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Additive Manufacturing Is Subtractive, Too: How CNC Machining Integrates With AM (Includes Video)

For Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing, succeeding with laser powder bed fusion as a production process means developing a machine shop that is responsive to, and moves at the pacing of, metal 3D printing.

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Machining

Is Every 3D Printed Replacement Part Inherently an Upgrade? AM Radio #32

Additive manufacturing is a powerful tool for replacement parts, but turning to AM offers opportunities beyond recreating what came before. In this episode of the AM Radio podcast, we discuss AM for repair, replacement and upgrades. 

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Metal

AM Sister Brand Modern Machine Shop Promotes Brent Donaldson to Editor-In-Chief

Experienced writer and editor takes the reins for media brand which has reported on the CNC machining and technology industry for nearly 100 years.

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3D Printed Spares, Electrification and Cool Parts: Top 10 Stories of 2022: AM Radio #31

Our top articles and videos from 2022 reflect increasing use of additive manufacturing for replacement parts; growing applications for electric motors; and a maturing user base. Read through the top 10 list or listen to the AM Radio podcast episode all about these stories. 

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Machining

Saving Time and Money on the Shop Floor with AM

Some of the most popular ways AM is presented miss some of the most practical and valuable ways AM can be used.

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Repair

Aircraft Engine MRO: How Additive Manufacturing Plus Robotic Finishing Will Expand Capacity for Blade Repair

AM offers the chance to bring fast, automated processing to individualized, part-by-part restoration of turbomachinery. A cell developed by Acme Manufacturing and Optomec is able to automatically repair 85,000 unique aircraft engine blades per year.

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AddUp Joins Application Center for Additive Manufacturing in Sweden

This partnership provides the opportunity for Swedish industry to take full advantage of AddUp’s experience in metal additive manufacturing.

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Postprocessing

DMG MORI’s Hybrid 3D Printer Offers 5-Axis Simultaneous Machining

DMG MORI’s Lasertec 3000 DED hybrid 3D printer offers process integration by combining laser deposition welding with 5-axis, turn-mill machining in one setup.

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Metal

Recapping the Additive Manufacturing Conference 2022: AM Interacts With Conventional Processes: AM Radio #26B

On the AM Radio podcast, impressions of this year’s Additive Manufacturing Conference at IMTS. A notable element this year was attention to AM’s impact on processes such as casting and machining

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MRO/Sustainment

Taking Advanced Manufacturing Technology to the Site of Repair

The cost of a broken or malfunctioning part extends beyond monetary figures. Siemens Energy’s Additive Manufacturing Onsite Repair (ADDMORE) service aims to promote shorter repair times, longer intervals between service and increased availability of machines and spare parts.

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