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PolyJet Process Speeds Injection Mold Prototyping
By 3D printing prototype mold tools, German moldmaker Hans Geiger Spritzgießtechnik reduced both the time and money required to produce them.
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Listen: Podcast Discusses Trends, Benefits of Metal AM for Moldmaking
An episode of the Manufacturing Alliance podcast recorded live at NPE2018 features industry experts discussing who benefits from using additive manufacturing in moldmaking and which AM trends are helping moldmakers.
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How One Device Inspects Both Parts and Powder in Metal AM
A scanning electron microscope analyzes the shape and composition of grains of powder as well as inclusions and voids in the part’s surface.
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Co-Innovating the Future of Industrial Additive Manufacturing
Siemens’ recent additive manufacturing (AM) influencer tour to Hannover Messe in Germany not only highlighted how the company’s software solution provides capabilities to industrialize AM in a single integrated system, but also demonstrated that it needs a global AM network to co-innovate the future.
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DMS Introduces Hybrid Machines, Doubles its Advanced Manufacturing Center
In quick succession, Diversified Machine Systems opened its Advanced Manufacturing Center and began to offer hybrid additive-subtractive machines. After just two years, the company plans to double the center’s size.
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Metal AM System Revs Up Prototyping for Startup’s New Engine
The Desktop Metal Studio System demonstrates time and cost savings in prototyping and improving the parts for Lumenium’s IDAR engine.
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Transformative Tooling Through Additive Manufacturing
The May 2018 issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine looks at unusual and unconventional applications for 3D-printed tooling.
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3D Printing Workshop Has Successful Launch at NPE2018
Speakers at the inaugural 3D Printing Workshop emphasized mold tooling and end-use production, among other 3D printing applications.
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3D Printing Solves Workholding Bottleneck
A 3D printer from Markforged helped Elliott Tool Technology quickly and cost-effectively create fixturing and, eventually, end-use parts for customers.
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3D-Printed Tooling Offers Durability for Precast Concrete
As an alternative to wooden tooling, 3D-printed forms for precast concrete are proving to be more durable and better able to support a large-scale renovation project.
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Carbon-Filled Thermoplastic 3D Printing Material Replaces Handmade Metal Parts
The material enables 3D printing to produce a part that required replacement three times a month. Reduced labor and faster delivery times are the result.
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Video: “I Think You Ignore Additive Manufacturing at Your Peril”
I check in with Greg Morris of GE Additive, hearing his views on AM’s continuing promise and importance. Representatives of John Deere, Smith & Nephew, B&J Specialty and Tangible Solutions share their views on the same question.
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