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What the Toy Industry Can Teach Us About 3D Printing
Consumer 3D printing faces many of the same challenges as industrial additive manufacturing, and solving them means raising awareness.
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Understanding AM Parts Design Will Lead to Mass Adoption of AM Technologies
Adoption of additive manufacturing technologies will pick up rapidly as companies begin to understand how to design parts according to the capability of additive machines.
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Optimizing Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing
What makes a good metal powder for additive manufacturing? Case study data highlights the value of particle size and shape, powder flowability, and bulk density.
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Students Develop Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) Worksheet for 3D Printing Success
A team of researchers at Purdue University developed and tested a DFAM worksheet to help novice and intermediate 3D printing users increase build success and minimize reprints.
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3D Systems CEO: Speed Is the Enabler to Production
Speed will change things, says Joshi. When we imagine that additive doesn’t have a role in high-volume production, we have failed to account for all the ways that faster 3D printing affects the economics.
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3D-Printed Tools Are in Production at Falcon Jet
High part variability and low volume make 3D-printed tooling the right fit for Falcon Jet components.
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Impressions of Rapid + TCT 2017
Low-cost metal machines were the prominent new introduction to a show that has perhaps completed its transformation into an industrial manufacturing event
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Tooling Is the Underappreciated AM Application
One of the significant impacts of industrial 3D printing will be its aid to conventional production.
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The Promise of Lower-Cost Metal 3D Printing: 3 Views
Representatives of companies using the new Desktop Metal system—Caterpillar, Jabil and Lowes—describe their expected applications for this capability.
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Ohio Business Sees Big Possibilities in BAAM for Tooling
A new startup built around a large-scale 3D printer aims to offer short lead times for large industrial tools.
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Six Additional Advantages of the Desktop Metal Systems
Beyond the accessibility and simplicity, the new metal 3D printing technology delivers other significant benefits as well. One example: Remove support structures by hand rather than machining them.
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Accelerating Manufacturing at Rapid 2017
Heading to Pittsburgh next week? Here are some event features to add to your agenda.
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