Evan Doran

Evan Doran Associate Editor

Polymer

Polymer AM Cuts Costs of Small-Batch Replacement Components

Producing replacement parts through polymer AM has cut Mosca’s lead times and component costs to small fractions of their original size, even when producing small batches of parts.

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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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Tooling

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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MRO/Sustainment

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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Tooling

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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Sustainability

Zortrax Printers Simplify Green Heating System Prototyping

By using Zortrax’s M300 Plus 3D printer to print prototypes in-house, ML Systems saved up to two weeks of lead time and up to 90% of prototype fabrication costs.

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Metal

Experimental Fusion Reactor To Use Rosswag AM Cooling Heads

Rosswag Engineering has produced 3D-printed cooling heads for a plasma-exposed environment in the Wendelstein 7-X fusion reactor.

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Automotive

Farsoon's 403P System Lowers Mann+Hummel's Prototyping Costs

Farsoon’s 403P AM system enabled Mann+Hummel to solve cycle and cost challenges stemming from recent evolutions in the Chinese automobile industry.

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Sustainability

Renishaw Metal AM Enables Domin to Create CO2-Reducing Valve

By using Renishaw’s RenAM 500Q AM system, Domin has created a servo valve that saves one ton of CO2 per year compared to competing products.

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Construction

10 Examples of 3D Printed Tooling

Additive manufacturing can aid conventional manufacturing through the production of tooling. This article showcases 10 clever uses of 3D printed tooling.

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Mold Tooling

The Gardner Editors' Great Big 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

Our hand-picked holiday gift guide for the Additive Manufacturers, Metalworkers, Machinists, Mold Makers, Processors, Welders, Finishers, Engineers and Makers in your life.

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Medical & Dental

3D-Printed Molds Accelerate Substitute-Ventilator Validation

Fortify’s 3D printing and injection molding expertise saved Ventilator Project weeks and thousands of dollars as the nonprofit hurried to supply clinicians and hospitals at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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