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Additive Manufacturing Articles - Page 3
- From The Additive Report
Talking large-scale 3D printing with Thermwood CEO Ken Susnjara
- By Don Nelson
- Oct 6, 2021
- Article
The founder and CEO of Thermwood explains what people in industry should know about large-scale additive manufacturing.
- From The Additive Report
3D-printed devices help the disabled perform hard-to-perform tasks
- By William Leventon
- Sep 28, 2021
- Article
3D printer builder B9Creations partners with the nonprofit organization Black Hills Works to produce assistive devices for disabled individuals.
- From The Additive Report
3D-printed copper parts help spacecraft chill out
- By William Leventon
- Sep 18, 2021
- Article
Additively manufacturing heat exchangers and other spacecraft components with copper allow the production of complex, one-piece designs.
- From The Additive Report
N. America’s largest additive manufacturing show to run Sept. 13-15
- By The Fabricator editors
- Sep 8, 2021
- Article
The sponsors of RAPID + TCT 2021 expect 5,000 visitors to attend the 30th installment of the annual event.
- From The Additive Report
Adopting 3D printing can make a small company more competitive
- By Dave Pierson
- Aug 31, 2021
- Article
Additive manufacturing yields significant ROI by helping SMMs improve their industrial tooling processes; produce more high-value, low-run parts; and build highly customized products.
- From The Additive Report
3D-printed parts made from refractory metals can handle the heat
- By Kip Hanson
- Aug 23, 2021
- Article
Additive manufacturing and five elemental metals—molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, tungsten, and rhenium—are poised to change air and space travel.
- From The Additive Report
What it takes to ‘go big’ with 3D printing
- By William Leventon
- Aug 18, 2021
- Article
The builder of a 3D printer with a 57- by 44- by 70-in. work envelope, Massivit, says materials are key to additively manufacturing large structures quickly.
- From The Fabricator
The return of FABTECH signals return to normalcy for manufacturing industry
- By Amanda Carlson
- Aug 13, 2021
- Article
After a year off, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event is back in person and ready to move forward. Here's a breakdown of what to expect.
- From The Additive Report
Additive manufacturer supplements its Smart Factory services with 3D printers
- By Holly B. Martin
- Aug 11, 2021
- Article
Additive manufacturing company LuxCreo is using its proprietary DLP 3D printing technology, materials, and Smart Factory concept to eliminate the disconnect that often occurs when scaling from the design phase to production.
- From The Additive Report
The first Xerox 3D printer lands at a California Navy college
- By Holly B. Martin
- Aug 2, 2021
- Article
Xerox’s first 3D printer, an ElemX liquid metal 3D printer, is at the Naval Postgraduate School and is used to help students learn how to make parts at sea.
- From The Additive Report
‘Software silos’ work against additive manufacturing interoperability
- By Kip Hanson
- Jul 21, 2021
- Article
A challenge additive manufacturers face is the lack of end-to-end interoperability that results from the availability of so much discrete software. There’s generative design software, simulation software, lattice and support software—to name a few—but they often don’t interact directly with one another.
- From The Additive Report
Shell plans digital future for spare-parts production and management
- Jul 20, 2021
- Article
3D printing optimizes Shell’s repair and replacement strategies and fosters a digital warehouse approach to spare-parts management.
- From The Additive Report
Experts share advice about bringing 3D printing in-house
- By William Leventon
- Jul 14, 2021
- Article
Integrating 3D printing into a conventional manufacturing operation can present problems. One way to prevent or lessen the impact of problems is to designate a ‘champion’ for the technology.
- From The Fabricator
Laser myths: What fabricators don’t know can hurt the process
- By John McCauley
- Jul 13, 2021
- Article
If an industrial laser cutter is supposed to operate as it is designed, machine operators need to regularly measure the laser, collect the data, and analyze it to ensure optimum performance. Here are 5 myths that separate fact from fiction.
- From The Additive Report
How 3D printing pioneer Stryker uses additive to build better prosthetic knees
- By Don Nelson
- Jul 8, 2021
- Article
In the latest from the "The Additive Reporter" video series, the president of Stryker's Digital, Robotics, and Enabling Technologies, Robert Cohen, explains to Additive Report Editor Don Nelson how 3D printing has freed implant-makers from the constraints of conventional manufacturing processes and why robots are assisting with more TKA surgeries.
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