Additive manufacturing hasn't proved, at scale, that it can produce parts that meet requirements, pass certification and still make economic sense.

A new Frontiers in Materials research collection reveals how machine learning, melt pool physics, auxetic metamaterials, and ...

The real answer is it depends. There will always be trade-offs with whichever choice you make. In general, with simple parts, either additive or CNC can make it. Here, the decision will often rest on ...

Report demonstrates how government, industry and academia collaborate to achieve great impact NCMS Releases White Paper on Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing The National Center for ...

“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 ...

Additive manufacturing has long proven its potential and is expected to grow in a high double-digit range. DMG MORI has already been operating successfully on the market for additive manufacturing. As ...

Automation Alley, Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center, today announced the award of a Phase I $7.5 million Task Order ...

Additive manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing, emerged several decades ago. But only recently has the technology experienced rapid growth, expanding into many applications for a range ...

Integrex i-400AM is a turnkey installation that, according to Mazak, is particularly well suited to small-lot production of difficult-to-cut materials, such as aerospace alloys, high-hardness ...

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 ...

Over the past decade, 3-D printing has transformed from a hobbyist or prototyping tool into an industrial-grade production process, referred to as additive manufacturing. Today, additively ...