Design

Polymer

Can 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.

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Foam

3D Printed Lattice Structures Replace Foam Components: AM Radio #9A

On this episode of AM Radio, Stephanie Hendrixson and Julia Hider examine the use of 3D printed components with lattice structures to replace foams.  

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Heat Exchangers

How Thin Can I Make My 3D Printed Part?

Be smart and prototype fast when developing design guidelines for AM.

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Polymer

An X-Ray View of Lattices and String Lasting: The Cool Parts Show Bonus

One recent cool part concealed most of its complexity. Take a look inside in this bonus episode. 

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Production

10 Trends from Formnext 2021

The largest trade show for additive manufacturing technology returned with an in-person format this November. Editors Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson share sights and trends from the event.

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Production

8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2021: The Cool Parts Show #36

The world’s leading trade show for industrial 3D printing returned as an in-person event. Among all the additive manufacturing technology showcased at the show, we also found our most amazing batch of cool parts so far.

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Defense

America Makes Announces Winners of Rapid Innovation Call

Selected teams will receive funding from the Air Force Research Laboratory to help fill critical gaps in additive manufacturing technology.

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Basics

The 12-Month Transformation of a 3D Printed Product's Design

Rapid product development and continuous improvement are among the advantages of utilizing 3D printing for production. Retraction Footwear offers a literal illustration of the design evolution possible in just one year. 

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Adopting a Growth Mindset for AM

Don’t let your fear of failure stop you from learning.

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Metal

What Are the Unexplored Frontiers of AM Lattice Fabrication?

A recent literature review discovered that most research into AM lattices is limited to PBF in metal and extrusion in polymer — and that experiments could be underestimating in-service lattice mechanical behavior.

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