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Metal 22 Sep 2020

Solving Injection Molding Problems with 3D Printed Tooling

Jorge Cisneros of EOS and Paul Wolcott of GM discuss successes with metal 3D printed tooling for auto parts during AM In-Depth, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. EDT. (Add to MySpark Planner.)

21 Sep 2020

Modeling Biological Structures and Applying Them to Human Products through 3D Printing

Learn how biological armor can be modeled to fill 3-dimensional spaces such as football helmets, body armor, etc. — at any scale. Join AM In-Depth, Sept. 30 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. (Add to MySpark Planner.)

Supply Chain 21 Sep 2020

How a Pandemic Pushed 3D Printing to New Dimensions

Join HP to learn how 3D printing will impact supply chain transformation and realign values within ecosystems for years after the pandemic. Watch AM In-Depth, Sept. 30 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. (Add to MySpark Planner.)

Product Development 21 Sep 2020

The Case for Additive Manufacturing in Production

3D printing may have started out as a rapid prototyping technique, but the machines and materials have matured to the point that production is not only viable, but desirable, in many cases.

Robots 18 Sep 2020

Why Robots and Additive Manufacturing Go Together

3D printing and robots enable one another. We miss the possibilities of one if we do not consider the other. The combination includes AM for end effectors, robots for 3D printing parts, and different modes of metal and plastic production.

Production 18 Sep 2020

Reinventing with Metal 3D Printing

Matthew Smith, applications engineer for HP Metal Jet, shares how customers are reinventing production with this technology during AM In-Depth, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. EDT. (Add to MySpark Planner.)

Metal 17 Sep 2020

Building Mission Critical Parts with Metal AM

Learn about Knust Godwin’s success using AM to break through into new applications and drive the AM business case for mission critical parts. AM In-Depth, Sept. 25 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. (Add to MySpark Planner.)

Metal 17 Sep 2020

AM Collaboration Maximizes Thruster Performance for Spacecraft Propulsion

How did a collaborative team build refractory metal-based resistojets using AM? Learn about a new resistojet propulsion system at AM In-Depth, Sept. 25 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. (Add to MySpark Planner.)

Software 16 Sep 2020

For Additive Manufacturing, Software Is as Important as the 3D Printer

AM is the process that both requires and realizes the possibilities of manufacturing software. Recently posted articles cover software tools for additive — each article with a companion video.

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