Basics
How Machinable Are Support Structures in a Metal 3D-Printed Part?
What happens when you cut away thin-walled supports on your metal 3D-printed part?
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Okuma Engineer Offers Safety Tips for Hybrid Machine Tools
Shop air should be out of reach, but flood coolant is a friend, he says. The real challenge of hybrid machines right now is not safety procedures but software.
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Video: Advice to Manufacturers Getting Ready to Start in Additive
“It can be daunting,” says GE’s Greg Morris. “You have to make some tough decisions while things are not going well.” And yet, as he looks to the future of additive manufacturing, he says, “There is probably going to be a shortage of supply, not demand.”
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Finding the Value Proposition for Additive Manufacturing
Why would anyone want to use additive manufacturing?
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Video: “I Think You Ignore Additive Manufacturing at Your Peril”
I check in with Greg Morris of GE Additive, hearing his views on AM’s continuing promise and importance. Representatives of John Deere, Smith & Nephew, B&J Specialty and Tangible Solutions share their views on the same question.
WatchRenishaw Launches Additive Manufacturing Guide
The online resource is intended to help increase the use of AM in mainstream manufacturing.
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Why Does My 3D-Printed Part Cost So Much?
The machine, the facility and the material are just three costs behind the price tag.
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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?
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How to Accelerate Industrial Additive Manufacturing
The 2018 Additive World Conference was dedicated to industrial additive manufacturing and covered all relevant topics from the fields of 3D design, simulation, manufacturing and materials as well as case studies.
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With Additive Manufacturing, No Tooling Is Required
In conventional manufacturing methods, tooling can easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. With AM, you print as needed, no jigs, fixtures or tooling required.
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