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2022 Additive Manufacturing Industry Report

The 2022 issue of SME’s Additive Manufacturing Industry Report expands to evaluate the larger additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem. Providing expert opinions, outlooks, case-studies, and insights into how AM is enabling and changing manufacturing across industries.

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Looking Back to See What is Ahead for Industrial Additive Manufacturing

May 19, 2022

Todd Grimm of T. A. Grimm & Associates offers a prediction of the future of additive manufacturing

By Todd Grimm President, T.A. Grimm & Associates

Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing

Not Just Hype: Making 3D Printing Accessible Across Industries

May 26, 2022

3D printing is an innovative technology that enables advances and flexibility never before possible.

By Jason Fullmer COO, Formlabs

Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing

Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
To Create “Impossible” Parts, Ditch Design for AM

May 24, 2022

The author argues for using his company's machine-based design software.

By Benny Buller - Founder and CEO, Velo3D
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Space, the New Frontier for Additive Manufacturing

June 1, 2022

Many space-focused companies are already using additive manufacturing to create rocket parts.

By Eric Weybrant, Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA R&D
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
How the Additive Manufacturing Industry Will Shape Tomorrow’s Economy

June 8, 2022

Manufacturing is undergoing a significant transformation—with digitization disrupting the industry

By Greg Paulsen - Director, Application Engineering, Xometry
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing

Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
How AM is Disrupting the Aerospace Industry

May 26, 2022

Boeing's AM group explains how it is an accelerator for product development.

By Melissa Orme - Vice President, Additive Manufacturing, The Boeing Company
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Aerospace & Defense
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
The Time is Now: Sustainability in Industrial Additive Manufacturing

May 25, 2022

While it may be greener than traditional manufacturing, AM remains a powerful contributor to emissions, power consumption and supply chain volume.

By Avi Reichental - Co-Founder, Chairman, & CEO, Nexa3D, Sarah Goehrke - Senior Director, Strategic Communications and Ecosystems, Nexa3D
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Materials
Research & Development
Current Uses of Bioprinting

June 1, 2022

Bioprinting is applying additive manufacturing to biology.

By Taci Pereira - Vice President & General Manager, Bioprinting, 3D Systems, Yu Shrike Zhang - Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Medical
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Removing The Boundaries of 3D Printing with Multi-Axis Additive

June 15, 2022

The next step in AM lies with state-of-the-art multi-axis printing

By Ashley Eckhoff - Marketing Manager, Additive Manufacturing Engineering, Siemens Digital Industries Software
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Right-Sized Additive

June 22, 2022

How to find the best 3D printer, the “right-sized” solution.

By John Harrison - Director of Additive Technology, Phillips Corporation
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing is Pushing the Boundaries of RF Passive Hardware

June 8, 2022

One increasingly important technology driving aerospace innovation is additive manufacturing (AM).

By Dr. Michael Shepard - Vice President, Aerospace & Defense, 3D Systems
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Aerospace & Defense
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
3D Printing is Transforming the Construction Industry

June 29, 2022

The construction industry is changing, due to 3D printing making it cheaper and faster to construct buildings and other structures.

By Philip Lund-Nielsen - Co-Founder & Head of Americas, COBOD International
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Automation
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Green Lasers: The Best Kept Secret in Additive Manufacturing

July 6, 2022

A particular innovation in laser AM is the deployment of green lasers.

By Eliana Fu - Laser Technology Industry Manager, Aerospace & Medical, TRUMPF Inc.
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Making Metal Parts: Not for Dummies

May 20, 2022

A primer on metal 3D printing technology, in all its many forms

By Kip Hanson - Contributing Editor, SME Media
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Measurement & Metrology
The Rules Still Apply

May 25, 2022

Quality expectations remain the same for additive manufactured parts

By Giles Gaskell, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Measurement & Metrology
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
LFAM Printers Push Physical Limits

May 26, 2022

Additive machines are getting smarter, too.

By Ilene Wolff - Contributing Editor, SME Media
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Digital Technologies Drive Industrialization of Large Scale DED-AM

June 1, 2022

Advanced simulation and metrology tools enable the virtual try-out

By Jeff Robertson - Director of Business Development, Americas, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Software
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Sustainability the Key Question for Additive Manufacturing

June 15, 2022

Does environmental consciousness cost more for additive manufacturing?

By Frank Roberts - President, 6K Additive, Bruce Bradshaw - Chief Marketing Officer, 6K Additive
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Materials
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
3D Printed Ceramics

June 15, 2022

Specialty materials transforming the manufacturing landscape

By Rick Lucas - Senior Vice President of Future Markets, Desktop Metal
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Materials
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Advanced CAM Increases Productivity in Directed Energy Deposition Processes

July 13, 2022

Directed energy deposition methods depend on CAM and computers

By Alan Levine - Managing Director, Open Mind Technologies USA Inc.
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Software
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Advances in In-Process Monitoring Software

July 20, 2022

Quality assurance while a part is being made could be key for AM acceptance

By Nick Estock - Product Manager, AddUp, Inc.
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Quality/Inspection/Test

Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Creating a Vehicle Sized Metal AM Machine

June 17, 2022

Large scale additive manufacturing in metal promises safer combat vehicles

By Ricardo X. Rodriquez - Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America), Bethesda, MD, Alex Lorentzen - Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America), Bethesda, MD, Larry (LJ) R. Holmes, Jr. - Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America), Bethesda, MD, Chase D. Cox - MELD Manufacturing, Christiansburg, VA, Nanci Hardwick - MELD Manufacturing, Christiansburg, VA, Tim S. Bell - Siemens Digital Industries, Elk Grove Village, IL, Jason Melcher - Ingersoll Machine Tools, Rockford, IL, Carter Siegfried - Ingersoll Machine Tools, Rockford, IL, Aaron LaLonde - US Army DEVCOM-GVSC Materials: Additive Manufacturing, Detroit Arsenal, Warren, MI, Norbert J. Kott - US Army DEVCOM-GVSC Materials: Additive Manufacturing, Detroit Arsenal, Warren, MI
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
GM Uses AM to Support Automotive Production

June 22, 2022

How AM enabled GM to navigate production challenges for model year 2022 full-size SUVs

By Adam Campbell - Additive Design & Manufacturing, Product Application Engineer, General Motors, Christine Bardsley - Design Release Engineer, General Motors
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Motorized Vehicles
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Decathlon Improves Batch Processing for Glasses Made from AM

June 29, 2022

High density stacking capability drives productivity in end-use 3D part production

By Kevin Hsu - Advanced Applications Engineer, 3D Systems
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
- Motorized Vehicles
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Wilson Manufactures the Pickleball Paddle of the Future With Azul 3D’s LAKE printer

July 6, 2022

Wilson Sporting Goods and Azul 3D partnered to rethink design with AM

By James Hedrick - Chief Product Officer and Co-founder, Azul 3D
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Getting to Market Faster with 3D Printed Sand Tooling

July 13, 2022

Binder jet 3D printing offers local supply chain tooling options for metal, plastic or composite parts

By Rich Wetzel - Tooling Applications Manager, ExOne
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
BWT Alpine F1 Team Advances with Titanium Printed Hydraulic Accumulator

July 20, 2022

Additive manufacturing in metal helps an F1 race team

By Scott Cost - Solutions Manager – Motorsports Segment, 3D Systems
- Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing