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Production 6 Mar 2019

Niche Manufacturer Discovers How Additive and Amazon Go Together

The economics of 3D printing allow for cost-effective production of niche products, and Amazon Prime offers a way to distribute them. The Periscope Case is one company’s first venture into an all-new model aimed at bringing products to market that would never have been profitable before.

Transformative Technologies Converge on Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing will be among the transformative technologies on display at MT360, an innovative manufacturing event.

5 Mar 2019

Zeiss Comet Scanner Depicts Process Influences on Finished AM Parts

Rapid 2019: Zeiss’ Comet 3D scanner sensor offers a fast measuring speed to quickly identify any post-build process influences on the dimensional accuracy of a finished 3D-printed part.

Tooling 5 Mar 2019

Voxeljet's PDB Process Adapts 3D Printing for Casting

Rapid 2019: Voxeljet’s Phenolic Direct Binding (PDB) process produces complex casting molds and cores.

Metal 4 Mar 2019

Video: How Additive Manufacturing Is Advancing the Space Industry

By making launch vehicles more efficient and easier to manufacture, AM lets small companies play a significant role in space. Here is a conversation with an aspiring startup.

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Production 1 Mar 2019

Why Additive Manufacturing Needs the Executive Perspective

CEOs, take note! Adopting additive manufacturing is a choice likely to affect far more than just production. The paradigm still missing from the evaluation of AM in many cases is the view that sees the impacts in various parts of the enterprise.

1 Mar 2019

3D Printing Heat-Resistant Materials on a Preheated Substrate

Preheating the substrate plate in laser beam melting to 500°C prevents crack formation in AM parts made from carbon tool steels.

FFF 28 Feb 2019

Stratasys, Andretti Autosport Partner on High-Performance AM

The collaboration agreement between Andretti and Stratasys is intended to provide customers with FDM technology and materials for challenging, competitive racing environments.