September/October 2022 Issue
September 2022
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the September/October 2022 issue of Additive Manufacturing
Are the Seven Families Still Valid for Describing 3D Printing Processes? AM Radio #21B
A conversation about the additive manufacturing processes that do not easily fit the accepted categories, and whether this mismatch means it is time for the categories to change.
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Can Additive Manufacturing Compete With Conventional Manufacturing on Cost?
When it can, says Evolve, the design advantages of AM find their way in. The company is beginning to ship its high-speed AM system for polymer part production.
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Is a Functional 3D Printer Network Possible? Automation Alley’s Project DIAMOnD and the Industry 4.0 Future
The initiative that placed 3D printers at more than 300 Michigan manufacturers is laying the groundwork for a future in manufacturing that is digital, distributed and largely additive.
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Closing the Gap in Funding Additive Manufacturing
There is a large funding gap in advanced manufacturing and filling this void will take commitment from private organizations and the government to educate investors about potential returns within the complex $65 billion manufacturing technology industry.
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Why Today’s ROI Is the Wrong Measure: Seeing Additive Manufacturing for the Transformation It Brings
Today’s ROI is based on assumptions and limitations that will change. Here are examples of companies getting ready for tomorrow.
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Mosaic Array — Automated Print Farm with Machine Tending and More
Mosaic’s Array additive manufacturing system combines multiple forms of automation, including machine tending, material management and scheduling, to enable unattended production.
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How Aggressive EV Timelines Point to AM
Electric vehicle sales are expected to grow significantly in the next decade. Additive manufacturing can help automakers fill their production needs.
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What Does Additive Manufacturing Readiness Look Like?
The promise of distributed manufacturing is alluring, but to get there AM first needs to master scale production. GKN Additive’s Michigan facility illustrates what the journey might look like.
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Qualification Today, Better Aircraft Tomorrow — Eaton’s Additive Manufacturing Strategy
The case for additive has been made, Eaton says. Now, the company is taking on qualification costs so it can convert aircraft parts made through casting to AM. The investment today will speed qualification of the 3D printed parts of the future, allowing design engineers to fully explore additive’s freedoms.
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Blockchain-Protected Designs As the Enabler to Distributed 3D Printing
IP protection and control over batch sizes are challenges to localized manufacturing through 3D printing. An EU collaboration is working on a blockchain-based solution.
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