Inside Oak Ridge’s 3D-Printed Machine Tool Moonshot
By: Brent Donaldson
The widespread outsourcing of large machine castings led a collaborative team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to tackle the machine tool supply chain. The first step? 3D print the largest cast component.
#enterprise #casting #hybrid
What's the Big Idea in Additive Manufacturing?
By: Brent Donaldson
A new series presented by Additive Manufacturing Media tackles important themes AM is touching that promise to change manufacturing in a big way.
#metal
How a 3D-Printed Metal Ankle Implant Replaces an Entire Bone
By: Brent Donaldson
Through a novel surgery involving a 3D-printed talus bone, surgeons at the University of Miami found success — and unexpected challenges — with a patient suffering from sickle cell disease.
#metal #implants
A Methodical Strategy to Bring Additive into Sheet Metal Fabrication
By: Brent Donaldson
When Wilson Tool International launched its additive manufacturing division in 2018, it had already proven 3D printing’s value through dozens of printed parts for its own line of equipment. Demonstrating that value to customers required a new, highly focused approach.
#metal #polymer
AI-Driven Adaptive Manufacturing Software Aims to Self-Correct 3D Printing (Includes Video)
By: Brent Donaldson
The AI software platform Blacksmith from Markforged shares feedback from its cloud-connected fleet of printers to identify and correct distortions in a 3D-printed part.
#machinelearning #measurement #video
A Three-Piece Toolset to Minimize Metal Additive Build Failures (Includes Video)
By: Brent Donaldson
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
The Promise of Graphene-Based Composites for 3D Printing
By: Brent Donaldson
A new partnership between XG Sciences and Terrafilum aims to accelerate industrial innovations using the strongest, thinnest, most electrically conductive material on Earth.
#composites #polymer
A New Partnership Offers Large-Scale 3D Printing and Five-Axis Machining
By: Brent Donaldson
The side-by-side product offering from Cincinnati Inc. and Multiax America aims to provide high-throughput AM production for large parts under one roof.
#largeformat #polymer #postprocessing
The Challenge of Reclaiming Carbon Fiber for 3D Printing
By: Brent Donaldson
Carbon fiber composite materials weigh significantly less than steel while offering comparable strength and performance. But recovering and recycling continuous fiber for additive manufacturing applications — without any effect on the mechanical properties — has proven extremely difficult. Here is how Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working to solve the challenge.
#composites #sustainability
3D Printing and Coronavirus: U.S. Additive Manufacturers Share Their Experiences
By: Brent Donaldson
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought both setbacks and opportunities for American manufacturing. 3D printing companies share their stories.
CNC Machining as a Business Strategy for Additive Manufacturing
By: Brent Donaldson
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
Does Asia's Low-Cost Manufacturing Option Still Make Sense?
By: Brent Donaldson
As U.S.-based companies try to stay ahead of COVID-19, global supply chains are under renewed scrutiny. Are uncertainties and delays caused by global crises worth the short-term cost savings?
