Jigs, Fixtures, Hand Tools
8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing
Plastics processors are finding applications for 3D printing around the plant and across the supply chain. Here are 8 examples.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
With This 3D Printed Block, EBM Is an Aid to CNC Machining
Holding the part is a challenge of machining for additive manufacturing. This medical manufacturer prints fixture tooling tailored to its additive parts.
Read MoreWebinar: Replacing Machined Jigs With 3D Printed Parts
Join our webinar, hosted by Formlabs, on August 15 to learn how companies are leveraging 3D printed jigs and fixtures to shorten supply chains, the step-by-step process for 3D printing a jig and strategies you can use to make 3D printed parts go further.
Read MoreSPE Names First AM Winner in Automotive Innovation Awards Competition
SPE’s Automotive Division added Additive Manufacturing as a category for 2018. The first winning application used 3D printing to create a window alignment fixture.
Read MoreDrilling Jig an Example of How 3D Printing Assists Machining
A machine shop benefits from 3D printing as a means of efficiently making custom hardware to aid both the process and the machines.
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7 Lessons From General Atomics on AM for Aircraft Part Production
A manufacturing leader overseeing the way additive manufacturing is transforming unmanned aerial systems (UASs) offers observations about succeeding with 3D printing as an aircraft production process.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
AMGTA Commissions Its First Life Cycle Assessment Research Project
The study will be ISO 14040 compliant and compare the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts of a jet engine low pressure turbine bracket produced through traditional manufacturing methods with one that is produced via additive manufacturing.
AM Staff
Stratasys, nTopology’s Fixture Software Simplifies AM Modeling, Design
FDM Assembly Fixture Generator automates design of jigs and fixtures, enabling engineers to quickly turn a part file into a ready-to-print fixture with a simple drag-and-drop function.
AM Staff
