Additive Manufacturing
Even My Accurate Predictions Are Wrong
The future does not come in a straight line. Multiple factors affect one another and the final outcome. My prediction that machine shops would see more composites is playing out, but I missed an important means by which this would happen.
Read MoreHP, Siemens PLM Extend Additive Manufacturing Partnership
Siemens’ NX and Solid Edge software products will now be compatible with HP’s full-color 3D printing technology.
Read MoreThe Many Possibilities of Additive Manufacturing
Why would anyone want to use additive manufacturing?
Read MoreCoherent Acquires Laser Additive Manufacturing Machine Manufacturer
Coherent Inc. recently acquired German-based precision tool manufacturer O.R. Lasertechnologie to expand its portfolio of industrial laser-based machine tools.
Read MoreMethods Machine Tools Celebrates 60th Anniversary
The company has grown from three employees and a few refurbished machines to over 350 employees, eight North American facilities and tens of thousands of machines sold.
Read MoreStereolithography Process Enables Design of Fuel Injector
IMTS 2018: Protolabs, a provider of on-demand 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication and injection molding services, highlights its stereolithography (SL) capability.
Read MoreRenishaw Launches Additive Manufacturing Guide
The online resource is intended to help increase the use of AM in mainstream manufacturing.
Read MoreAdditive Manufacturing Magazine Explores Transformative Tooling, Education
The May 2018 issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine explores unconventional applications for 3D-printed tooling and one university’s answer to the AM skills gap, among other stories.
Read MoreSiemens Launches Online Additive Manufacturing Network
Siemens recently launched an early version of its Additive Manufacturing Network, an online platform for collaboration between manufacturing industry partners.
Read MoreAfter the Build Is Done Why Do the Bills Keep Coming?
When your additively manufactured part is done printing, you just pull it out of the machine and start using it, right? Not even close.
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