Additive manufacturing has a distinct materials advantage when it comes to producing a component or part from either a polymer or metal printer versus traditional subtractive manufacturing techniques.

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Advantages of additive manufacturing over others are the speed, low labor cost, customization ability, and the ability to make highly complex geometric designs. Disadvantages include the ...

This policy applies to all 3D printers, CNCs, laser cutters, and other tools and machines owned, leased, or operated by the University, or that are otherwise located on the University’s premises, and ...

In the early 1980s, machine tool builders added milling spindles to turning machines, and Multi-Tasking was born. Within a decade, the concept quickly progressed to machines that not only combined ...

With additive manufacturing, used to build this heat exchanger, one key is to do prototyping for the part and then see whether additive or subtractive manufacturing is the better choice of manufacture ...

CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT, Texas - It’s all about readiness. The Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) have projects to help define the role ...

The Rapid + TCT additive manufacturing conference concluded its 2023 session last week and, as always, provides a bird’s eye view of what the future holds for the dynamic industry. IndustryWeek ...

With the Mars 2020 mission now past the halfway point between Earth and its destination, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab recently released a couple of stories about the 3D-printed parts that made it aboard ...