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Video: Functional Excavator Features 3D Printed Parts
Oak Ridge National Lab's Project AME swapped an excavator's cab, stick and heat exchanger for 3D printed parts. Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski get the scoop.
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Zooming in on Micro 3D Printing: AM Radio #10A
This week on AM Radio, Peter Zelinski and Julia Hider discuss additive at the extremes, including micro 3D printing. What are the opportunities and challenges of 3D printing on a microscale?
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Mold Shop Evaluates Mantle Process for 3D Printing Steel Injection Molds
According to tests performed by Westminster Tool, Mantle’s 3D printing materials behave similarly to traditional steels and hold up well during molding, making them easy to incorporate into existing moldmaking processes.
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3D Printed Concrete Is Key to This Smart Wall: The Cool Parts Show #40
The SkyBAAM cable-driven 3D printer creates opportunities for embedded functionality in concrete, as demonstrated in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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For Velo3D CEO, the Future of Metal AM Is Large Producers
The growing demand for metal part production via additive manufacturing will be met by producers that start small and massively scale, says Velo3D’s Benny Buller. Thus, AM will follow a different path from other part-making technologies.
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The First Choice Was Right: How RP+M Succeeded With Production FDM
This additive manufacturing company narrowed its focus onto the 3D printing capability it knew best and the industry sector best able to benefit from FDM production parts. Characterizing and controlling the process was the breakthrough that has led to production work from Boeing and others.
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Polymer 3D Printing for Production, in a Pandemic and Beyond
Production 3D printing soared in 2020, brought about by supply chain shortcomings and needs related to the pandemic. More than a year later the scene is different, but The Technology House sees promise ahead.
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Using Large-Format Additive Manufacturing for Serial Production
First tools, then production parts. This pattern with industrial 3D printing at small and mid sizes has now come to the biggest additive machines as well.
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3D Printed Tool for Machining Electric Vehicle Motors: The Cool Parts Show #39
Additive manufacturing achieves a large-diameter cutting tool light enough for fast, precise machining of the motor housing’s stator bore.
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3D Printing Rotors for Electric Motors (Video)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory describes research into applying additive manufacturing to replace windings in DC motors.
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10 Ways Additive Manufacturing Reshapes a Production Facility (Forget What You Know About Factories)
Sintavia’s purpose-built facility for powder bed fusion of aircraft components illustrates fundamental ways the plant is different when 3D printing is the operation.
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Reshoring, Tooling, Sustainability and More: Top 10 Stories of 2021: AM Radio Episode #9B
Reviewing our most-viewed stories of the year revealed some of the topics that have been top-of-mind for additive manufacturers. Read or listen to the countdown.
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