Tough materials, tight tolerances, low quantities, and complex shapes—leading suppliers offer advice for navigating the energy industry’s stringent demands.
Desktop Metal Inc., the company founded in 2015 with no plan to produce a production-level printer, is now promoting 3D printing for high-volume serial production under its AM (additive manufacturing) 2.0 initiative.
The Internet of Things is a concept the folks at Pacon Mfg Inc., Livermore, Calif., takes seriously.
How real machine data can spur improvement in manufacturing.
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.
To be competitive in today’s dynamic manufacturing environment, small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) need to implement mechanisms to facilitate the effective processing of multiple streams of highly volatile and time-sensitive customer requirements.
Robots have become able co-pilots on the factory floor as painters, sanders, machine tenders, and materials transporters.
Two NASA engineers discuss how new metal alloys will aid advanced propulsion concepts.
Computed tomography (CT) scan data analysis can help trace failures and performance shortcomings back to their design roots.
At Lockheed Martin, are critical to meeting performance targets.