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3D-Printed Sneakers Gaining Traction
Under Armour, Adidas, Nike and New Balance are applying different additive manufacturing technologies and materials for customized kicks.
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In Additive’s Evolution, Aerospace Proves the Fittest
As additive manufacturing shifts from prototypes to production, one industrial sector is ahead of the curve.
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Benefits of Additive Manufacturing in Functional Prototyping
Additive manufacturing enables companies to build functional prototypes faster, allowing for more iterations and better designs.
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Top 10 Stories of 2017
Popular topics include advances in metal 3D printing, medical applications and the auxiliary activities that support additive manufacturing.
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Conformally Cooled Injection Mold Reduces Cooling Time by 55 Percent
With Renishaw’s help, Kärcher ended its production bottleneck using 3D-printed molds with conformal cooling channels.
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AM Design May (Finally) Launch the Aerospike Engine
A team of engineers turns to additive design to create—and successfully test—“the holy grail of the spaceship movement.”
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Overcoming the Challenges of Copper
A research organization in Germany is developing a laser beam source that operates with a green light, enabling selective laser melting of a copper alloy.
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Here Is What a Four-Laser Machine Can Do—and Here Is the Hardware Used to Do It
One laser gets you this far. Two lasers get you this much farther. These productivity comparisons with a four-laser machine also show the cooling geometry that brings four lasers together.
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Advantages of Wire Over Powder in Additive Manufacturing
Gefertec says its wire-fed additive manufacturing systems can overcome existing process limitations of powder-fed systems.
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Product Removal Module Is a Multitasking Machine Tool Tailored to AM
An automatic bandsaw removes the parts and a milling cycle refurbishes the plate for the next build.
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Closing Additive Manufacturing’s Skills Gap
Cincinnati State’s new additive manufacturing certificate program offers a lesson in workforce need versus availability.
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Postprocessing System Automates 3D-Printed Part Finishing
The Hybrid Deci Duo system from PostProcess Technologies combines finishing media and chemistry with a PC control to automate support removal and surface finishing.
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