Machining
Is AM in Competition With Conventional Manufacturing? Tooling Is on Conventional’s Side
Recent articles consider the other way additive manufacturing is advancing production: not by 3D printing parts, but in the ways 3D printed tooling makes casting, machining, molding and other processes better.
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Job Shop’s AM Journey Takes It from Production to Tooling
Despite the fact that RPG was prepared to start with production metal additive manufacturing, the job shop couldn’t ignore the benefits of 3D-printed tooling.
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Metal 3D Printing in the CNC Machining Job Shop
For metalworking businesses looking for a metal 3D printing option free of the concerns of handling metal powder, metal fused filament fabrication provides additive capabilities with easy implementation and material flexibility.
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Titan Launches Hybrid Pellet Extrusion System
Titan’s hybrid Atlas-HS features 3D printing and machining capabilities on a single platform, enabling additive manufacturing in industrial production.
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Siemens Automation Supports CEAD, Belotti Large-Format Hybrid Machine
The machines will be equipped with Siemens Sinumerik CNC for precise printing and milling.
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Video: Programming for Additive Turning of Cylindrical Parts
Directed energy deposition while the part is spinning enables a means of 3D printing axially symmetric parts. The operation is like CNC turning with material added instead of machined. Open Mind discusses programming the machine paths for this type of build.
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For AM and Machining to Work Together, Let Them Compete
A medical device maker establishes a center of excellence for product and process development in which additive manufacturing and CNC machining both challenge and complement one another.
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26 Steps Vs. 9: The Metal AM Case for Mission Critical Parts
Knust Godwin introduced metal AM into its precision-machining environment nearly eight years ago. Now the company is using the capability to break through into new applications and give 3D printed mission-critical parts a renewed business case.
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With This 3D Printed Block, EBM Is an Aid to CNC Machining
Holding the part is a challenge of machining for additive manufacturing. This medical manufacturer prints fixture tooling tailored to its additive parts.
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Modern Machine Shop Announces ‘Shop Talk’ Educational Series
New presentation series, available through IMTS spark, focuses on the Top Shops benchmarking program and the machine shops that participate.
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