Brent Donaldson
Brent Donaldson
Basics
Auburn University's Roadmap to Additive Manufacturing Education
As additive manufacturing workforce needs grow and AM technologies evolve, what does a higher-ed additive program look like? Is additive manufacturing a college major, minor or something else?
April 4, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Technology
A Journey through Additive at GE's Customer Experience Center
Additive Manufacturing’s Field of Dreams: GE’s new Customer Experience Center aims to accelerate AM’s adoption around the world.
March 21, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
Comparing Conventional and 3D Printing Processes for Sand Casting
New research shows surprising benefits for 3D-printed molds and cores over traditional casting processes.
March 19, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
DMG MORI Prepares for New Additive Debut in the United States
While the 2018 DMG MORI open house in Pfronten, Germany, did not feature any world premieres in the additive space, all signs point to the Lasertec 30 SLM hitting the U.S. market soon.
March 7, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Prototyping
3D-Printed Prototype Molds Versus Aluminum Tooling
An in-progress case study by Phoenix Proto Technologies aims to answer questions about what is—and isn’t—possible with 3D-printed molds.
March 5, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Production
Empathy in Engineering: 3D-Printed Accommodations for the Workforce
For manufacturers with employees who suffer from mobility issues, additively manufactured custom tools go hand-in-hand with increased productivity.
February 23, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Machine Learning
What GE’s Machine Learning Ecosystem Will Mean for Additive Manufacturing
At GE’s Global Research Center in upstate New York, engineers join forces to build a digital library of additive research.
January 24, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
In Additive’s Evolution, Aerospace Proves the Fittest
As additive manufacturing shifts from prototypes to production, one industrial sector is ahead of the curve.
January 3, 2018 - Brent Donaldson
Design for Additive
AM Design May (Finally) Launch the Aerospike Engine
A team of engineers turns to additive design to create—and successfully test—“the holy grail of the spaceship movement.”
December 20, 2017 - Brent Donaldson
News
Closing Additive Manufacturing’s Skills Gap
Cincinnati State’s new additive manufacturing certificate program offers a lesson in workforce need versus availability.
December 8, 2017 - Brent Donaldson
Inspection
Can Topography Scans Redraw the Metal Additive Inspection Map?
A new topographical mapping technology aims to detect, record and display flawed metal melt regions as they’re created.
December 1, 2017 - Brent Donaldson
Metal AM
The Post-Production Challenge for Additive Manufacturing
The benefits of controlling postprocessing operations for additively produced parts reach beyond cost.
November 20, 2017 - Brent Donaldson