Julia Hider

Julia Hider Senior Editor

Polymer

Mosaic Array — Automated Print Farm with Machine Tending and More

Mosaic’s Array additive manufacturing system combines multiple forms of automation, including machine tending, material management and scheduling, to enable unattended production.

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IMTS

Which AM Event at IMTS Is Right for Your Business? AM Radio #22

IMTS 2022’s two additive manufacturing-centered events are designed for different audiences.

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IMTS

Markforged Expands Offerings with Larger 3D Printer

The FX20, Markforged’s largest and fastest 3D printer, is appearing at IMTS for the first time.

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IMTS

Stratasys Showcases Four Years of New Technology

Stratasys has added several new 3D printing technologies and machines since 2018, many of which are making their IMTS debut.

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Safety 

Multimaterial 3D Printing Enables Solid State Batteries

By combining different 3D printing processes and materials in a single layer, Sakuu’s Kavian platform can produce batteries for electric vehicles and other applications with twice the energy density and greater safety than traditional lithium-ion solutions.

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Tooling

3D Printed End of Arm Tooling Aids Automation

Frustrations with traditional end of arm tooling led Richard Savage to start 3D printing custom versions for injection molding applications, eventually founding a company to fill this niche.

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Production

AddUp Opens North American HQ, A Proving Ground for Metal AM

The company welcomed visitors June 22, 2022, to its Cincinnati-area facility, showcasing its laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition technologies. 

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Medical & Dental

3D Printing Enables Mold Shop to Rapidly Prototype Medical Parts (Video)

A case study involving Mantle’s 3D printing technology allowed moldmaker Westminster Tool to go from design to injection molded prototype medical parts in three weeks.

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Machining

Five Digital Manufacturing Trends Reflected in 3D Printing and Machining: AM Radio #20

As the digitization of machining accelerates, it’s seeing more crossover with its innately digital relative, additive manufacturing. On this episode of AM Radio, Julia Hider and Matt Danford discuss common themes in machining and 3D printing. 

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Supply Chain

Propelling the Digitization of Manufacturing

The past three years have presented a range of challenges for manufacturers, accelerating the adoption of advanced, digital manufacturing technologies. The 2022 Formlabs Digital Factory Event reflected on the industry’s progress and its future.

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Materials

RAPID + TCT 2022 Report: Advancing into the Next Season of Additive Manufacturing: AM Radio #18

Editors Stephanie Hendrixson, Peter Zelinski and Julia Hider share observations, insights and photos from the latest RAPID + TCT trade show. 

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Binder Jet

Safer Nuclear Energy: 3D Printed Silicon Carbide Fuel Forms

Binder jetting provides a way to create pure silicon carbide fuel structures that can withstand the harsh environment of a nuclear reactor and provide a strong barrier against the release of radionuclides.

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