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3D Printing and the Promise of Custom Fit
Can additive processes be used to customize wearable products to give a perfect fit to each individual? It works for ear buds….
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6 Things You Might Not Know about Making Metal Parts through Additive Manufacturing
Like any other manufacturing process, additive manufacturing has process considerations all its own.
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Material Differences in Metal Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing entails material considerations so subtle as to be, well, granular.
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Will Additive Manufacturing Play a Major Role in Aircraft Production?
One answer: It already does. Lockheed Martin discusses the challenges and promise of producing parts through 3D printing.
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Interest in Additive Manufacturing Enters Phase Two
How long until we see acceptance of additive manufacturing for full-scale production of a wide variety of metal parts? Three to five years, says this AM researcher.
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The Changing Shape of Manufacturing
Topology optimization and additive manufacturing go together. The complex, organic form that might be the most material-efficient choice for a part generally cannot be produced conventionally. However, additive manufacturing puts optimal forms within reach.
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Additive’s Idiosyncrasies
Additive manufacturing is not as easy as just hitting “print.” Like any manufacturing process, it demands attention to considerations that are characteristic of this process alone.
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Urban Bike Relies on Component Produced through DMLS
A complex component that improves bike design and simplifies assembly is manufactured economically at low volumes via additive manufacturing.
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Satellite to Use Additive-Manufactured Components Directly Exposed to Space
Support structures are produced through FDM in plastic material as strong as aluminum. Internal complexity is part of the reason for producing the parts through 3D printing.
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Additive Manufacturing of Brackets Saves 1 Kilogram per Satellite
Because of complexity, material and quantity, spacecraft and satellite components are good candidates for additive production.
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Material Strength Affects Part Weight in Additive Manufacturing
Material properties will have even more significance in additive manufacturing than in previous part-making processes. Taking advantage of the strength of one material over another can permit an internal redesign that reduces the weight and cost of the part.
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Video: Additive Manufacturing Robot for Foundry Molds
In addition to making either metal or plastic parts, one other production application of additive manufacturing is building in sand to create molds for casting without any need for a pattern.
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