Metal
Video: Moving Section Made in One Piece
The cover of our latest Additive Manufacturing supplement shows an articulating section that used to require assembly of many metal links, until additive manufacturing made it possible to produce this moving section in one piece.
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Movable Components, No Assembly Required
A medical device maker produces a 13-piece articulating section with zero assembly work, thanks to DMLS’s ability to make the free-moving section as one complete piece.
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The Future of Manufacturing
According to engineers with GE Aviation, the challenges of additive metal manufacturing—serious as they are—are small compared to the promise that this technology holds. How else can you make a plane engine 1,000 pounds lighter?
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Large-Part Additive Manufacturing
These articles sample possibilities for additive manufacturing of large metal parts.
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High-Frequency Production
The additive process that grew out of ultrasonic welding provides an efficient way to produce complex work, including parts with embedded components and even parts made from dissimilar metals.
Read MoreElectron Beam Direct Manufacturing As an Alternative to Forging
Lockheed Martin expects to reduce titanium part-production costs for the F-35 fighter by applying this additive manufacturing technology in place of forging.
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Amerimold Workshop: Direct Metal Laser Sintering
Laser sintering is an additive process that deposited metals, such as Titanium, to create complex machinable workpiece blanks.
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Is Direct-Metal Manufacturing Ready for Production?
Not yet, says one manufacturer—but almost. This company is getting its customers ready for the day when additive manufacturing will be much more mainstream.
Read MoreElectron Beam Melting (EBM) Offers a New Alternative for Producing Titanium Parts and Prototypes
EBM promises to deliver fully dense parts with properties equal to wrought materials faster than other metal-based additive-fabrication methods.
Read MoreLaser Consolidation -- One-Step Manufacturing of Metal Parts and Tools
Laser-based direct manufacturing process allows parts to be built directly from digital data using a wide variety of metallic powders.
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