Additive Manufacturing
Metal additive manufacturing—often referred to as metal 3D printing—revolutionizes precision fabrication by building complex components layer by layer from metal powders, enabling rapid prototyping, custom geometries, and reduced material waste. Key processes like laser powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, and binder jetting allow for high-strength parts in alloys such as titanium, stainless steel, and aluminum, supporting industries from aerospace to medical devices. This technology enhances design flexibility, shortens lead times, and optimizes supply chains for on-demand production.
Additive Manufacturing
As industry further embraces additive technologies, supply chains and standards are building up to meet the moment
Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing continues to move forward with unique benefits
Additive Manufacturing
A new service business uses unique technology to build up large-scale AM parts
Additive Manufacturing
Vending machines have long been convenient and low-cost devices for offering a variety of food and drink choices for those...
Additive Manufacturing
Think a sheet metal shop is no place for a 3-D printer? Think again
Additive Manufacturing
As 2017 lifts off, the industrial laser community looks up to Industry 4.0, additive manufacturing and new laser sources
Additive Manufacturing
Understanding the physics of additive manufacturing of metal parts has helped unearth the causes of a minute problem that can lead to huge problems.
Additive Manufacturing
There’s a growing list of metals that can be melted and “3D printed.” But where are the tool steels? There is a pattern here, and it has consequences.
Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing has become an integral part of space travel and lunar exploration
Additive Manufacturing
A new development in robotic laser cutting is delivering big gains for cutting 3-D automotive components
Additive Manufacturing
Thanks to small startups and industry stalwarts alike, the concept of Industry 4.0 is taking holdÂ
Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing has had its drawbacks, but production, material integrity and speed is rapidly improving the technology
Additive Manufacturing
Interconnectivity was a dominating theme at Fabtech, and it is evolving into a new concept with a new buzzword, ‘Industry 4.0.’ Its meaning is broad and it will take some time to tame it into something useful, but it’s coming fast and it will affect us all.
Additive Manufacturing
When a major truck manufacturer starts using ABS plastic to make jigs and fixtures, it’s time for an attitude adjustment about using plastics in additive manufacturing for fabricating tasks.
Additive Manufacturing
How to build, repair and enhance manufacturing with directed energy deposition
Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing goes big thanks to an American machine tool builder
Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing evaluation services help determine which parts are a good fit
Additive Manufacturing
A look at new 3-D printing technologies that will increase its use in manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
3-D printing technology produces aluminum handlebars used at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
Additive Manufacturing
Automotive manufacturers look to new innovations in 3-D printing to better leverage the technology
Additive Manufacturing
Linear Mold & Engineering (Livonia, MI) builds sophisticated injection molds and other tools using additive manufacturing (AM). They’re using direct...
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