Machining
Meeting the Machining Challenges of Additive Manufacturing
You can 3D print the part, but can you finish it? Here is how to overcome the challenge of part deflection in the machining of lightweight, complex AM parts.
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Using Hybrid AM, GE Leverages Turbine Blade Repair into Efficiency Improvement
An engineering modification that would have been impractical or cost-prohibitive in the past is realized on a machine tool performing metal 3D printing and machining in the same cycle.
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Video: Offline Verification for Five-Axis Hybrid Manufacturing
Simulation that models the system for machining can also be applied to AM, as well as to a system combining additive and subtractive with intricate machine moves.
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Six Additional Advantages of the Desktop Metal Systems
Beyond the accessibility and simplicity, the new metal 3D printing technology delivers other significant benefits as well. One example: Remove support structures by hand rather than machining them.
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At Rapid: A 73-Year-Old Machine Shop’s Journey into Metal AM
Imperial Machine & Tool Co. presents at Rapid 2017 about incorporating metal additive manufacturing into a traditional machine shop environment.
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Does Additive Manufacturing Make Sense in a “Subtractive” Machine Shop?
Definitely yes, says this shop—a metal 3D printed part is almost always a machined part as well, and an established machine shop is perhaps the best business to realize AM’s promise for production.
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Measurement and Testing Protocols for 3D Printing
3D printing combined with CNC machining is a powerful mix that enables the creation of parts unobtainable from using one method alone. However, taking full advantage of both requires special attention to testing and measurement.
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Additive Manufacturing and CNC Machining Enable Driver Clubhead with Increased Performance
A combination of laser sintering, advanced materials and CNC machining enabled the creation of the KD-1 high-performance golf driver clubhead.
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Laser Cutting Specialist Develops Large-Travel Additive Approach
For SLM of parts that are multiple feet long, this machine’s build chamber travels throughout the machine area to 3D print the solid part one section at a time.
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Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Machine Steps up in Size
The bigger size of this combination milling/laser-metal-sintering machine could enable it to enter new markets.
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