Tooling
Tool Steel Alloy Combines 3D Printability with Hardness, Ductility for Tool and Die
Formetrix’s L-40 for powder bed fusion 3D printing enables complex mold geometries at efficient print speeds, with low risk of cracking.
May 18, 2020 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Production
From Idea to PPE Product in 10 Days: The Cool Parts Show Special Episode
Fitz Frames' custom 3D printed glasses have turned out to be a launch point for an item of personal protective equipment (PPE) used in the fight against COVID-19.
May 15, 2020 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Polymer AM
PPE Shortage Catapults Human Solutions Tech into Production
The organization was intended to solve unmet needs in the local community. Its founder didn't anticipate that its first project would be face shields.
May 14, 2020 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Production
Support Structures Hold Down Productivity, Says Velo3D
A build example involving an aircraft bracket illustrates the production rate increase resulting from more parts per build plus the elimination of support removal. A new system for quality monitoring aids production as well.
May 13, 2020 - Peter Zelinski
Metal AM
Implant Maker Increases Production: The Cool Parts Show Special Episode
Tangible Solutions has been 3D printing more implants than ever before as hospitals get ready for the coming surge in elective surgeries. The Cool Parts Show checks in to explore how additive manufacturing is advancing during the coronavirus crisis.
May 11, 2020 - Peter Zelinski
Metal AM
CNC Machining as a Business Strategy for Additive Manufacturing
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.
May 11, 2020 - Brent Donaldson
AM Technology
Additive Manufacturing versus COVID-19: The Race for PPE
Reporting from the front lines of the fight against Coronavirus – still deep in the trenches.
May 8, 2020 - Timothy W. Simpson
Sponsored
Building The Future Workforce of Additive Manufacturing
As additive manufacturing (AM) processes for metals evolve each day, educators and specialists are racing to standardize best practices across the industry. Tim Simpson—one of the leading experts in the field—has partnered with ASME to create a new framework in his Designing for AM With Metals course.
May 7, 2020
Medical
FDA Grants Formlabs Emergency Use Authorization for 3D Printed Ventilator Component
Formlabs has the capacity to produce up to 3,000 3D printed adapters a day and is now shipping the adapters to hospitals for critically ill COVID-19 patients.
May 7, 2020 - Heather Caliendo
Design for Additive
Call for Speakers Extended for Additive Manufacturing Conference
The Additive Manufacturing Conference has announced that the call for presentations for the 2020 conference ends May 18. The event will take place September 15-16, 2020 at McCormick Place in Chicago alongside IMTS, North America’s largest manufacturing trade show.
May 6, 2020
Production
What Your CEO Needs to Know About Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing promises to affect far more than manufacturing alone. When evaluating AM, the perspective needed is the view that sees the impacts all across the enterprise.
May 4, 2020 - Peter Zelinski
The Cool Parts Show
The Cool Parts Show Returns With Special Quarantine-Edition Episodes
Companies we’ve seen on the show are doing amazing work during the coronavirus crisis, plus the COVID-19 response includes a major AM production application. From 6 feet apart, we will tell these stories!
April 29, 2020 - Peter Zelinski
