Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, has emerged as a transformative technology, particularly in the aerospace and biomedical ...

“Additive manufacturing” describes a range of technologies that convert CAD models into 3D forms, including stereolithography and fused deposition modeling, for polymers and other non-metallic ...

Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technolog (ILT), Aachen, Germany, is tackling the challenge of 3D printing large components economically by using a new process called Hybrid AM that combines ...

Meltio’s Directed Energy Deposition (DED) technology provides a versatile framework for heavy industry, aerospace, and energy ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Aerospace, automotive, consumer products, medical devices, national defense and other sectors that use additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies could benefit from ...

In the early 1980s, machine tool builders added milling spindles to turning machines, and Multi-Tasking was born. Within a decade, the concept quickly progressed to machines that not only combined ...

AM operators are currently using SEM as a characterization tool for finished products. SEM offers high spatial resolution so the surface quality of the parts that are made using AM processes can be ...

In job shops, throughput often lives in the steps between cuts: tooling, offsets, refixturing, programming and training. The March issue features practical ways shops are cutting setup time and ...

What are some of the ways to reduce costs and accelerate time-to-market using additive manufacturing? How many types of additive manufacturing processes are there? Are there design guidelines one ...