Hybrid manufacturing
Tahoe Boats Collaborates with Thermwood on 3D Printing for Boat Design
Thermwood assisted the building of Tahoe Boats’ T16 boat design, using its Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) system to custom print necessary tools and patterns. This is the first time 3D printing has been used on an actual boat production at this scale, according to the company.
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Hybrid Manufacturing Requires Advanced Inspection Software
Machining excess material to finish hybrid parts requires in-process validation to verify that the part is reaching desired profiles and tolerances.
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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.
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Automated 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.
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Optomec 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.
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Vader 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.
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Optomec 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.
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Okuma 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.
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Additive Manufacturing at IMTS: 5 Things to Look For
Production, deposition, inspection and hybrid are among the areas where advances are apparent this year.
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Takumi 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.
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