Machining
Siemens Expands U.S. Additive Manufacturing Research, Development Initiatives
The company plans to leverage its motion control, automation hardware, digitalization software and technology capabilities at its Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH) to serve as an ecosystem platform for machine builders, machine users and additive design engineers.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Video: Robot Machining Will Complement Robot DED
Robots can do additive manufacturing. Can they do hybrid manufacturing? Precision milling of metal using a robot offers this promise.
Read MoreVoxel Innovations Relocates to New, Expanded Facility
The pulsed electrochemical machining (PECM) provider is using this expansion to upgrade its production capabilities as well as its laboratory, testing equipment and metrology equipment.
Read MoreHybrid Additive Manufacturing Improves Debarking Knife Tip Strength and Production Efficiency
Nicholson Manufacturing chose the Mastercam APlus specialized add-on to unlock hybrid manufacturing for making its debarker knife tips, enabling it to add durable layers to the wear surfaces of the tips to make them more resilient while also making the production process more efficient.
Read MoreVideo: Machining and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Aid One Another and Work Together
DED parts made by a machine tool provider illustrate various ways the strategic consideration of either metal 3D printing or machining helps the other process.
Read MoreVideo: For 3D Printed Aircraft Structure, Machining Aids Fatigue Strength
Machining is a valuable complement to directed energy deposition, says Big Metal Additive. Topology-optimized aircraft parts illustrate the improvement in part performance from machining as the part is being built.
Read MoreHow 3D Printing Aids Sustainability for Semiconductor Equipment: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Hittech worked with its customer to replace fully machined semiconductor trays with trays made via DED by Norsk Titanium. The result is dramatic savings in tool consumption and material waste.
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Rapid Fusion’s CNC Milling Tool Enables Hybrid Manufacturing
The high-performance electro spindle provides precision milling and postprocessing of polymer 3D prints.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
3D Printing for Job Shops: Part of Elevate Job Shops Series at IMTS
A half-day workshop at the International Manufacturing Technology Show helps job shops explore the many potential ways 3D printing technologies support and enhance machining.
Read More6 Ways Additive Affects Machining
Machining is part of additive manufacturing, but the problems, pacing and possibilities of machining are all affected by their interaction with AM. Here are some of the ways machining changes when metal 3D printing is one of its drivers.
Read MoreMachine Tool Drawbar Made With Additive Manufacturing Saves DMG MORI 90% Lead Time and 67% CO2 Emission
A new production process for the multimetal drawbar replaces an outsourced plating step with directed energy deposition, performing this DED along with roughing, finishing and grinding on a single machine.
Read MoreCeratizit 3D Prints Indexable Insert Milling System for Machining Heat-Resistant Materials
Despite the complexity of the coolant holes inside the tool body, the MaxiMill – 211-DC is compatible with standard adapters with through-coolant supply without requiring any standard coolant on the chipbreaker.
Read MoreDesigning a 3D Printed Part with Machining in Mind
Designing extra stock and mounting features into a 3D printed part can aid in machining processes downstream.
Read MoreHow Machining Makes AM Successful for Innovative 3D Manufacturing
Connections between metal 3D printing and CNC machining serve the Indiana manufacturer in many ways. One connection is customer conversations that resemble a machining job shop. Here is a look at a small company that has advanced quickly to become a thriving additive manufacturing part producer.
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Semiconductors, Tungsten, AM Affordability and More from Formnext 2024: AM Radio #56
The trade show included increased applications for the semiconductor market, machine launches and technology advances aimed at cost cutting, plenty of LFAM and more. Listen to our conversation on Formnext 2024.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
Push-Button DED System Aims for Machine Shop Workflow in Metal AM
Meltio M600 metal 3D printer employs probing, quick-change workholding and wire material stock to permit production in coordination with CNC machines.
Read More6 Cutting Tools for Machining Made Via 3D Printing
By making tools, additive manufacturing aids so-called “subtractive” manufacturing (better known as machining). Here are examples of how 3D printing balances performance, coolant flow and weight in small and large cutting tools.
Read MoreCumberland Additive: EBM Development and AM Community Among the Benefits at Neighborhood 91
“Digital transparency” is key, says regional director Mark Straszheim, as employees oversee resources in both Pennsylvania and Texas.
Read MoreHybrid Additive Manufacturing Machine Tools Continue to Make Gains (Includes Video)
The hybrid machine tool is an idea that continues to advance. Two important developments of recent years expand the possibilities for this platform.
Read More5 Points You Might Not Know About Hybrid CNC Machine Tools
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies’ co-founder describes the role of hybrid additive manufacturing machines, and explores their possibilities related to heat treating, multimaterial tooling and making parts with embedding sensing.
Read MoreZeda AM Production Plant in Ohio Now Open — Thoughts on the New Facility
73,000-square-foot metal powder bed fusion plant includes extensive machining capability plus separate operational models for serving medical versus other businesses.
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Phillips Corp. and Laserline Combine Technologies for Hybrid Laser Powder System
The system features diode lasers, which are well suited for precise and energy-efficient material processing.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
The Rise of AM Factories, Metal 3D Printing, Machining Synergy and Favorite Stories from 2023: AM Radio #47
Additive Manufacturing Media editors reflect on the top 10 stories by pageviews and then share their favorites, regardless of ranking, in this podcast episode.
Read MoreTop 10 Additive Manufacturing Stories of 2023
Laser powder bed fusion, proprietary AM processes, machining and more made our list of top 10 articles and videos by pageviews this year.
Read More8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2023: The Cool Parts Show #65
New additive manufacturing technologies on display at Formnext were in many cases producing notable end-use components. Here are some of the coolest parts we found at this year’s show.
Read MoreWhen Additive and Conventional Processes Work Together, the Result Is Manufacturing
Various recent articles demonstrate 3D printing and established processes finding one another and working together.
Read MoreDMG MORI: Build Plate “Pucks” Cut Postprocessing Time by 80%
For spinal implants and other small 3D printed parts made through laser powder bed fusion, separate clampable units resting within the build plate provide for easy transfer to a CNC lathe.
Read MorePart Removal Efficiency In a 600 mm Plus World
Clay Olson of EDM Performance Accessories discusses the difficulties and opportunities in cutting off parts from the build plates of large AM systems. Molybdenum wire EDM offers an effective solution to the challenge of large-part cutoff.
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