Displaying 1-10 of 180 results for

Earlier this decade, the auto industry moved to lighten cars and trucks. It was supposed to be a competition between steel, long the dominant vehicle material, and aluminum. The latter got a boost when Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., bet big on aluminum, making aluminum bodies for its F-150 and Super Duty pickups.

The Copper Development Association (CDA) is eager to help shops discover and tap into the high-speed machining advantages of brass. The substantial benefits of doing so have an increasing number of shops rethinking their part materials and, when possible, converting those parts to brass.

Tough materials, tight tolerances, low quantities, and complex shapes—leading suppliers offer advice for navigating the energy industry’s stringent demands.

As aerospace ramps up its use of advanced composites, robots and automated manufacturing systems will assume ever larger roles in building and machining these challenging materials.

Aluminum producer Novelis today formally dedicated its customer solution center in southeastern Michigan.

Should you coat in-house? Factors to consider include costs, supply chain issues and the ability to make proprietary coatings.

Does environmental consciousness cost more for additive manufacturing?

What manufacturers wanting in on Industry 4.0 should know before investing in a 3D printer

The work of SME Additive Community members encompasses the entire history of the technology as well as its most novel applications.

Developing better biosensors is one of the hurdles to be surmounted in order to bring tissue manufacturing to scale.