Is additive manufacturing’s carbon footprint smaller than those of traditional manufacturing methods?
CAD/CAM improves generative design, print simulation, path programming and process control in additive manufacturing.
Additive manufacturing is this month’s focus in Manufacturing Engineering. As you’ll read in this month’s pages, AM is spreading its reach even as there are challenges to more widespread adoption.
Machine stops stake their reputation on their finishing techniques for cross hole deburring, cylinder honing, surface finishing, edge-blending and cleaning of parts.
Makers of new machines and materials for additive manufacturing are touting their products for the niches they fill—tool making and machine shop production, for example. They’re also talking about sustainability.
Additive Manufacturing is maturing with a breadth of new technologies, applications and industry expertise.
Kip Hanson of Manufacturing Engineering speaks withDavid Leigh, CTO at 3D Systems and a pioneer of 3D printing.
Jennifer Coyne leverages an impressive career in the rail sector to help industrialize additive manufacturing
Nikel Precision Group also implemented solutions that optimize tool performance to improve quality, as well as production intelligence that provides real-time insights into factory performance.
XR technologies, comprising virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality processes and equipment, are making fundamental shifts in manufacturing.
