Additive Manufactured Fixation Plates Better Match Patient's Jaw Bone
A combination of selective laser melting and NiTi material enabled the creation of plates matched to both the shape and stiffness of natural bone.
Read MoreGantry-Type Milling Machine Minimizes Cycle Times
Soraluce’s PXG-W gantry-type multitasking milling machine is said to reduce the number of clamps required and minimize cycle times and potential errors on large-sized workpieces.
Read MoreSurface Finish Probe Expands CMM Capability
Renishaw's SFP2 surface finish probe is designed for use with its REvo five-axis measurement system on coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).
Read More3D Printing Versus Additive Manufacturing: What’s the Difference?
Stories within the August issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine address this question.
Read MoreWhy (and How) to Benchmark Your Machining Business
Doug Woods, president of AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology, shares the importance of benchmarking your manufacturing business and how the Top Shops program and conference can help.
Watch3D Printing for “Hybrid” Tooling
An aerospace contractor added a 3D printer to help make custom tooling. In many cases, this means combining printed and machined components.
Read MoreBringing Automation to a Job Shop
A father-daughter team hopes to see big gains from the combination of a new HMC and a pallet-handling system to be installed later this year.
Read MoreAutomation Advances at FANUC 2017 Private Show
Updates unveiled at the company’s annual event promote higher-volume production, easier programming and better monitoring capability across product lines.
Read MoreAdditively Manufacturing a Large Component with a Small Work Envelope
Airbus successfully reduced the weight of an aircraft partition by redesigning it for additive manufacturing. The large component was produced in pieces, with connection features built-in.
Read MoreModular Machine Decouples Material Handling, Processing Units
Concept Laser’s “AM Factory of Tomorrow” concept combines multiple machines and systems to enable automated, digitized and interlinked industrial series production.
Read MoreLarge-Format 3D Printer Offers High Throughput
The Stratasys Fortus 900mc FDM 3D printer is designed for building functional prototypes, manufacturing aids and tooling as well as for short-run digital manufacturing.
Read MoreOnline System Helps Manage Metal AM Projects
Sculpteo's Agile Metal Technology is an online agent-based system that helps designers and manufacturers analyze and evaluate metal additive manufacturing (AM) projects.
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