Production
Metal Powder Production From Scrap Going Global
California-based MolyWorks is shipping its second small-footprint powder production unit to Singapore, bringing sustainable material production to Asia.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing Is More Than 3D Printing: The Importance of Complementary Capabilities (Video)
Vertex Manufacturing founder Greg Morris on machining, inspection and other operations that complete AM.
WatchBlockchain-Protected Designs As the Enabler to Distributed 3D Printing
IP protection and control over batch sizes are challenges to localized manufacturing through 3D printing. An EU collaboration is working on a blockchain-based solution.
Listen5 Scenarios Where Additive Manufacturing Should "Win" the Production Work: AM Radio #14B
In some cases, it makes sense to switch from 3D printing to some other process, but there are also cases where AM can and should win the production work. Here are 5 examples.
ListenHow Bridge Production Is Bringing New Possibilities: AM Radio #14A
Additive manufacturing makes bridge production a more natural factor in the production strategy overall. This has important implications for product development and even what products are possible.
ListenFor Automated Machining Business, 3D Printing’s Value-Add Keeps Adding Up
Through robot grippers, assembly aids, custom kits and coolant hardware, additive manufacturing impacts every stage of production.
Read MoreCustom Canine Wheelchair From Carbon Fiber-Reinforced PP: The Cool Parts Show #44
A dog with a condition that affects her mobility gets a custom 3D printed wheelchair in this episode of The Cool Parts Show, enabled in part by a new polypropylene filament.
WatchDesktop Metal Ships First Additive Manufacturing Production System to Stanley Black & Decker
The P-50 is designed to mass produce high-performance metal parts with the repeatability and cost required to compete with conventional manufacturing.
Read MoreFinding the Serial Production Wins for Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Aerosport Additive is aiming to grow its serial production work by seeking out the niches where AM materials, costs and capabilities align — challenging the notion that “production” of plastic parts always means molding.
Read MoreFrom BCN3D, Lithography 3D Printing With No Vat Brings Bigger Scale Plus Viscous Materials
Parts take shape in the open air. Viscous resin is rapidly carried on a laminate to build each layer. LCD screen size, not vat size, is the limit on productivity.
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