Prototyping
Incorporating Text with Laser Sintering
Laser sintering makes it possible to incorporate text directly into a part for identification or aesthetic reasons. For the greatest chance of success, follow these tips.
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Video: 3D-Printed Excavator at ConExpo
The cab, arm and heat exchanger were all 3D printed on the first excavator to feature major components produced additively.
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Consider Thickness, Tolerance and Proximity in Laser-Sintered Holes
A study offers guidelines for hole design in laser sintering applications.
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Wanted: Flexible Shops and Open-Minded Pros
AM is more complicated than the hype implies. It needs creative people to advance its adoption in this industry.
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Guidelines for Wall Thickness in Laser Sintering
A study reveals insights for additively manufacturing reliable walls and avoiding warpage.
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At Rapid: A 73-Year-Old Machine Shop’s Journey into Metal AM
Imperial Machine & Tool Co. presents at Rapid 2017 about incorporating metal additive manufacturing into a traditional machine shop environment.
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GE Team Secretly Printed a Helicopter Engine, Replacing 900 Parts with 16
GE Additive’s Ehteshami says, “To make these parts the ordinary way, you typically need 10 to 15 suppliers, you have tolerances, you have nuts, bolts, welds and braces.” With additive, “all of that went away.” The helicopter project is a detail in a story worth knowing.
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Aerospace Contractor Brings Custom Tooling In-House with FDM 3D Printing
Adding an FDM 3D printer enabled a producer of subassemblies for aircraft to bypass traditional tooling solutions on many custom tools and bring much of this work in-house.
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Observations of AMUG 2017
Record attendance for the event this year threatened to exceed the capacity of the venue. Here are a few impressions of this year’s AMUG conference.
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Laser Optimization Helps Brings AM to the Next Level
A new productivity-boosting technology, called parallel mode, redefines metal 3D printer process speed.
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