Video: Toolingless Manufacturing and the Impact of Additive on Automotive Production
Jay Rogers of Local Motors discusses his company’s coming 3D-printed car and what it represents.
WatchVideo: Custom Manufacturing Through 3D Printing
The founder of earbud manufacturer Normal describes how commonplace digital technology + 3D printing allow a consumer product to be tailored to the end user.
WatchVideo: The Additive Nozzle’s Origin Story
The LEAP engine fuel nozzle is likely additive’s greatest success in part production so far, but it wasn’t always clear that the nozzle could be made this way. This video from GE Aviation tells the story.
WatchVideo: Controlling Microstructure to Vary Material Properties in AM
A research institute explains its Optical Engine, which manipulates grain microstructure during the additive build in order to tailor a metal part’s properties.
WatchAdditive Manufacturing’s Assist to ID Grinding
Additive manufacturing helped Norton/Saint-Gobain achieve better cooling in a grinding application.
Read MoreMethods Event Debuts Additive Manufacturing Offerings
The company’s investments around its partnership with 3D Systems will help smaller manufacturers succeed with additive.
Read More10 Valuable Lessons from an Additive Metal Part
If you’re going to use AM for production, the subtractive steps deserve as much consideration as the additive cycle.
Read MoreNorth American Introduction of Mazak Additive Machine
A company open house and technology event included the North American debut of an Integrex hybrid.
Read MoreLearning by Doing
The production of our own AM part gave us a direct experience of additive manufacturing. One of the insights: Uncertainty is part of the process for any new part made this way.
Read MoreSeen at EMO: Laser Metal Deposition Integrated in Moving Column Machining Center
Milling, turning and additive fabrication within a single platform that can accommodate large parts.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing, Phase 2
Welcome to the new Additive Manufacturing magazine. And welcome to the new period of informed interest in additive as an answer to production challenges.
Read MoreToward a Made-in-Taiwan Metal Additive Machine
Reducing the cost of AM is a primary aim of the effort, but the research has also led to technology innovation.
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