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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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Series: Installing a Metal 3D Printer
A five-part series documents one manufacturer’s experience and lessons learned while installing a powder-bed fusion metal 3D printer.
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Video: Where Does Additive Manufacturing Make Sense?
Can 3D printing produce a useful, functional part? The answer is, unequivocally, yes. Editors discuss where and when AM makes sense in this video.
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Formlabs Process to Deliver Custom 3D-Printed Earbuds
A process that uses the Form 2 3D printer and Formlabs resin to produce custom silicone ear molds is part of the "year of mass customized earbuds."
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Direct Metal Printing Rapidly Delivers Innovative Faucet
A faucet that would be difficult to manufacture conventionally was developed and produced within weeks using Direct Metal Printing (DMP).
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Video: Smith & Nephew on 3D Printing Patient-Specific Surgical Instruments
Using MRI and additive manufacturing to produce a cutting block customized to the patient aids the precision of the surgery.
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How Machine Learning Is Moving AM Beyond Trial and Error
A Colorado alliance has found the link between AM and AI. Using machine learning to map the formula for successful metal 3D printing, researchers aim to know the right parameters for any new part with few or no test builds.
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Lightweighting with Lattices
Building components as a network of unit cells may improve material utilization and performance.
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Software Streamlines Metal Additive Manufacturing Workflows
Replacing three software packages with 3DXpert from 3D Systems reduced one company’s file processing time and increased its productivity.
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What GE’s Machine Learning Ecosystem Will Mean for Additive Manufacturing
At GE’s Global Research Center in upstate New York, engineers join forces to build a digital library of additive research.
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Video: Moldmaker Succeeding with Conformal Cooling
B&J Specialty now complements its machining capabilities with metal 3D printing for making mold inserts with cooling channels that follow the contours of the mold. The shop is even revisiting challenging molds from the past.
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Video: 3 Roles for Computer Vision in Metal 3D Printing
Carnegie Mellon University professor Elizabeth Holm explains three ways computer vision can advance powder-bed metal 3D printing.
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