Additive Manufacturing Creates New Paths to Production
On the journey from product idea to production, when does the “mold moment” come? That is, the moment of needing to invest in tooling and make design commitments. 3D printing can delay this step on the journey or even avoid it altogether.
A Three-Piece Toolset to Minimize Metal Additive Build Failures (Includes Video)
By: Brent Donaldson, Senior Editor
Three separate software tools from Siemens attempt to control some of the most challenging variables within metal AM: build orientation, distortion and deposition paths. Part of software video series.
#video
3D Printing and the Next Giant Leap for Mankind
By: Brent Donaldson, Senior Editor
A collaboration between Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA is resulting in critical parts being 3D printed for new versions of the workhorse RS-25 engine.
#metal
Avoiding Costs while Adding Value with DFAM
By: Timothy W. Simpson, Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design & Manufacturing
Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) is as much about finding value as it is about avoiding costs with AM.
Angled Makes It Possible for Anyone to Launch a 3D Printed Product
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
The online store utilizes open capacity at its sister 3D printer farms for on-demand production with no startup costs, allowing designers to sell physical products as easily as digital ones.
#supplychain #polymer
Speed Is Relative in AM: A Data-Driven Comparison of Multi-Laser Powder Bed Fusion and Binder Jet Processing
There is a difference between the effective print speed and the actual cost to produce the component with AM. John Barnes compares binder jet processing with powder bed fusion for metal parts.
#metal
Gantri’s 3D Printed Luxury Lighting Brings Designers Closer to Consumers
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
The San Francisco startup is changing designer lighting with a designer-forward online marketplace and just-in-time delivery enabled by 3D printing.
#polymer
For AM and Machining to Work Together, Let Them Compete
By: Peter Zelinski, Editor-in-Chief
A medical device maker establishes a center of excellence for product and process development in which additive manufacturing and CNC machining both challenge and complement one another.
#machining #enterprise #metal
The Cool Parts Show Live Jan. 12 to Feature Ceramic Brake Rotor
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Join us January 12 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern for a live episode featuring a 3D printed ceramic matrix composite brake disc rotor for high-performance vehicles. Add the session to your MySpark planner.
#composites #coolparts #ceramic
Mars Rover Instrument Is Manufacturing Challenge, 3D Printing Victory
A critical instrument on the Perseverance rover requires five components that could only be made via additive manufacturing. Carpenter Additive overcame obstacles to produce them.
#metal #postprocessing #brackets
CNC Machining as a Business Strategy for Additive Manufacturing
By: Brent Donaldson, Senior Editor
As 3rd Dimension Industrial 3D Printing ramps up for production — including a fleet of new 3D printers in a custom-designed building — it's the company's traditional machining capabilities that provide a unique competitive advantage.
#metal #machining
Additive Manufacturing's Top-Viewed Content of 2020: Metal 3D Printing, Design, Business Strategies, and More
By: Katelyn Arnold, Assistant Editor
The AM team has compiled a list of the top articles that you, our audience, have looked at the most in 2020. Thank you all so much for being a part of the Additive Manufacturing community.
Future-Proof Additive Manufacturing Debinding Through Sustainable Methods
Sustainable manufacturing can increase operational efficiency while responding to environmental requirements, but must consider the entire production chain including postprocessing. For binder jetting, this means selecting a sustainable debinding method.
#metal #postprocessing #sustainability
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3D Printing Helps Close the Loop for Armor’s Circular Economy
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Manufacturing 3D printing filament was first a way for Armor to recycle its own reclaimed plastic waste. But now, this business unit is helping to close the loop on sustainability for plastic 3D printed products.
#polymer #sustainability
Where Blockchain and 3D Printing Converge, Distributed Manufacturing Can Thrive
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Decentralizing production through additive manufacturing can bring numerous benefits, but these can only be realized through trust. VeriTX is building a platform to secure a trusted digital supply chain for aerospace and beyond.
#supplychain #enterprise
Video: Challenges and Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing
By: Stephanie Hendrixson, Senior Editor
Is additive manufacturing ready for full-scale production? Yes, but it isn't that simple. Our editors break down the issues to consider in this video conversation.
#basics #video
Finding Value with Design for Additive Manufacturing
By: Timothy W. Simpson, Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design & Manufacturing
Six questions can help you find value as you apply DFAM.
#basics
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Trends in Automotive
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Trends in Parts Cleaning
The latest cleaning trends point toward environmentally friendly ways to clean effectively, involving the replacement of harmful chemical solvents within a cleaning process or switching to a mostly aqueous method.
The Plating Insight Series
Products Finishing Editor Scott Francis hosts the IMTS Spark Plating Insights Series Wednesdays through Dec. 2.
Digital Manufacturing
From machine monitoring and machine tool dynamics to out-of-the-box digital tools, discover the digital manufacturing technologies becoming a requirement for competing in the marketplace as well as simplifying and improving businesses.