High-Frequency Production
The additive process that grew out of ultrasonic welding provides an efficient way to produce complex work, including parts with embedded components and even parts made from dissimilar metals.
To gage how close additive manufacturing is to becoming a mainstream option for making metal parts, it is interesting to note this detail: Ultrasonic additive manufacturing machines from Fabrisonic of Columbus, Ohio, are programmed using a machining center’s CAM software.
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