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It's Shark Week on The Cool Parts Show
In this bonus episode, we dive into biomimicry and discuss how shark denticles are being used for research as well as Cool Parts.
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Which AM Event at IMTS Is Right for Your Business? AM Radio #22
IMTS 2022’s two additive manufacturing-centered events are designed for different audiences.
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World’s Largest Metal 3D Printer Seen at Ingersoll Grand Opening Event
Maker of large additive and subtractive machines adds capacity in Rockford, Illinois.
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To Scale Additive Manufacturing, Separate Design and Production
Spokbee’s online marketplace is designed to ease the launch and sale of customizable, 3D printed products. Its flexibility comes from cloud-based CAD and a distributed network of service bureaus for production.
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Video: 3D Printing Paired with Plastics Joining
Conventional 3D printing wisdom is to combine as many components as possible into one 3D printed piece. Plastics joining technology expert Extol illustrates the benefits that come from printing in many pieces instead.
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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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