March/April 2022 Issue
March 2022
Digital EditionFeatures
Featured articles from the March/April 2022 issue of Additive Manufacturing
Multitasking and More at IMTS 2022
Get inspired at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, the largest and longest-running industry trade show in the Western Hemisphere.
Read MoreMold Shop Evaluates Mantle Process for 3D Printing Steel Injection Molds
According to tests performed by Westminster Tool, Mantle’s 3D printing materials behave similarly to traditional steels and hold up well during molding, making them easy to incorporate into existing moldmaking processes.
Read MoreFaster FFF Build Rate Using Rectangular, Variable-Orifice Nozzle (Includes Video)
A new nozzle design plus sophisticated slicer software offer control over layer width in polymer 3D printing while the layer height stays constant.
Read More10 Ways Additive Manufacturing Reshapes a Production Facility (Forget What You Know About Factories)
Sintavia’s purpose-built facility for powder bed fusion of aircraft components illustrates fundamental ways the plant is different when 3D printing is the operation.
Read MoreBinder Jetting Is Also a Tooling Technology
A portfolio of 3D printing solutions involving infiltrated sand and metal covers tooling needs for casting, thermoforming, molding and composites.
Read MoreVacuum Cycling Nucleation (VCN) Removes Resin, Powders from 3D Printed Parts
Vacuum Processing Systems’ proprietary VCN process is well suited for parts with small holes and tiny passageways. A combination of vacuum and fluid clears uncured resin or unsintered metal powder. See it in action.
Read MoreCan Additive Manufacturing Materials Challenges Be Solved with Design?
TPU manufacturer Lubrizol says yes: Production-ready materials are here, and 3D printing-enabled design has only begun to realize their capabilities.
Read MoreThis Company Is Developing Software to Make Any Industrial Robot Into a 3D Printer
Do robots offer additive manufacturing capacity just waiting to be unboxed?
Read MoreABB Introduces Software Capabilities to Simplify Robot Programming for AM (Includes Video)
Slicer software output can be converted to a robot program. The user chooses speed and precision of printing, but no specialized knowledge of robot 3D printing is needed.
Read More3D Printing at the Turn of Iten’s Century
This specialist in laminates, composites and plastics manufacturing will turn 100 years old in 2022. 3D printing in polymer will be part of the company’s next hundred years, leadership says.
Read MoreBuckle Up for Texas
AMT has hit the road again and in the second season of Road Trippin’ on IMTS+, Steve and his team explored the history of additive manufacturing with stops throughout Texas.
Read MoreCutting Tool Maker Succeeding With 3D Printed Carbide for Oil/Gas and Other Applications
Powders, parts and products are different ways the company is advancing with AM. Carbide and tools are separate areas of success.
Read More3D Printed Baseball Mitt Inserts Are Ready for the Big Leagues
Fast Radius was able to use Carbon’s DLS system for both prototyping and production of 3D printed, fatigue-resistant inserts for Rawlings’ REV1X baseball glove.
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