Additive Manufacturing

Integrating Additive Manufacturing without Inhibiting Machining
Mitsui Seiki has been experimenting with how to use metal cutting and metal deposition effectively with the same machine tool without having to compromise the advantages of either.

Collaborate and Educate
Baker Industries pushes AM development and educates customers at a new collaboration center for emerging injection mold technologies.

Reshaping Moldmaking
Metal-printed components like conformal cooling inserts can improve existing production processes.

High-Throughput Cell Segregates Additive, Subtractive Processes
Two industry suppliers say cells combining separate, dedicated equipment can outperform hybrid machines in high-volume industrial applications.

Moldmaker Experiments with Hollow Mold Inserts as Alternative to Conformal Cooling
A plastics manufacturer with in-house moldmaking explores a different option for applying additive manufacturing to making mold tooling.

Additive Manufacturing Makes Subtractive Cutting Tools
Mapal reaps the benefits of additive and subtractive manufacturing with its QTD drills.

3D-Printed Metal Device Makes ACL Knee Surgery More Accurate
Additive manufacturing made it possible to produce a medical tool that offers surgeons better control during ACL repair or replacement surgery.

IIoT: The Next Step in Mold-Building Efficiency
Taking advantage of “digital threads” of data can help moldmakers compete in an evolving manufacturing environment.

Manage AM Expectations with Simulation
Move additive manufacturing away from empirically driven development with simulation.

Additive Manufacturing’s Assist to ID Grinding
By addressing a long-standing coolant-delivery problem, an additively grown nozzle enhanced the effectiveness of ID grinding in a complementary role.