Stephanie Hendrixson Executive Editor

Additive Manufacturing 4 May 2020

The Cool Parts Show Reveals 3D Printing Reality and Potential

Now in its second season, the YouTube series from Additive Manufacturing uses cool parts to explore the capabilities of industrial 3D printing.

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Basics 22 Apr 2020

Guide for Healthcare Providers: How to Find (and Talk to) 3D Printing Professionals

If you are a medical professional in the U.S., you've likely heard that 3D printing can be an answer to equipment shortages. Here's how to find local 3D printing specialists and how to talk to them once you have.

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Additive Manufacturing 13 Mar 2020

One Example Changed the Course of 3D Printing at This GM Plant

General Motors of Spring Hill, Tennessee, depends on tooling to assemble thousands of vehicles per year. 3D printed tools have become integral.

Basics 24 Jan 2020

Why Use Solid-State Additive Manufacturing?

New opportunities are coming thanks to 3D printing processes where the metal doesn't melt.

Additive Manufacturing 6 Jan 2020

Lessons About Metal Additive Manufacturing from a Hands-on Class

The metals you’re used to may not be the metals you want to 3D print. This and other lessons from the Additive Manufacturing Institute of Science and Technology (AMIST).

Additive Manufacturing 23 Dec 2019

Is 3D Printed Tooling a Solution for Die Casting?

After tackling the 3D printer, material and design, there's still one challenge left for Exco Engineering: convincing customers.

Additive Manufacturing 5 Nov 2019

What Can 3D Printing Really Do?

And what will it mean for the future of manufacturing? “The Cool Parts Show,” a new video series from Additive Manufacturing, answers these questions with real examples. Watch the first season now.

Additive Manufacturing 21 Oct 2019

"Hybrid" Manufacturing Process Combines Deposition and Laser Peening

Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is combining directed energy deposition (DED), a metal 3D printing process, with laser peening for improved mechanical properties.

Additive Manufacturing 14 Oct 2019

Brackets Are One Potential Win for 3D Printing

They may not be flashy, but they are necessary. Four reasons 3D printing can build a better bracket.

Additive Manufacturing 25 Sep 2019

Production Additive Manufacturing Is Already Happening

3D printing has become commonplace in machine shops as a way of manufacturing jigs, fixtures and other tooling. But where is it being used for production?