Hybrid manufacturing
GW Plastics Bets on Metal 3D Printing for Conformal Cooling
An investment in a hybrid metal 3D printer is enabling moldmaker GW Plastics to produce better-performing molds with conformal cooling.
Read MoreAutomated Postprocessing Achieves Surface Finish for Shrouded Impellers
Ingersoll Rand achieved 80 percent reduction in roughness average for its 3D-printed shrouded impellers using the automated Hybrid Deci Duo from PostProcess Technologies.
Read MoreOptomec LENS Metal Hybrid Manufactures Dissolvable Medical Implants
The dissolvable metal implants could help eliminate the need for second surgeries, reducing risks, costs and suffering for patients.
Read MoreVader Offers System Solutions for Liquid Metal 3D Printing
The company offers its metal 3D printing technology as both a stand-alone system and as an accessory for hybrid manufacturing.
Read MoreOptomec Introduces LENS 860 Hybrid Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Metal 3D Printer
The large-format metal 3D printer's hermetically sealed build chamber supports hybrid manufacturing with reactive materials.
Read MoreOkuma Engineer Offers Safety Tips for Hybrid Machine Tools
Shop air should be out of reach, but flood coolant is a friend, he says. The real challenge of hybrid machines right now is not safety procedures but software.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing at IMTS: 5 Things to Look For
Production, deposition, inspection and hybrid are among the areas where advances are apparent this year.
Read MoreTakumi Machining Center Integrates 3D-Hybrid AM Tool
The addition of a wire-arc additive manufacturing tool integrates 3D printing into a double-column machining center.
Read MoreHermle Combines Metal Powder Application Process with Five-Axis Machining
Hermle integrated its MPA technology, a process where metal powder is applied by kinetic compacting to build completely sealed materials, in a Hermle five-axis machining center to create parts with highly complex inner geometries.
Read MoreDiabase Brings a Machine Tool Perspective to FDM
The company’s H-series Additive and Hybrid systems take inspiration from machining centers to unlock the potential of filament-based 3D printing.
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