Hybrid manufacturing
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The winner of the first International Additive Manufacturing Award is a company that developed a head for adding metal additive manufacturing to an existing machine tool.
Read MoreWinner Named in First-Ever International Additive Manufacturing Award
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Ltd. will receive the inaugural International Additive Manufacturing Award (IAMA) for its innovative methodology that enables metal deposition (via laser cladding) to be integrated on a multi-axis CNC machine.
Read MoreThe Man behind the Strati 3D-Printed Car to Be Keynote Speaker
Jay Rogers, CEO and co-founder of Local Motors, will deliver the keynote address at The MFG Meeting next March in Orlando, Florida. Rogers led the team that produced the "Strati," called the world's first 3D printed electric car. It was a showstopper at IMTS 2014.
Read MoreTwo Heads Better Than One in Hybrid Additive/Subtractive Machine
New Mazak Integrex capable of additive manufacturing includes heads for both high speed and high precision metal deposition. “Natural extension of multitasking,” the company says.
Read MoreAdd-On Additive Manufacturing
The capacity to build 3D metal forms is a retrofittable option for subtractive CNC machine tools.
Read MoreVideo: Additive/Subtractive Machining Cycle
DMG Mori produced the part seen in this video to demonstrate the capabilities of its new hybrid machine, which is capable of both CNC machining and additive manufacturing through laser metal deposition.
WatchHybrid Machine Combines Milling and Additive Manufacturing
Far from being opposite or competitive processes, additive manufacturing and CNC machining actually go together. They belong in the same machine.
Read MoreVideo: On-Site Manufacturing in the Future
A team of students in Finland produced this video of their vision of how parts may be produced in the future. This entry won Fastems’ conceptual design competition held in honor of the company’s 30 years of building flexible manufacturing systems.
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