Lightning Round — Recent Popular AM Topics: AM Radio #44
Sporting goods, tooling, multiple materials — in this episode of AM Radio, Jodee McElfresh and Peter Zelinski discuss the topics that have been popular on the Additive Manufacturing Media website and social media recently.
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What’s the commonality between sporting goods, a DED-printed rocket nozzle and automotive tooling? In this episode of AM Radio, they are all topics of interest to our readers on social media and the Additive Manufacturing Media website. AM editors Peter Zelinski and Jodee McElfresh quickly review about a dozen stories and posts that resonated most with readers in recent weeks. This episode is brought to you by The BuildUp, our twice weekly newsletter about all things additive.
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