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Infographic: How Additive Manufacturing Supports the Circular Economy
This downloadable infographic illustrates how 3D printing can be applied for more sustainable manufacturing through every stage: Material, Design, Manufacturing, Product and End-of-Life.
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Jabil, Fictiv Partnership Addresses Capacity Challenge of Distributed Manufacturing via 3D Printing
With additive manufacturing, production can be relocated quickly and performed at whatever site is ideal. But what about the capacity waiting for this shift? Relationship gives global producer access to “transactional” 3D printing.
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With This 3D Printed Block, EBM Is an Aid to CNC Machining
Holding the part is a challenge of machining for additive manufacturing. This medical manufacturer prints fixture tooling tailored to its additive parts.
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Materials and Measurement Will Bring the Full Promise of AM — Implants Show This
Complex geometry plus short lead times are only the start of the wins additive manufacturing can achieve. Greater advance will come from material choices and customizing components, as 3D printed implants show.
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Coming December 8: The Cool Parts Show Live
Join us December through February for monthly special installments of The Cool Parts Show live inside IMTS spark.
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3 Design Techniques for High Speed Extrusion 3D Printing
Simple design changes can reduce build time and improve part quality in this production-speed polymer AM process.
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Partnership Brings Thermoset Powders to Selective Laser Sintering
Tigital 3D-Set materials can be 3D printed with SLS processes, offering higher thermal stability, less shrinkage and faster print speeds than thermoplastics.
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Inside Oak Ridge’s 3D-Printed Machine Tool Moonshot
The widespread outsourcing of large machine castings led a collaborative team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to tackle the machine tool supply chain. The first step? 3D print the largest cast component.
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What's the Big Idea in Additive Manufacturing?
A new series presented by Additive Manufacturing Media tackles important themes AM is touching that promise to change manufacturing in a big way.
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The Value of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)
Design is the “value multiplier” when it comes to additive manufacturing.
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For EBM Implant Manufacturer, Growth Is Built into the Plan
Amplify Additive needs to be small today. A close, nimble team can innovate quickly and realize the promise of additive manufacturing for orthopedic implants. Yet the company needs to be bigger soon, because success will lead to scalable production.
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U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office Concludes First Ever Advanced Manufacturing Olympics
Nearly $1M in prizes awarded to winners of five competitions related to additive manufacturing. AM editor-in-chief Peter Zelinski co-hosted the Air Force’s week-long event.
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