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8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2024: The Cool Parts Show #78

End-use parts found at Formnext this year address various aspects of additive's advance, notably AM winning on cost against established processes.

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Semiconductors, Tungsten, AM Affordability and More from Formnext 2024: AM Radio #56

The trade show included increased applications for the semiconductor market, machine launches and technology advances aimed at cost cutting, plenty of LFAM and more. Listen to our conversation on Formnext 2024. 

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Bike Manufacturer Uses Additive Manufacturing to Create Lighter, More Complex, Customized Parts

Titanium bike frame manufacturer Hanglun Technology mixes precision casting with 3D printing to create bikes that offer increased speed and reduced turbulence during long-distance rides, offering a smoother, faster and more efficient cycling experience.

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Approaching Mass Customization at Scale

3D printing for mass customization has produced successes in dentistry, sporting goods and some consumer products. But advances in scanning, materials and printer technology are making custom goods more accessible at greater scale, as described in this contributed article. 

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Lessons in Personalized Production From the 3D Systems Surgical Guide Process

Tailor-made manufacturing is one of AM’s richest possibilities, but the success factors inevitably draw on more than AM.

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Q&A With Align EVP: Why the Invisalign Manufacturer Acquired Cubicure, and the Future of Personalized Orthodontics

Align Technology produces nearly 1 million unique aligner parts per day. Its acquisition of technology supplier Cubicure in January supports demand for 3D printed tooling and direct printed orthodontic devices at mass scale.

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Overcoming the Bottleneck to Customized Manufacturing: Quoting

Spokbee’s software-as-a-service platform is shaving months off of the quoting and pricing process for 3D printed and other types of configurable products.

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8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing

Plastics processors are finding applications for 3D printing around the plant and across the supply chain. Here are 8 examples.

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3D Systems, Klarity Partner to Expand Access to Patient-Matched Radiotherapy Innovations

Klarity has added 3D Systems’ VSP Bolus to its radiotherapy solutions, enabling radiotherapy clinics in the U.S. and Canada to embrace 3D printing technology without investing in costly, time-consuming software.

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Heat Exchangers

8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2023: The Cool Parts Show #65

New additive manufacturing technologies on display at Formnext were in many cases producing notable end-use components. Here are some of the coolest parts we found at this year’s show.

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