Articles

26 Dec 2018

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories from 2018

Additive Manufacturing editors share their favorite stories of AM users, 3D printing applications and adjacent technologies from the past year.

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Machining 19 Dec 2018

Options for Finishing and Postprocessing Metal 3D-Printed Parts

There is a host of technologies available for finishing and postprocessing your AM parts. This column identifies options beyond machining.

Production 17 Dec 2018

Update on Evolve: Ensuring Repeatability, Reliability and Speed for Scale Production

Engineering the machine and process to work as consistently as production hardware ought to perform is where the company says its efforts have been focused.

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LFAM 12 Dec 2018

Thermwood and U.S. Navy Complete Validation for AM Marine Program

The validation program centered on printing an unclassified scale nose of a submarine using Thermwood’s Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) system.

Inspection Software Compares Scan Data to CAD

Near-net parts complicate approaches to metrology, but inspection software like Autodesk’s PowerInspect enable users to simplify the process.

Machining 17 Mar 2023

Video: Redesigned Milling Cutter Demonstrates Design Possibilities of AM

Topology optimization plus a material change realize an 80 percent reduction in mass.

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Basics 7 Mar 2023

5 Ways for a Machine Shop to Use 3D Printing

Additive manufacturing systems are not replacing lathes, but the two processes can work together and complement one another.

5 Dec 2018

Video: In Additive Manufacturing, Material Engineering Is Also Needed for Supports

The sacrificial material affects the quality of 3D printing and the efficiency of the process. That's why material developers direct attention toward the material that gets thrown away.

3 Dec 2018

Additive Manufacturing Demands, and Thrives on, Collaboration

The November issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine highlights alliances that are driving AM knowledge, technology and productivity forward.

Mold Tooling 28 Nov 2018

3D Print the Tool to Cast the Mold to Make the Part

3D-printed molds to manufacture parts are familiar, but what if the mold itself was made with a 3D-printed tool? Catalysis Additive Tooling proves out this concept in a mold for a fiberglass part.