Bridge Production
How Machining Makes AM Successful for Innovative 3D Manufacturing
Connections between metal 3D printing and CNC machining serve the Indiana manufacturer in many ways. One connection is customer conversations that resemble a machining job shop. Here is a look at a small company that has advanced quickly to become a thriving additive manufacturing part producer.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing's Evolving Role at Fathom Now Emphasizing Bridge Production
Bridge production is currently the biggest opportunity for additive manufacturing, says Fathom Manufacturing co-founder Rich Stump. How this service provider leverages AM while finding balance with other production capabilities.
Read MoreVideo: STEP 3D Printing at Fathom Manufacturing
Fathom Manufacturing's Fremont Technology Center now houses the first STEP 3D printer in commercial use. This video looks at how the platform works and use cases that the contract manufacturer is identifying.
Read MoreFoundry Lab: How Casting in a Day Will Improve the Design of Metal Parts (Includes Video)
The company’s digital casting process uses 3D printing, but the result is a cast part. By providing a casting faster than a foundry, the company says effective prototyping is now possible for cast parts, as well as bridge production.
Read More5 Can't-Miss Conversations on Additive Manufacturing
The top 5 most-downloaded episodes of the AM Radio podcast reveal some of the most relevant conversations in AM today, including opportunities for bridge production, new possibilities in plastics, and when to embrace 3D printing for manufacturing at scale.
Read MoreBridge Production Is Real Production
Not prototyping — it is something far more than this. The chance to launch the product into the world using additive manufacturing as the initial process delivers important new possibilities, and even keeps on delivering advantages far into the product’s life.
Read MoreNew Electric Dirt Bike Is Designed for Molding, but Produced Through 3D Printing (Includes Video)
Cobra Moto’s new all-electric youth motocross bike could not wait for mold tooling. Parts have been designed so they can be molded eventually, but to get the bike to market, the production method now is additive manufacturing.
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Complete Speaker Lineup Announced for the 3D Printing Workshop at NPE2024: The Plastics Show
Presentations will cover 3D printing for mold tooling, material innovation, product development, bridge production and full-scale, high-volume additive manufacturing.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
Plastics Assembly Expert Joins Development and Production via 3D Printing
Manufacturing technology supplier Extol has always served customers who are producing polymer parts. Now, it is making some of those parts in-house through 3D printing, providing new options ranging from functional prototyping into bridge production and beyond.
Read MoreHow Bridge Production Is Bringing New Possibilities: AM Radio #14A
Additive manufacturing makes bridge production a more natural factor in the production strategy overall. This has important implications for product development and even what products are possible.
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Video: MoldJet Sinter-Based Additive Manufacturing at Alpha Precision Group
Alpha Precision Group (APG) in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, applies a range of sinter-based AM processes to produce metal parts. This video explores the MoldJet process from Tritone Technologies.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing
Plastics processors are finding applications for 3D printing around the plant and across the supply chain. Here are 8 examples.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
