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Medical & Dental

An Additive Manufacturing Machine Shop

Finish machining additively manufactured implants requires different pacing and workflow than cutting parts from stock — different enough for an experienced manufacturer to warrant a dedicated machine shop.

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Blockchain

Blockchain-Protected Designs As the Enabler to Distributed 3D Printing

IP protection and control over batch sizes are challenges to localized manufacturing through 3D printing. An EU collaboration is working on a blockchain-based solution.

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Basics

5 Scenarios Where Additive Manufacturing Should "Win" the Production Work: AM Radio #14B

In some cases, it makes sense to switch from 3D printing to some other process, but there are also cases where AM can and should win the production work. Here are 5 examples. 

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The Difference Between Ra and Rz

While it is best to measure using the parameter specified in the print, there are rules available to help clear up the confusion and convert Ra to Rz or Rz to Ra.

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Metal

Can Metal Parts Be Replaced With 3D Printed Composites?

High performance materials such as carbon PEEK have allowed Werco Manufacturing to 3D print parts for aircraft trainers that function like metal. But can this extend to end-use aircraft parts?

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Medical & Dental

How Bridge Production Is Bringing New Possibilities: AM Radio #14A

Additive manufacturing makes bridge production a more natural factor in the production strategy overall. This has important implications for product development and even what products are possible.

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Postprocessing

For Automated Machining Business, 3D Printing’s Value-Add Keeps Adding Up

Through robot grippers, assembly aids, custom kits and coolant hardware, additive manufacturing impacts every stage of production.

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Robots

This Company Is Developing Software to Make Any Industrial Robot Into a 3D Printer

Do robots offer additive manufacturing capacity just waiting to be unboxed?

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Composites

Custom Canine Wheelchair From Carbon Fiber-Reinforced PP: The Cool Parts Show #44

A dog with a condition that affects her mobility gets a custom 3D printed wheelchair in this episode of The Cool Parts Show, enabled in part by a new polypropylene filament.

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Composites

Workflow Validates 3D-Printed Composite Part Performance

A new workflow connecting 3D printing data with finite element analysis (FEA) enables simulations of fiber-reinforced 3D-printed parts that can predict mechanical and structural performance.

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Metal

Vacuum Cycling Nucleation (VCN) Removes Resin, Powders from 3D Printed Parts

Vacuum Processing Systems’ proprietary VCN process is well suited for parts with small holes and tiny passageways. A combination of vacuum and fluid clears uncured resin or unsintered metal powder. See it in action.

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Observations on the Development of Additive

An ASTM leader describes the current and changing role of AM for industry.

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