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Carnegie Mellon Helps Industry, Students Prepare for a Manufacturing Future with AM and AI

Work underway at the university’s Next Manufacturing Center and Manufacturing Futures Institute is helping industrial additive manufacturers achieve success today, while applying artificial intelligence, surrogate modeling and more to solve the problems of the future.

Spatter, Surrogate Modeling and More Advanced Manufacturing Research Happening at Carnegie Mellon University: AM Radio #53

In this trip report, we discuss research at the Manufacturing Futures Institute and Next Manufacturing Center, both under CMU’s umbrella, to advance industry with robotics, AI and additive manufacturing.

Army Corps of Engineers 3D Prints New Poe Lock Arrestor Arm

New Poe Lock arrestor arm is the largest U.S. civil works component produced by a 3D printer. A six-month Poe Lock closure would temporarily reduce the U.S. gross domestic product by $1.1 trillion, resulting in the loss of 11 million jobs, according to a DHS study. Faced with this challenge, advances in additive manufacturing offered transformative potential.

3D Printed Spares, Electrification and Cool Parts: Top 10 Stories of 2022: AM Radio #31

Our top articles and videos from 2022 reflect increasing use of additive manufacturing for replacement parts; growing applications for electric motors; and a maturing user base. Read through the top 10 list or listen to the AM Radio podcast episode all about these stories.

Recapping the Additive Manufacturing Conference 2022: AM Interacts With Conventional Processes: AM Radio #26B

On the AM Radio podcast, impressions of this year’s Additive Manufacturing Conference at IMTS. A notable element this year was attention to AM’s impact on processes such as casting and machining

Additive Manufacturing at IMTS 2022: In the AM Pavilion, and Beyond: AM Radio #26A

Applications and technology for additive manufacturing — not just 3D printing — were widespread across the International Manufacturing Technology Show. Listen to our live discussion recorded during the event for observations on AM at IMTS.

Robot Deposition Makes Giant Industrial Mixer Blade: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

Wire arc additive manufacturing produces a large component formerly made through casting, and allows for redesign of its internal cooling geometry.

500-Pound Replacement Part 3D Printed by Robot: The Cool Parts Show #50

Our biggest metal cool part so far: Wire arc additive manufacturing delivers a replacement (and upgrade) for a critical bearing housing on a large piece of industrial machinery.

Lincoln Electric Helps Get Chevron Refinery Back Online

Lincoln Electric worked with Chevron to accelerate refinery maintenance using Lincoln Electric’s 3D metal printing solution.

Robots Combine for Faster DED Build Rate (Video)

The Medusa system merges multiple robots into a single system for efficient additive manufacturing of large metal parts.

The Broad Promise of Large-Format AM: AM Radio #10B

3D printing makes very large parts easier to produce. Julia Hider and Peter Zelinski discuss the promise of additive manufacturing for big parts on the AM Radio podcast.

Video: Functional Excavator Features 3D Printed Parts

Oak Ridge National Lab's Project AME swapped an excavator's cab, stick and heat exchanger for 3D printed parts. Stephanie Hendrixson and Peter Zelinski get the scoop.

The Way Ahead for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

Tooling today, production tomorrow. The capability will advance as value is increasingly seen in lead time savings and design opportunities. Parts that today are cast offer a particularly promising application for a process that is “welding, except not.”

More Examples of How 3D Printed Tooling Is Transforming Part Production

Illustrations of successes with tooling made through additive manufacturing in applications involving composite parts, robots, metal coating, die casting and construction.

10 Examples of 3D Printed Tooling

Additive manufacturing can aid conventional manufacturing through the production of tooling. This article showcases 10 clever uses of 3D printed tooling.

The Hidden Complexities of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions’ robotic metal 3D printing process is a choreographed dance between welding, robots, automation, heat management and machining. The new venture may have a distinct advantage in the field: its parent company’s 125 year-old legacy.

Lincoln Electric Acquires Baker Industries

Lincoln Electric has acquired Baker Industries to advance its automation capabilities and a new metal additive manufacturing service business that will launch in mid-2019.