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Productivity Gains Set to Transform AM
Integrated digital production set to transform additive manufacturing.
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3D Printed Cold Plate for an Electric Race Car: The Cool Parts Show #51
An unconventional lattice design and biomimicry are key to the performance of this fluid-cooled heat exchanger for a battery-powered race car.
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How to Pursue a Career in Additive Manufacturing
AM professionals are in demand as 3D printing matures and advances. But what skills are hiring manufacturers looking for? How can applicants prepare? And where can you find relevant job listings?
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3D Printing Supports Induction Coils — and Emergency Needs
As a participant in Michigan’s Project DIAMOnD initiative, Tucker Induction Systems received a 3D printer to use any way it saw fit, provided the capacity remains available in case of emergency. Use cases and lessons learned as part of this distributed manufacturing network.
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Robot Deposition Makes Giant Industrial Mixer Blade: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Wire arc additive manufacturing produces a large component formerly made through casting, and allows for redesign of its internal cooling geometry.
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How Additive Manufacturing Is Transforming EVs and Transportation: AM Radio #23
As 3D printing is adopted into the electric vehicle (EV) market, it is not just vehicles that are being reshaped. In this episode of the AM Radio podcast, we discuss additive manufacturing and the future of transportation.
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Is a Functional 3D Printer Network Possible? Automation Alley’s Project DIAMOnD and the Industry 4.0 Future
The initiative that placed 3D printers at more than 300 Michigan manufacturers is laying the groundwork for a future in manufacturing that is digital, distributed and largely additive.
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The Cool Parts Show Is Coming to IMTS 2022
Find cool parts (and cool hosts) in these locations at the International Manufacturing Technology Show this September.
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500-Pound Replacement Part 3D Printed by Robot: The Cool Parts Show #50
Our biggest metal cool part so far: Wire arc additive manufacturing delivers a replacement (and upgrade) for a critical bearing housing on a large piece of industrial machinery.
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3D Printing Increases Efficiency Of Wind Turbine Blade Alignment
A Markforged digital repository and 3D printers enable faster, more accurate and less costly manufacture of a variety of tools and blade components across Vestas sites.
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5 Additive Manufacturing Trends
Additive manufacturing (AM) is benefiting and advancing as a result of developments in software, business practices and more. Here are some of the trends driving AM or progressing along with it.
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How GM Is Investing in Additive and EVs
People within the automaker aren’t just working with additive, they are actively promoting it to their colleagues throughout the organization.
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