Prototyping
Why Make a Bike Frame through Additive Manufacturing?
One reason to make a bike frame through additive manufacturing processes is that unnecessary weight disappears. The 3D printed frame is two-thirds the weight of the previous version. Other advantages relate to design freedom and the performance of the additively applied alloy.
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Add-On Additive Manufacturing
The capacity to build 3D metal forms is a retrofittable option for subtractive CNC machine tools.
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Video: Additive Manufacturing in Extreme Application
NASA’s test of a rocket engine fuel injector made through selective laser melting illustrates an additively produced part’s capacity to perform at high temperature and pressure.
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On Pinterest: Design for Additive Manufacturing
Arguably the most important thing to know about additive manufacturing is that it changes the rules of design. See how a Pinterest user is making this point.
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Sand Printing’s Side Benefit
A pattern maker is now able to skip the pattern by printing foundry mold components directly in sand. This figurine is a byproduct of the way the company batches the sand-printing jobs for greater efficiency
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3D Printing As an Alternative to Patternmaking
Hoosier Pattern has changed its business in a way that dramatically expands the design freedom available to its customers. Historically, the company has machined foundry patterns. Today, it uses 3D printing to create molds and cores directly from sand.
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Smoothing the Way for Production 3D Printing
In additive manufacturing of end-use parts, attention turns to the secondary steps.
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Practicality & Possibility
Some of the technologies and applications on display at Euromold 2013 illustrated the possibilities for using additive manufacturing to manufacture functional parts.
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Enabling Factors for Additive Manufacturing
In an interview with GE Capital, GE Global Research Center technology director Christine Furstoss was asked what factors will determine the speed of adoption of additive manufacturing into mass production applications. She described four.
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Reimagining Implants
A medical-industry contract manufacturer that built its reputation on CNC machining is now helping its customers realize the advantages of additive manufacturing.
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