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Design

The Challenge with AM Process Substitution

Understanding the cost curves for AM is key.  

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Polymer

After Years in China, 3D Printing Lets Vacuum Accessory Maker Develop U.S. Production

The costs of injection molding had Dustless Technologies making tooling and many parts offshore. Additive manufacturing promises an alternative, as in the case of the company's newest product, which is entirely U.S.-made.

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Metal

Job Shop’s AM Journey Takes It from Production to Tooling

Despite the fact that RPG was prepared to start with production metal additive manufacturing, the job shop couldn’t ignore the benefits of 3D-printed tooling.

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Materials

Thermoplastic Composites Facilitate DED of Electric Scooter

The Scotsman scooter’s creators say it is the first fully custom, 3D printed electric scooter. The company uses Arevo’s Aqua DED system to print the carbon-fiber thermoplastic composite body.

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LFAM

Meet the LSAM Additive Printer

Thermwood Corporation, manufacturer of some of the largest composite thermoplastic additive manufacturing systems operating in industry today, has announced the availability of a new line of lower cost "print only" LSAM systems, called LSAM Additive Printers. (Sponsored)

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Materials

Metal 3D Printing in the CNC Machining Job Shop

For metalworking businesses looking for a metal 3D printing option free of the concerns of handling metal powder, metal fused filament fabrication provides additive capabilities with easy implementation and material flexibility.

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Software

LEO Lane Partnership with HP to Advance Trust in Digital Manufacturing

The arrangement integrates LEO Lane’s Limited Edition Object (LEO) solution with HP’s 3D printing technology, enabling IP owners to decide how and where their parts are produced and building trust in a new, digital workflow.

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Polymer

Freeformer Enables Tailored Pharmaceutical Production

A 3D printer for polymer part production has enabled researchers from the University of East Anglia to develop individually tailored pharmaceuticals that better support patient needs and outcomes.

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Aerospace

Cool Parts In Space!

The Cool Parts Show has long had a fascination with AM for space. Revisit some of our episodes to find out what AM brings to the final frontier.

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Production

Materials are Key to 3D Printed Injection Mold Tooling

IC3D’s combination of experience with filament production, building 3D printers and service bureau work is helping it expand the possibilities of 3D printed injection mold tooling.

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Design

Topology Optimization Software Enhances Gripper Reliability

Design software with built-in topology optimization and reconstruction features enabled Preziosa Francesco SRL to use Desktop Metal’s Studio System to improve the performance of a robotic gripper.

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Casting

A Resonant Harmony for Bell Casting and 3D Printing

When a 180-year-old bell foundry sought an alternate solution for expensive metal mold patterns, it turned to a 125-year-old company for a modern solution: large-format additive manufacturing.

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