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3D Printing From Barstock Using Friction Stir Welding (Video)

A look at the Meld Manufacturing metal AM process. The machine tool in this video builds an additively manufactured part by rotating and compressing metal bar.

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Basics

How to Prepare for the Rise of AM in Moldmaking

Mold builders should consider investing in three key areas to take advantage of the opportunities 3D printing presents.

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Supply Chain

IperionX Developing 100% Recycled, Low-Carbon Titanium Metal Facility

The company’s titanium demonstration facility will be a titanium metal operation using 100% recycled titanium metal scrap as raw material feedstock in the U.S.

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Machining

DMG MORI’s Hybrid 3D Printer Offers 5-Axis Simultaneous Machining

DMG MORI’s Lasertec 3000 DED hybrid 3D printer offers process integration by combining laser deposition welding with 5-axis, turn-mill machining in one setup.

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Polymer

Arburg Freeformer 750-3X 3D Features Larger Build Chamber

Formnext 2022: The Freeformer 750-3X 3D provides more space inside the build chamber for larger components.

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Formnext

Rapid Shape RS Inline for Automated Industrial 3D Printing Series Production

It is said the machine can 3D print thousands of individual printed parts without interruption and postprocess those parts as well using using Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology.

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Production

Drones Take Flight with Metal and Polymer 3D Printed Parts: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

Drones produced by Cobra Aero now incorporate many 3D printed parts made through laser powder bed fusion and Multi Jet Fusion processes. 

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Startups

Formnext Chicago Secures Premier Exhibitors for 2025 Event

Companies include some of the premier providers of additive manufacturing technologies as well as startup companies launching new materials solutions, capturing the entire spectrum of AM-related technologies.

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Metal

Is 3D Printing Competing with Casting? AM Radio #27B

On this episode of AM Radio, we discuss two examples of companies that are shortening supply chains by using 3D printing instead of casting.

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Formnext

AM Solutions’ Postprocessing Systems for Additively Manufactured Parts

Formnext 2022: AM Solutions offers postprocessing technologies for a full range of AM-produced materials.

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