Bridge Production

How Machining Makes AM Successful for Innovative 3D Manufacturing

Connections between metal 3D printing and CNC machining serve the Indiana manufacturer in many ways. One connection is customer conversations that resemble a machining job shop. Here is a look at a small company that has advanced quickly to become a thriving additive manufacturing part producer.

Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing's Evolving Role at Fathom Now Emphasizing Bridge Production

Bridge production is currently the biggest opportunity for additive manufacturing, says Fathom Manufacturing co-founder Rich Stump. How this service provider leverages AM while finding balance with other production capabilities.

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Video: STEP 3D Printing at Fathom Manufacturing

Fathom Manufacturing's Fremont Technology Center now houses the first STEP 3D printer in commercial use. This video looks at how the platform works and use cases that the contract manufacturer is identifying. 

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Foundry Lab: How Casting in a Day Will Improve the Design of Metal Parts (Includes Video)

The company’s digital casting process uses 3D printing, but the result is a cast part. By providing a casting faster than a foundry, the company says effective prototyping is now possible for cast parts, as well as bridge production.

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5 Can't-Miss Conversations on Additive Manufacturing

The top 5 most-downloaded episodes of the AM Radio podcast reveal some of the most relevant conversations in AM today, including opportunities for bridge production, new possibilities in plastics, and when to embrace 3D printing for manufacturing at scale. 

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Bridge Production Is Real Production

Not prototyping — it is something far more than this. The chance to launch the product into the world using additive manufacturing as the initial process delivers important new possibilities, and even keeps on delivering advantages far into the product’s life.

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New Electric Dirt Bike Is Designed for Molding, but Produced Through 3D Printing (Includes Video)

Cobra Moto’s new all-electric youth motocross bike could not wait for mold tooling. Parts have been designed so they can be molded eventually, but to get the bike to market, the production method now is additive manufacturing.

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Airtech
UPM Additive Solutions
Airtech International Inc.

Complete Speaker Lineup Announced for the 3D Printing Workshop at NPE2024: The Plastics Show

Presentations will cover 3D printing for mold tooling, material innovation, product development, bridge production and full-scale, high-volume additive manufacturing. 

Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing

Plastics Assembly Expert Joins Development and Production via 3D Printing

Manufacturing technology supplier Extol has always served customers who are producing polymer parts. Now, it is making some of those parts in-house through 3D printing, providing new options ranging from functional prototyping into bridge production and beyond.

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How Bridge Production Is Bringing New Possibilities: AM Radio #14A

Additive manufacturing makes bridge production a more natural factor in the production strategy overall. This has important implications for product development and even what products are possible.

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The Cool Parts Show
AM Radio
Airtech International Inc.

Video: MoldJet Sinter-Based Additive Manufacturing at Alpha Precision Group

Alpha Precision Group (APG) in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, applies a range of sinter-based AM processes to produce metal parts. This video explores the MoldJet process from Tritone Technologies. 

Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing

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8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing

Plastics processors are finding applications for 3D printing around the plant and across the supply chain. Here are 8 examples.

Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing

Airtech International Inc.