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Consumer Goods

The Cool Pen Show! (The Cool Parts Show Bonus Episode)

3D printing provides a means of economical U.S. production for a low-cost product.

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Production

Simulation Prevents Expensive Hybrid Manufacturing Errors

Errors while finish-machining additively manufactured parts can waste production time and tens of thousands of dollars. Vericut has enabled Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing to avoid these mistakes.

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Supply Chain

Reshoring Manufacturing With 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #34

Wet-dry vacuum maker shifts to additive manufacturing for first entirely U.S.-made product, a jackhammer accessory. More U.S. production to come via 3D printing.

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Webinar: Innovation through Digital Manufacturing

How can you compete and stay competitive? We need to be in front of supply chain shortages, adapting to working from home while maintaining collaboration, and reducing our environmental impact. Lead the change and reach new heights.

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Polymer

The 12-Month Transformation of a 3D Printed Product's Design

Rapid product development and continuous improvement are among the advantages of utilizing 3D printing for production. Retraction Footwear offers a literal illustration of the design evolution possible in just one year. 

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Medical & Dental

New Materials Support Medical-Grade Polypropylene Extrusion

PPprint’s latest portfolio of polypropylene grades support extrusion AM use for custom medical parts, like orthotics and orthopedic aids.

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Adopting a Growth Mindset for AM

Don’t let your fear of failure stop you from learning.

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Why Is There Reason for Optimism in Additive Manufacturing?

Implementing additive manufacturing is difficult and requires a significant pivot for an established manufacturer. Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson discuss why making that pivot is worthwhile. 

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Automation

The Way Ahead for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

Tooling today, production tomorrow. The capability will advance as value is increasingly seen in lead time savings and design opportunities. Parts that today are cast offer a particularly promising application for a process that is “welding, except not.”

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Casting

Are Advances in Additive Manufacturing Being Led by Curmudgeons? AM Radio #4

Noting a pattern: Some of those winning positive gains with additive manufacturing are far from positive in discussing its promise. On AM Radio, Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski unravel this seeming contradiction.

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Metal

Video: What Is Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)?

Laser powder bed fusion is likely the most widely used metal additive manufacturing process. Here is how it works, including benefits, issues to consider and applications for this 3D printing technology.

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Polymer

What Are the Unexplored Frontiers of AM Lattice Fabrication?

A recent literature review discovered that most research into AM lattices is limited to PBF in metal and extrusion in polymer — and that experiments could be underestimating in-service lattice mechanical behavior.

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