Automotive
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.
November 11, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Sponsored
Optimize Additive Manufacturing Designs for Cost AND Function
While manufacturers are now replacing parts and assemblies with 3D printed components to reduce cost, material and weight, there is still more opportunity to improve the functionality of the design. Robust design and modeling software are critical to realizing this potential.
September 24, 2019 - By Ashley Eckhoff, Siemens Digital Industries Software
Watch: The Cool Parts Show Season 1
The first season of our new series on 3D printed parts is out now! Watch all five episodes.
November 8, 2019
Production
Largest ExOne Metal Binder Jetting System Yet Provides 160-Liter Build Volume
The design of this machine anticipates scale production, with compaction technology for repeatable part density and Industry 4.0 connectivity for lightly staffed AM factories.
November 5, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Videos
Want More 3D Printed Parts? What's Next for The Cool Parts Show
Season 1 of The Cool Parts Show highlights topology optimized spine implants, custom shoe insoles, a 3D printed build plate for powder bed fusion...and there’s more to come!
November 4, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Composites
Large-Scale Thermoset Composite AM System Launched
The Reactive Additive Manufacturing (RAM) system is said to be the world’s first large-scale additive manufacturing system compatible with thermoset resins.
November 1, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
AM Technology
Additive Manufacturing with Sheet Lamination
No longer limited to paper, Sheet Lamination bonds sheets of material together to form an object. Companies are now expanding to different materials for sheet lamination, exploring the growing possibilities of a process that started with gluing and stacking hundreds of colored sheets of paper together.
October 30, 2019 - Timothy W. Simpson
Videos
Can 3D Printing Make a Better AM Build Plate? The Cool Parts Show S1E5
Ultrasonic metal additive manufacturing was used to create a build plate aimed at making powder bed fusion more effective. This episode of The Cool Parts Show looks at a part by AM, for AM.
October 28, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Education
6 Things I Learned about Metal 3D Printing at the AMIST
I sat in on one and a half days of a five-day class offered at the Additive Manufacturing Institute of Science and Technology (AMIST) in Louisville. Here’s just some of what I learned.
October 25, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Production
3D Print or Stock? A Model for Spare Parts
3D printing provides a way of manufacturing spare parts on demand, in situ. But is it always the best solution? A new model from a Duke University professor aims to help companies make these decisions.
October 23, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Videos
Shoe Insoles Precisely Tailored to Individual Feet: The Cool Parts Show S1E4
This episode of the The Cool Parts Show looks at how 3D printing will deliver tailored products. Scanning feet for their geometry and pressure enables Aetrex and EOS to manufacture insoles that are unique to individual wearers.
October 21, 2019 - Peter Zelinski
Production
3D Printing Clears Path to Production for DustRam
DustRam did not start out as a manufacturer. But thanks to 3D printing, the company now makes many of its own products in house, in addition to parts for customers.
October 18, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Basics
AM 101: Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing
Going from additive to subtractive can be simple with Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM). What is it and how does it work? Learn the basics in this 101 post.
October 16, 2019 - Katelyn Arnold