Materials
Jabil’s Additive Materials Innovation Center: First Look
Additive Manufacturing Media was the first press to tour the Chaska, Minnesota, facility originally intended to be a clandestine additive manufacturing (AM) materials lab. What this capacity means for Jabil and 3D printing users.
September 23, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Sponsored
A Total Plastic 3D Printing Process Designed for Production
Fast, predictable and precise, HP’s Multi Jet Fusion additive manufacturing process is ideal for production applications. Now there’s a new addition to the family of printers designed for even higher volume environments, taking HP’s portfolio of digital manufacturing solutions to a new level.
August 22, 2019
Automotive
As 3D Printing for Production Becomes Practical, the Attention in Materials Shifts to Practical Concerns
Recent posts relate to ensuring sufficient materials supply for production, certifying processes for AM materials, and even whether the properties of polymer AM include the ability to hold a screw.
September 20, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Materials
Materials Enable Production in September 2019 Issue
The latest issue of Additive Manufacturing Magazine takes a deep dive into the development, selection and use of 3D printing materials in production.
September 18, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Aerospace
The Race to Faster, Cheaper and Better AM for Aviation
An aviation industry partner called NIAR may be the largest institute you've never heard of. But through a new materials and process database for additive, it’s promising to help aviation manufacturers produce AM parts faster, cheaper and more reliably than ever before.
September 16, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Moldmaking
Injection Molding with the Geometric Complexity of 3D Printing
The Freeform Injection Molding (FIM) process from Addifab allows for injection molding resins to be processed into shapes not otherwise possible.
September 13, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Production
AM at Jabil: From 3D Printing Materials to Distributed Manufacturing
One of the largest manufacturers in the world has made a significant investment in 3D printing — both as a user and an advancer of this technology. Our original reporting dives into the what and why of additive manufacturing at Jabil.
September 11, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson, Peter Zelinski
Design for Additive
10 Questions About Additive Manufacturing for Production with Jabil’s John Dulchinos
“We’re in this for the long haul,” he says. Here are the challenges facing 3D printing for production, and here are the ways those challenges will be overcome.
September 9, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Production
8 Times 3D Printing Built a Better Bracket
Brackets may not be the most exciting application for 3D printing, but they are one of the most important. Here are 8 instances where a 3D printed bracket offered advantages over a conventionally produced one.
September 6, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Production
Production Additive Manufacturing Is Arriving
We are no longer predicting that additive manufacturing will be used in production — because it already is. Find real stories of 3D printing for full production at AM's leading edge in this collection.
September 4, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson, Peter Zelinski, Brent Donaldson
Automotive
Video: Can 3D Printed Parts Hold Self-Tapping Screws?
Automotive light maker Varroc Lighting Systems will soon begin using additive manufacturing for plastic production parts fastened into assemblies. Here are the results of its tests with self-tapping screws.
September 2, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Basics
Video: 3 Roles for Simulation in Additive Manufacturing
This conversation with PADT’s Eric Miller explores how simulation and 3D printing work together at three distinct stages in additive manufacturing, for DFAM and beyond.
August 30, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Videos
Video: More Than Just 3D Printing—An Additive Manufacturing Conference Recap
Editor-in-Chief Peter Zelinksi and Senior Editor Stephanie Hendrixson cover the extent to which additive manufacturing is closing in on production as well as their impressions from the first full day of the 2019 Additive Manufacturing Conference + Expo.
August 29, 2019 - Peter Zelinski, Stephanie Hendrixson