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Interest in Additive Manufacturing Enters Phase Two
How long until we see acceptance of additive manufacturing for full-scale production of a wide variety of metal parts? Three to five years, says this AM researcher.
Read MoreThe Changing Shape of Manufacturing
Topology optimization and additive manufacturing go together. The complex, organic form that might be the most material-efficient choice for a part generally cannot be produced conventionally. However, additive manufacturing puts optimal forms within reach.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing Applications Today and Tomorrow
CECIMO, the European Association of Machine Tool Industries sees opportunities for its members with current and potential future applications for additive manufacturing in various industry sectors.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing Is the New Normal
A company founded on the principle of individualized manufacturing puts AM to work right out front, in its retail lobby.
Read MoreAdditive’s Idiosyncrasies
Additive manufacturing is not as easy as just hitting “print.” Like any manufacturing process, it demands attention to considerations that are characteristic of this process alone.
Read MoreUrban Bike Relies on Component Produced through DMLS
A complex component that improves bike design and simplifies assembly is manufactured economically at low volumes via additive manufacturing.
Read More2014 JIMTOF Report: Machining Added to Additive
JIMTOF Report: Machining Added to Additive
Read MoreSatellite to Use Additive-Manufactured Components Directly Exposed to Space
Support structures are produced through FDM in plastic material as strong as aluminum. Internal complexity is part of the reason for producing the parts through 3D printing.
Read MoreAutodesk Creates 3D Printing Investment Program
The Spark Investment Fund, operated within Autodesk, will make as much as $100 million available to companies and individuals developing innovations in hardware, software, materials and other activities related to the promotion of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing of Brackets Saves 1 Kilogram per Satellite
Because of complexity, material and quantity, spacecraft and satellite components are good candidates for additive production.
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