Additive Manufacturing in the Age of COVID-19: Ramping Up for a Fight
Reporting from the front lines of the fight against Coronavirus.
July 3, 2020 - Timothy W. Simpson
Sponsored
Building The Future Workforce of Additive Manufacturing
As additive manufacturing (AM) processes for metals evolve each day, educators and specialists are racing to standardize best practices across the industry. Tim Simpson—one of the leading experts in the field—has partnered with ASME to create a new framework in his Designing for AM With Metals course.
May 7, 2020
Moldmaking
Shoe Manufacturing at Flowbuilt Is Reshored and Reimagined
The shoe store of the future is more like a digitized tailor’s shop than a warehouse. Flowbuilt Manufacturing is the flexible contract manufacturer that can serve this vision, using both 3D printing and injection molding.
July 1, 2020 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Moldmaking
In Automotive, Is Additive Manufacturing an Answer for Die Cast Tooling?
The largest high-pressure die cast tool builder in North America is 3D printing die inserts and water jackets for major automakers. It’s a tough sell, but one company is succeeding — and it’s just getting started.
June 29, 2020 - Brent Donaldson
The Cool Parts Show
We Answer Your Questions About The Cool Parts Show - Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode of The Cool Parts Show, hosts Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson answer your questions, including: What makes something a Cool Part?
June 26, 2020 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Metal AM
Choosing the Best Abrasive Finishing Process for 3D Printed Parts
Studies have shown that abrasive finishing is flexible enough to finish 3D printed parts with complex geometries and difficult-to-machine materials, although the best process depends on a number of factors.
June 24, 2020 - Yinggang Tian, R&D Manager, Saint-Gobain Research North America
Basics
Are Emissions from 3D Printing Hazardous to Your Health?
And if so, what can you do about it? NIOSH researchers share the organization’s approach to eliminate, avoid and reduce operator contact with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ultrafine particles from fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printers.
June 22, 2020 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Sustainability
Generative Design to Bring Weight and Cost Savings for Micromobility FUV
The “Fun Utility Vehicle” from Arcimoto is already in production, and already lightweight. But after just 30 days of redesign for additive manufacturing, the company discovered major components could be made lighter still, and production could be made simpler.
June 19, 2020 - Peter Zelinski
Tooling
Concrete Facade Made with 3D Printed Tooling Now Complete
The One South First building in Brooklyn features a concrete facade fully covering its 45 stories. 3D printed tooling played a key part.
June 17, 2020 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Metal AM
DMLS or Polyjet? A Hands-On Comparison to Produce Prototype Mold Inserts
The development phase of creating injection molded parts and inserts often requires the production of small-quantity prototypes. This moldmaker compared two different AM technologies to produce prototype mold inserts made from tool steel and polypropylene photopolymer.
June 15, 2020 - Barbara Schulz
Production
The New Normal? Resilient Supply Chains with 3D Printing
We were already headed toward expanded adoption of 3D printing, in HP’s view, when the coronavirus hit. The pandemic’s disruption will only get us there faster.
June 12, 2020 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Metal AM
AM’s 2020 Advance: How the Crisis Created Conditions for Additive Manufacturing to Leap Ahead
Stories we’ve found within the pandemic period reveal 3D printing’s promise for scalable, flexible production and rapid product development.
June 10, 2020 - Peter Zelinski
Breaking News: IMTS 2020 Canceled in Compliance With Coronavirus Precautions
IMTS has been canceled for the first time since WWII. The show will continue to offer digital experiences to foster connections, networking and technical learning opportunities.
June 9, 2020
