Stephanie Hendrixson

Stephanie Hendrixson Contributing Editor, Modern Machine Shop

First Atomic Diffusion Metal 3D Printer

Markforged introduces its Metal X metal 3D printer, the first to use the company’s Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) technique.

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Metal 3D Printer Supports Multiple Laser Configurations

SLM Solutions’s SLM 280 2.0, an update to the first generation of the metal 3D printer, features upgrades to increase power, plus advanced gas circulation and filtration.

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Updated Build File Preparation Software

Renishaw has issued a 2017 update of QuantAM, the company's build file preparation software dedicated to its metal additive manufacturing systems.

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Medical

Advanced Material in Additive Manufacturing Produces Better Spinal Implant

A highly porous alloy makes it possible to build an implant that more closely imitates the structure of natural bone.

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Metal Additive Manufacturing Delivers Spare Parts on Demand

A powder-bed metal AM machine enables a manufacturer to deliver spare parts to beverage-filling plant customers as they are needed.

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Additive Manufacturing February Issue Examines Safety for Metal AM

This issue's cover story takes a deep dive into safety for metal additive manufacturing. Read this story and more in the digital edition.

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Video: Update on Hybrid Manufacturing

Greg Hyatt of DMG MORI discusses hybrid manufacturing, the strategy that combines subtractive and additive processes.

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Three Design Strategies for Additive Manufacturing

It’s possible to reproduce existing designs via metal additive manufacturing. But the greatest benefits come from designing intentionally with additive in mind.

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Hybrid Combines High-Speed Milling with Powder-Bed Additive Mfr.

A new hybrid machining center from Sodick integrates high-speed machining with direct metal laser sintering (DMLS).

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Automotive

Pairing Additive Mfr. and Topology Optimization for Diesel Engine Support Redesign

Topology optimization tends to increase geometric complexity. This isn't a challenge for additive manufacturing.

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Consolidated Clamping Assembly Made by Additive Manufacturing

Metal additive manufacturing made it possible to condense a three-part clamping assembly into a single piece.

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