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More from Kip Hanson
- From The Additive Report
Mixed feelings about additive manufacturing business acquisitions
- By Kip Hanson
- Dec 20, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
While there are some positives, The Additive Report contributor Kip Hanson contends that business acquisitions within the additive manufacturing industry can mostly stifle 3D printing innovation.
- From The Additive Report
Giving thanks for additive manufacturing
- By Kip Hanson
- Dec 1, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Everyone should be thankful for the way the manufacturing community stepped up during the coronavirus pandemic.
- From The Additive Report
Birthdays and the ‘unthinkables’ of additive manufacturing
- By Kip Hanson
- Oct 21, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
One regret blogger Kip Hanson has about getting older is all the 3D printers he won’t be around to write about.
- From The Additive Report
Reassessing ‘junky’ 3D printers
- By Kip Hanson
- Oct 6, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Kip Hanson keeps mental lists of equipment he would and wouldn’t install in a shop.
- From The Additive Report
The first Bridgeport I crashed—and other shop memories
- By Kip Hanson
- Sep 18, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Memories, be they of freshly cut grass or a 1-in. micrometer, can elicit a vague sense of loss.
- From The Additive Report
How 3D sand printing is changing sand casting
- By Kip Hanson
- Sep 16, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
3D sand printing has altered the sand casting process and gives users greater flexibility. Learn more about the 3D sand casting process from our experts here.
- From The Additive Report
3D printing news: from rockets to chicken nuggets
- By Kip Hanson
- Aug 26, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Blogger Kip Hanson shares all the additive manufacturing news that fits into a 400-word blog.
- From The Additive Report
The supersizing of 3D printers
- By Kip Hanson
- Aug 10, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
According to blogger Kip Hanson, it seems like 3D printer builders are taking cues from the documentary Super Size Me.
- From The Additive Report
Aligning additives in composite materials improves 3D-printed parts
- By Kip Hanson
- Aug 4, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Fortify’s Fluxprint technology makes composite fibers ‘stand at attention’ long enough during 3D printing for a UV light to anchor them in place.
- From The Additive Report
You can hand-program a CNC lathe—but not a 3D printer
- By Kip Hanson
- Jul 22, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
There’s a symbiotic relationship formed by a 3D printer, its software systems, and build processing.
- From The Additive Report
Metal 3D printer eliminates the debinding step
- By Kip Hanson
- Jul 15, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
Rapidia’s metal 3D printer uses a paste of metal powder, water, and just 0.3% to 0.4% of a polymer binder.
- From The Additive Report
Will 3D printing make America finally go metric?
- By Kip Hanson
- Jun 29, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Suppliers and users in the U.S. additive manufacturing community are more comfortable with the metric system than the rest of America.
- From The Additive Report
Conventional manufacturing technology: the go-to choice for mass production
- By Kip Hanson
- Jun 9, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
AM is an excellent bridge technology, ‘but it’s going to be a long time before you see 3D-printed cars and refrigerators.’
- From The Additive Report
Robot: hard worker, seeks job in additive manufacturing
- By Kip Hanson
- May 21, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Despite being an advanced manufacturing technology, additive has been slow to adopt automation.
- From The Additive Report
On-demand manufacturers give customers a wide range of 3D printing options
- By Kip Hanson
- May 20, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Article
On-demand manufacturers offer a broad array of 3D printing—and other—services and are changing the job shop sector.
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- Running Time:
- 62:12
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