January/February 2021 Issue
January 2021
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the January/February 2021 issue of Additive Manufacturing
Metal 3D Printing Makes Combustion More Efficient
John Zink Hamworthy Combustion is finding success with Bound Metal Deposition (BMD) for prototypes and replacement parts, but the real promise it sees is in new designs that couldn’t be made any other way.
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U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office Concludes First Ever Advanced Manufacturing Olympics
Nearly $1M in prizes awarded to winners of five competitions related to additive manufacturing. AM editor-in-chief Peter Zelinski co-hosted the Air Force’s week-long event.
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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.
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Commercializing Sand 3D Printing in the New Tech Belt
Youngstown-area Humtown Products supplies both conventional and 3D printed sand cores and molds to foundries around the world. But sand tools for castings may be only the beginning.
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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.
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For AM and Machining to Work Together, Let Them Compete
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.
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Look Again: This 3D Printed Part Isn't Plastic
This radiator cover is comparable in strength to an injection molded part, and was made at lower cost than 3D printed polymer.
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Large-Format Metal 3D Printer Will Let Users Keep the "Recipe" But Gain Productivity
The forthcoming Sapphire XC metal powder bed fusion system from Velo3D adds size and speed, but requires no new process development for existing part designs.
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This 3D Printed Turbine Replaced 61 Parts With 1: Here Is What That Means
Additive manufacturing makes possible a radical microturbine that increases power-to-weight ratio, reduces cost and extends time between overhaul.
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Jabil, Fictiv Partnership Addresses Capacity Challenge of Distributed Manufacturing via 3D Printing
With additive manufacturing, production can be relocated quickly and performed at whatever site is ideal. But what about the capacity waiting for this shift? Relationship gives global producer access to “transactional” 3D printing.
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