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Does 3D Printing Drive Startups, or Vice-Versa? AM Radio #1
What is it about 3D printing that makes it such a common choice for startup companies? Are these businesses driving additive manufacturing forward, or are they being driven? Peter Zelinski, Stephanie Hendrixson and Julia Hider discuss.
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AI to Aid Consistency in Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing
Machine vision and algorithms have helped EBAM users address problems as they occur in deposition, but AI could be able to predict problems before they happen.
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4 Ways Robots and 3D Printing Intersect
Four examples of how robotic automation and additive manufacturing both help and are helped by each other.
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Another Giant Leap for AM — New Standards
Did anyone notice how many AM standards got approved during the pandemic?
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What Distinguishes Additive Manufacturing?
Is a 3D printer just a machine tool working in reverse? Or is it something else entirely? Stephanie Hendrixson, Peter Zelinski and Julia Hider discuss in this episode of AM Radio.
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Automotive Tech Center Sees Benefits and Challenges of AM
The Nissan Technical Center leads Nissan’s work with additive manufacturing. While it has found uses for AM, it maintains a cautious approach to what the technology can currently accomplish.
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Introducing AM Radio, a Podcast from Additive Manufacturing Media
Additive Manufacturing Media editors explore 3D printing success stories, AM trends and more on this new podcast. Subscribe now!
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Improving Metal 3D Printing Processes by Reducing Support Structures
SLM Solutions’ Free Float program reduces the need for support structures, decreasing build time and powder usage, improving part quality, opening up space for more parts and giving users more design freedom.
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Fluid Dynamics Software Optimizes Duct Airflow, Saves Energy
Siemens’ Star CCM+ fluid dynamics software enabled Siemens and HP to optimize the air flow within a 3D printed air duct for cooling HP’s Multi Jet Fusion printers.
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Establishing a Process for 3D Printing Carbide
Using its experience making pressed and sintered carbide parts, Hyperion Materials & Technologies developed a new material, printing processes and sintering cycles for 3D printed carbide.
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AM Center Supports Automotive Supplier's Greener Engine Plan
Automotive supplier Mahle has invested in an additive manufacturing center, saying the technology will support development in thermal management, mechatronics and electronics to produce more environmentally friendly engines.
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AM Material Certification Database Cuts Redundant Testing
UL’s Blue Card program provides a reliable, transferrable set of test results for plastic materials used in additive manufacturing — so long as the user’s printing parameters match the tested parameters.
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