Machining
3D Printed Spares, Electrification and Cool Parts: Top 10 Stories of 2022: AM Radio #31
Our top articles and videos from 2022 reflect increasing use of additive manufacturing for replacement parts; growing applications for electric motors; and a maturing user base. Read through the top 10 list or listen to the AM Radio podcast episode all about these stories.
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Saving Time and Money on the Shop Floor with AM
Some of the most popular ways AM is presented miss some of the most practical and valuable ways AM can be used.
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Aircraft Engine MRO: How Additive Manufacturing Plus Robotic Finishing Will Expand Capacity for Blade Repair
AM offers the chance to bring fast, automated processing to individualized, part-by-part restoration of turbomachinery. A cell developed by Acme Manufacturing and Optomec is able to automatically repair 85,000 unique aircraft engine blades per year.
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AddUp Joins Application Center for Additive Manufacturing in Sweden
This partnership provides the opportunity for Swedish industry to take full advantage of AddUp’s experience in metal additive manufacturing.
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DMG MORI’s Hybrid 3D Printer Offers 5-Axis Simultaneous Machining
DMG MORI’s Lasertec 3000 DED hybrid 3D printer offers process integration by combining laser deposition welding with 5-axis, turn-mill machining in one setup.
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Recapping the Additive Manufacturing Conference 2022: AM Interacts With Conventional Processes: AM Radio #26B
On the AM Radio podcast, impressions of this year’s Additive Manufacturing Conference at IMTS. A notable element this year was attention to AM’s impact on processes such as casting and machining
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Taking Advanced Manufacturing Technology to the Site of Repair
The cost of a broken or malfunctioning part extends beyond monetary figures. Siemens Energy’s Additive Manufacturing Onsite Repair (ADDMORE) service aims to promote shorter repair times, longer intervals between service and increased availability of machines and spare parts.
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The World’s Tallest Freestanding 3D Printed Structure
Dimensional Innovations paired additive and subtractive manufacturing to create a monument for the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders new stadium. The “never been done before” project resulted in the world’s tallest freestanding 3D printed structure.
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What a 3D Printing Workshop Can Show You
Half-day seminar — co-located at IMTS in Chicago’s McCormick Place — focuses on applying 3D printers for tooling and running parts that don’t make sense on traditional machining centers.
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Qualification Today, Better Aircraft Tomorrow — Eaton’s Additive Manufacturing Strategy
The case for additive has been made, Eaton says. Now, the company is taking on qualification costs so it can convert aircraft parts made through casting to AM. The investment today will speed qualification of the 3D printed parts of the future, allowing design engineers to fully explore additive’s freedoms.
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