Tooling
Thyssenkrupp's Low-Risk Venture into 3D Printing Began with the End Effector
Thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America's investment in additive manufacturing technology has been relatively low-risk and low-cost. And yet, layer by layer, the wins are adding up.
July 31, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
AM Technology
Robots, Assemble! A New Path to Autonomous Mobile 3D Printing
Robot swarms may sound alarming, but research at the University of Arkansas reveals that they may enable a new, ultra-efficient era of automated manufacturing and 3D printing.
July 22, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
GF Machining Solutions Thinks Additive and Beyond
At the GF Machining Solutions 2019 Solution Days event, the company showcased two technologies that make clear its intention to move additive manufacturing into production.
June 28, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
10 Impressions of Rapid + TCT 2019
The largest additive manufacturing exposition in North America is now a mature industry trade show. Here is what the editors of Additive Manufacturing Media saw at this year’s Rapid + TCT.
May 24, 2019 - Stephanie Hendrixson, Peter Zelinski, Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
Mission Critical: An AM Breakthrough in Commercial Aviation
The GE9X is the first commercial aircraft engine to reach production with significant additive content. The story of GE’s accomplishment and why it matters.
May 20, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Automotive
Video: Industrializing Additive Manufacturing for Automotive
A number of components for the Bugatti Chiron sports car spoiler were reimagined for additive manufacturing, unleashing several performance improvements.
April 18, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Automotive
Ford in Production with On-Demand AM Polymer Parts
Ford and Carbon presented the first digitally manufactured polymer parts in production for the Ford Motor Company, created with Carbon’s digital light synthesis technology.
April 12, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Automotive
Recap: The Additive Manufacturing Workshop for Automotive
The inaugural AM Workshop for Automotive at the North American International Auto Show brought together the world’s top automotive and additive manufacturing technology experts on one stage. Here’s what they had to say.
January 23, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Automotive
Why GM’s Electric Future Is Also an Additive Future
Production capacity isn’t the only reason that additive has been slow to make inroads into the automotive industry. There is a larger barrier to entry—one that General Motors and Autodesk are working to overcome.
January 14, 2019 - Brent Donaldson
Polymer AM
A Global Tooling Manufacturer Goes 3D
Wilson Tooling International turns to Carbon’s DLS technology to reimagine a critical part.
November 26, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Aerospace
A Public-Private Partnership Aims to Save Additive from Itself
Overwhelming process variables for metal additive manufacturing processes are derailing AM’s adoption for critical parts in aerospace. Colorado’s ADAPT Center—and its growing cache of data—is seeking common ground.
November 12, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
3D-Printed Hips Versus the World's Deadliest Mountain
3D-printed trabecular titanium hip implants—printed by Lima Corporate on Arcam EBM machines—helped legendary Italian mountaineer Romano Benet to continue scaling the world's most dangerous peaks.
October 1, 2018 - Brent Donaldson