What does “openness” truly mean in a metal AM system?
Needless to recall the monumental changes that helped many industries appreciate and consider the potential of additive manufacturing. With over 300 metal additive manufacturing...
How to define additive manufacturing candidacy for production applications?
A wide range of rules has been established to implement conventional manufacturing processes. AM breaks many of these rules since it introduces new capabilities...
The use of Inconel 718 in Additive Manufacturing
Among the wide range of applications that Additive Manufacturing allows, a key interest is devoted to processing superalloys for aerospace, automotive and even nuclear;...
Five Hot Topics on the 2020 Additive Manufacturing market and their impact on 2021
We usually start/end the year by asking companies what the ending year meant for them and how they envision the upcoming year. This year,...
DOSSIER: Is FDM 3D Printing (still) a good choice for professionals? – Improvements & market expectations
“Professional users adopting 3D printing are not looking for a new hobby, they're looking for solutions to their most pressing business problems”, Kevin Han.
Fused...
Architecture and Construction: Prospects of development for 3D printing
In January 2013, Universe Architecture, a Dutch architectural firm, created a media hype when it announced it would build a building using 3D printing....
DOSSIER: Artificial Intelligence & Additive Manufacturing, where are we?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is part of these advanced technologies that promise massive leaps forward in productivity, environmental friendliness and quality of life, yet confusion...
CAD on Mobiles Devices: their impact in manufacturing
Do you remember that feeling you have, when you go out and realize you forgot your phone? Some are willing to go back home/wherever...
[DOSSIER] Design for additive manufacturing: how to increase the value of the part through intelligent optimisation
It is hard to recall that there was a time when we only talked about “Design for Manufacturing” (DfM). The concept of “Design for...
ABS and ASA: Everything you Need To Know about these 3D Printing materials
3D printing is being applied in almost all industries. Who knew that large 3D printers could even be used in printing houses, automotive and...