The 3D printing industry has proved itself during the pandemic as a solution to disrupted supply chains.
Heat-resistant superalloys resist heat—and easy cutting. Industry experts offer solutions.
This year’s RAPID + TCT show signaled a new wave of users, with 35 percent of the audience being new to adopting additive manufacturing technologies.
Digitization and data dominated the discussion as EASTEC returned to West Springfield, Mass., after its 2020 pandemic hiatus.
The Additive Manufacturing Conference + Expo (AMCE) 2021 was held Oct. 12-14 in Cincinnati. The three-day event offered attendees ways to connect with leading suppliers, end-users and researchers of industrial applications for additive manufacturing technologies.
The new Wohlers Associates report “Post-Processing of AM and 3D-Printed Parts” provides a broad range of methods and techniques for finishing parts made by additive manufacturing, also referred to as 3D printing.
Why don’t more manufacturers in the United States use smart manufacturing technologies like AI and machine learning to reduce waste, achieve predictive maintenance and enhance their automation systems? Five CESMII roundtable panelists share their insights.
The ever-volatile oil and natural gas industry—roiled most recently by September’s drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities that temporarily reduced the kingdom’s output by nearly half (about 5 percent of global production)—faces particularly challenging requirements for machined components to meet evolving supply targets.
The true story of AM—it’s current and potential abilities and the people who continue to develop it—deserves to be heard.
Manufacturing Engineering editor-in-chief Alan Rooks is retiring.
