Additive Manufacturing
Autodesk Fusion 360 Software Enables Generative Additive Manufacturing
IMTS 2022: This cloud-based 3D modeling, CAD, CAM, CAE and PCB software platform for product design and manufacturing is said to help users design, engineer and manufacture products to ensure aesthetics, form, fit and function.
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Five Digital Manufacturing Trends Reflected in 3D Printing and Machining
As the digitization of machining accelerates, it’s seeing more crossover with its innately digital relative, additive manufacturing. On this episode of AM Radio, Julia Hider and Matt Danford discuss common themes in machining and 3D printing.
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Using Topology Optimization to Lightweight: A Paradox for Machining
Today’s computer software can just as easily generate lightweight shapes for subtractive processes as it can for additive ones, but it increases cost and waste to make them.
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Is Additive Freeing Designers or Aiding Manufacturers?
A shift toward maximizing AM benefits for manufacturers, not only product designers and process engineers, will help AM take off.
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View From My Shop, Episode 2: 3D Printing and Postprocessing With Tangible Solutions
Collaboration between Tangible Solutions’ additive and machining departments simplifies their work. Learn more in this episode of The View From My Shop.
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3D Printing Software Supports Larger Parts
Velo3D releases version 3.0 of print preparation software Flow, which now supports larger models.
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Additive Manufacturing to the Rescue — Again
AM is the perfect candidate to solve production problems that began during the pandemic.
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6 Ways Additive Manufacturing Will Change in the Next Decade
Where will additive manufacturing go in the next 10 years? Stephanie Hendrixson and Pete Zelinski offer six ideas in the latest episode of the AM Radio podcast.
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What Process Should Make This Part? New Tool for Comparing Production Methods
Free tool COSMO generates apples-to-apples comparisons of manufacturing processes including 3D printing to help engineers and companies make better decisions and expand production options.
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10 Ways Additive Manufacturing Reshapes a Production Facility
Sintavia’s purpose-built facility for powder bed fusion of aircraft components illustrates fundamental ways the plant is different when 3D printing is the operation.
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