Articles
Balancing MFAM and DFAM for Metal Additive Manufacturing
For viable metal AM, users must balance design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), modifying for additive manufacturing (MfAM) and cost per kilogram.
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Why I Am Bullish on Additive: 3 Factors Favoring 3D Printing’s Continued Advance
The shortcomings are being overcome and the advantage is nothing less than freedom. Only the pace of the advance is uncertain.
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Solving MRO Challenges with Bound Metal Deposition
Three case studies reveal how Desktop Metal’s second-generation Studio System bound metal deposition printer eliminates common safety hazards of metal AM, enhancing the technique’s value for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) applications.
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Support Structures and Build Layout Lead to Series of Fails — AM: Why the Failure? #4
A 3D printed piston crown illustrates the iterative path to success often part of laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.
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Digital Demo: Why LSAM?
Scott Vaal, Thermwood’s LSAM product manager, offers an overview of key aspects of the large scale additive manufacturing market. (Sponsored)
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3D Printed Tooling Supports Prototype Foam Seating
Automotive manufacturers and other OEMs require mold tooling to build foam components like seat cushions. 3D printed tools could be a faster, more affordable way to prototype and produce these parts.
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Sand 3D Printing Benefits Lightweighting and EV Production
Brooks Crownhill Limited has used Voxeljet’s sand 3D printers to rapidly prototype automobile part molds, with the increased design flexibility enabling lightweighting while strengthening individual components.
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How Flowable Metal Paste Could Deliver on 3D Printing's Promise for Mold Tooling
A new 3D printing process that shapes extruded metal paste before sintering can produce fine detail and surface finish suitable for injection mold cores and cavities with limited or no additional postprocessing.
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How A Digital Manufacturing Workflow Is Making Orthoses, Prostheses More Accessible
Digitization of the workflow needed to create limb prostheses, orthoses, helmets and more means that these devices will become more readily available. Using 3D scanning and 3D printing, EastPoint Prosthetics and Orthotics and Additive America have established a way to produce these devices that both changes lives and makes business sense.
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Distribution Network Aims to Be the "Inventory Bridge" for Metal Powders
Recently launched KBM Advanced Materials connects metal powder suppliers to customers in additive manufacturing, metal injection molding and more.
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3D Printed Headgear that Can Take a Hit: The Cool Parts Show #31
A custom helmet made via Multi Jet Fusion has allowed Sarah Piersanti to get back to practicing jiu-jitsu without fear of damaging her cochlear implant.
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Three Elements of a Micro 3D Printing Platform
Micro 3D printing, aided by advances in optics, machine design and materials, gives companies the capability to print production runs and produce micro mold inserts without micromachining.
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