Creating Workplace Cultures That Support Long-Term Manufacturing Careers
Recruitment and retention are not separate problems. Both depend on whether the industry has built a coherent pathway between education, skills, work and advancement.
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AM & AI: Two Technologies That Work Together
In the first installment of his series of AI-focused articles, Dr. Tim Simpson explores ways to engage with various AI platforms to better inform everyday AM operations.
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Floating Titanium Material Improves Marine Infrastructure
In a study led by RMIT’s Center for Additive Manufacturing, Australian engineers have created a strong, lightweight and buoyant titanium material to improve marine infrastructure.
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3D Printed Mobility Devices Support Kids’ Independence
General Pattern shares its experience as one of the manufacturing partners for MakeGood, the organization behind the design and distributed manufacturing of life-changing Toddler Mobility Trainers.
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How Manufacturing Culture Shapes Today’s Workforce Pipeline
The additive manufacturing talent gap is not simply a skills problem. It is also a question of communication, access and culture.
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- NIST Reference Material Promotes Standardization in Photopolymer 3D Printing
- RWTH Aachen University Open-Source Geometry Library Reduces Memory Requirements for AM CAM Software
- Stratasys Expands Partnership with Limbitless Solutions to Broaden Access to 3D Printed Prosthetics for Children
- Volkmann vDryer Improves Flowability and Printed Part Quality for Metal 3D Printing Powders
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The AI Infrastructure Question Manufacturing Can't Avoid
At IMTS 2026, executives from NVIDIA, Google Cloud, and Databricks spent an hour Tuesday morning telling manufacturers that the technology is no longer the problem. Here's what is.
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Powering Space Missions with Metal LFAM Parts
Metal AM specialist DM3D is assisting clients in the space industry by lending its own DED systems and expertise to the 3D printing of large-format parts.
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How Manufacturing Culture Shapes Today’s Workforce Pipeline
The additive manufacturing talent gap is not simply a skills problem. It is also a question of communication, access and culture.
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3D Fiber Tethering for Rapid Fabrication of Continuous Fiber Composites
CarbonForm’s 3DFit technology combines robotic, continuous fiber 3D printing and winding to produce small, high-strength, complex parts — like drone frames — in as little as 10 minutes.
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Video: 3D Printed Polymer Composite Tool Riser Wins Against Aluminum Casting
Plastics specialist KraussMaffei applies its own large format additive manufacturing (LFAM) equipment to produce tooling risers in polymer composite as an alternative to metal.
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Large-Format AM Speeds Plug Production of Composite Boat Molds
Hungarian manufacturer Rapid Prototyping transitioned its conventional foam milling process to 3D printing to produce faster, higher quality, recyclable foam plugs and composite boat molds.
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Surface Finishing Options for 3D Printed Parts
9 of the most commonly used postprocessing and surface finishing techniques used in additive manufacturing today.
Read MorePowering Space Missions with Metal LFAM Parts
Metal AM specialist DM3D is assisting clients in the space industry by lending its own DED systems and expertise to the 3D printing of large-format parts.
Read MoreCentrifugal Barrel Tumbler Machine Accelerates Finishing of 3D Printed Parts
Designed with a smaller physical footprint in mind, MFI’s compact centrifugal barrel tumbler finishing machine can result in a quicker, quieter finishing process for 3D printed parts.
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Community and Education As Avenues to Industrial 3D Printing Adoption
With the opening of a physical storefront near St. Louis, 3DSHQ aims to grow a community of 3D printing enthusiasts and users — in both the hobby and industrial spaces.
Read More3D Printed Grippers at Automate 2026
At Automate 2026, two examples of polymer powder 3D printing in the food and beverage sector demonstrated the synergy between AM and industrial automation.
Read MoreBigRep Brings Desktop-Style Usability to Its Large-Format 3D Printers
Large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) specialist BigRep is adding upgrades for user friendliness and automation to its extrusion machines, including the newly introduced One.5X.
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ORNL Develops Error Correction System to Enhance 3D Printing of Large Composite Parts
Material and system agnostic sensors and computer vision automate printing speed and temperature monitoring and are able to make on-the-fly adjustments without human interaction.
Read More3D Printed Tooling for Automotive Crash Testing
Adapters and wire harnesses developed and 3D printed by Additive Printing Solutions (APS) improve data capture for impact testing.
Read More3D Printed Mouthstick Designs Assist Limited-Mobility Users
Three M Tool and Machine has used its in-house additive manufacturing capabilities to rethink medical devices like mouthsticks, which must be stiff, lightweight and comfortable enough for everyday use.
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