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A Journey through Additive at GE's Customer Experience Center
Additive Manufacturing’s Field of Dreams: GE’s new Customer Experience Center aims to accelerate AM’s adoption around the world.
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Comparing Conventional and 3D Printing Processes for Sand Casting
New research shows surprising benefits for 3D-printed molds and cores over traditional casting processes.
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End-to-End Additive Manufacturing at Slice Mfg. Studios
The Akron-based company aims to control and perfect the additive manufacturing of medical devices, from raw material all the way through shipping.
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Previewing Rapid + TCT 2018
The annual trade show and conference has much to offer users of 3D printing technology. Review some of the highlights and plan your visit.
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Machine Learning for Invention Will Aid and Be Aided By AM
Neural networks that learn by trial and error—learning, in fact, like a child—will map the constraints of AM systems, allowing part designs to be optimized for those systems.
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DMG MORI Prepares for New Additive Debut in the United States
While the 2018 DMG MORI open house in Pfronten, Germany, did not feature any world premieres in the additive space, all signs point to the Lasertec 30 SLM hitting the U.S. market soon.
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3D-Printed Prototype Molds Versus Aluminum Tooling
An in-progress case study by Phoenix Proto Technologies aims to answer questions about what is—and isn’t—possible with 3D-printed molds.
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Video: The Case for Hybrid Manufacturing in Moldmaking
Instead of relying on EDM to machine features recessed deep into the part, machine those features while 3D printing progresses, finishing them before they become hard to reach.
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10 Ways 3D Printing Is Advancing Plastics Manufacturing
By expanding possibilities for plastic parts, short-run molds and production mold tooling, additive manufacturing is becoming an important complement to established plastics processes.
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Empathy in Engineering: 3D-Printed Accommodations for the Workforce
For manufacturers with employees who suffer from mobility issues, additively manufactured custom tools go hand-in-hand with increased productivity.
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AM Enables Manufacturing for Design, Not the Other Way Around
Additive manufacturing allows us to make any shape we want, without having to adapt the design for the manufacturing process.
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Thermwood 3D Prints Large Boat Hull Pattern
Thermwood’s large-scale additive manufacturing (LSAM) technology enabled the fabrication of a 3,000-lb plug for a boat hull mold. The project illustrates how 3D printing could help reduce fabrication costs for marine composites.
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