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AM Workshop at IMTS: Succeeding With Powder Bed Fusion

A half-day event at the International Manufacturing Technology Show focuses on tactics for success for machine shops and other manufacturers preparing to embrace production 3D printing via powder bed fusion.

Digital Transparency in Machining Key to Multi-Site Additive Manufacturing

Cumberland Additive’s CNC programmer in Pennsylvania spends most of his time writing programs for machine tools in Texas.

Examining Productivity Gains Set to Transform Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing is in its second hype cycle, with companies weighing its endless design capabilities against cost and production output.

How Additive Manufacturing Could Reach its Next 'Plateau of Productivity'

Integrated digital production set to transform additive manufacturing.

3D Printing in the Rail Industry's "Race to Zero Emissions"

Locomotive manufacturer Wabtec is using metal additive manufacturing to produce next-generation locomotive parts. Several examples illustrate this technology’s potential savings in weight and assembly time.

Simulation Saves Money When Machining Expensive Parts

Jobs machining expensive materials mean Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing needs to be extremely cautious. The operations manager says Vericut not only prevents mistakes, it shortens cycle times.

One Small Step for Metals, One Giant Leap for AM

Eliminating support structures for metal parts expands pathways to profitable AM.

Tall AM Build Envelope Cuts Months of Aerospace Prototyping

By using SLM Solutions’ vertically extended SLM 800 3D printer, Safran was able to develop and produce a large component for landing gear on a small business jet in days instead of months.

AMEXCI and SLM Solutions Partner to Promote Metal AM

AMEXCI and SLM Solutions have partnered to promote industrialization of metal additive manufacturing, starting with AMEXCI’s investment in the SLM 500.

5 Impressions of EMO 2019, from Automated to Autonomous Manufacturing

The robot show? Not quite that. But automation and the expectation of processes that can run unattended if needed are clearly core to manufacturing now.

Manufacturing News of Note: March 2019

Orbex contains largest single-piece rocket engine to be made with additive manufacturing, Absolute Machine Tools is owned by the employees, and other industry news.

Orbex Rocket Includes Largest 3D Printed Part to Be Made in One Piece

The engine is part of Orbex’s environmentally-friendly Prime rocket, built for launching small satellites into Earth orbit.

SLM Solutions Showcases Possibilities of Metal 3D Printing

SLM Solutions is exhibiting metal 3D-printed parts that illustrate the capabilities of powder-bed fusion systems.

Germany-Based SLM Solutions Moves into New Facility

The new facility increases the company’s available space by over half, with room to grow even more in the future.

SLM Solutions Updates Its Website with White Papers, Media

The site’s resource center is designed to give manufacturers material for understanding how metal additive manufacturing can fit into their business model.

Additive Manufacturing Belongs in a Machine Shop

A fourth-generation family machine shop integrates metal additive manufacturing as another production operation.

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