Video: 3D Printing at Local Motors
3D printing plays multiple roles at the company’s Knoxville microfactory, from prototyping to the production of parts for autonomous vehicles.
WatchTop 10 Stories of 2017
Popular topics include advances in metal 3D printing, medical applications and the auxiliary activities that support additive manufacturing.
Read MoreAM Molds Improve Quality of Injection-Molded Plastic Parts
A case study illustrates how additively manufactured metal molds could improve the quality of molded pressure reduction valves, reducing scrap along with speeding cooling.
Read MoreLattices in Footprint 3D Midsoles to Provide Custom Fit
The footwear company plans to offer shoes with custom 3D-printed midsoles using lattices for precise support and cushioning.
Read MoreHow Forecast 3D Is Taking 3D Printing into Mass Production
Forecast 3D got its start building silicone molds from 3D-printed master patterns. Now, through the use of Multi Jet Fusion, the company sees a future in manufacturing large quantities of 3D-printed parts.
Read MoreVoodoo Mfg. Microfactory Takes Desktop 3D Printers into Volume Production
Armed with a fleet of MakerBot 3D printers and its own proprietary software, Voodoo Mfg. is producing parts by the thousands from its small Brooklyn facility.
Read MoreDigital Metal Leverages Powder Expertise into Binder-Jetting System, Now for Sale
Digital Metal, a Höganäs Group company, now offers its own additive manufacturing machine, the DM P2500 high-precision binder-jetting metal 3D printer.
Read MoreAutomated AM System Looks Toward Future of Industrial Production
A partnership between 3D printer manufacturer BigRep and Dutch research organization TNO is creating an automated additive manufacturing system.
Read More3D-Printed Prototypes Become the Parts with Carbon Fiber Filled Filament
Utah Trikes, a retailer and manufacturer of trikes and quads, has grown its custom business using FDM Nylon 12CF to produce end-use composite parts that formerly would have required moldmaking.
Read MoreAerospace Project Pairs 3D Printing with Investment Casting
A research project conducted by Autodesk reduced the weight of an airplane seat frame using 3D-printed patterns and investment casting in magnesium.
Read MoreHP Partners with Deloitte to Bring Additive Manufacturing to the Enterprise Level
HP’s Multi Jet Fusion process is being used as a production technology today, but now the company has its sights set on enterprise-level (and industry-wide) disruption enabled by partnerships and spanning the entire supply chain.
Read MoreAugust Issue Explores Additive Manufacturing for Production
What’s the best way to bring AM into production? The August issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine features three companies that have come to manufacture parts additively through different strategies.
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