markforged’s largest and fastest 3D printer, is appearing at IMTS for the first time.
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Stratasys Showcases Four Years of New Technology
Stratasys has added several new 3D printing technologies and machines since 2018, many of which are making their IMTS debut.
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Unusual Forms of 3D Printing, and How to Categorize This Technology: AM Radio #21A
In this episode of AM Radio, Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski quiz each other on six 3D printing processes — some common, some novel. Test your own knowledge and stick around for a discussion about how to categorize (or maybe re-categorize) AM technologies.
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Multimaterial 3D Printing Enables Solid State Batteries
By combining different 3D printing processes and materials in a single layer, Sakuu’s Kavian platform can produce batteries for electric vehicles and other applications with twice the energy density and greater safety than traditional lithium-ion solutions.
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Business Considerations for Additive Manufacturing
The use or adoption of additive manufacturing tends to play out differently for startups and established manufacturing businesses. For both, it offers a means of achieving speed, flexibility and cost savings over traditional manufacturing methods; however, established businesses may have incumbent processes, equipment and suppliers that make adoption slower and more difficult.
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3D Printed Putter Tailored to the Golfer: The Cool Parts Show #49
An engineering student in South Africa used metal and polymer 3D printing in tandem to create a putter customized to the individual golfer’s swing.
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Where Does Additive Manufacturing Make Sense?
3D printing’s earliest applications were for rapid prototyping. Additive manufacturing (AM) has advanced far beyond this with the maturation of various technologies and expansion of its materials envelope.
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