Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing Teaches Designers New Tricks
Considering what is required to design additive parts can illuminate the value of understanding all manufacturing processes, including subtractive ones. 

Machinability of Additively Manufactured Support Structures
What happens when you cut away thin-walled supports on your AM part?

The Move to Data-Driven Manufacturing Is a Positive Transformation
It will not be easy, but the transformation will be manageable and rewarding. The first step is machine monitoring.

The Arrival of Low-Cost Metal AM?
Systems just introduced promise to lower the price of entry for 3D printing metal parts.

Trade-offs with AM
Current design tools and process workflow are inadequate to meet our needs.

Why Are Holes Circular?
Geometries that are easy to machine may not be easy to fabricate additively.

Manufacturing Events and Shows to See in 2017
These four events this year are worth taking time away from the shop to see, even though they're not as big as IMTS.

Wanted: Flexible Shops and Open-Minded Pros
AM is more complicated than the hype implies. It needs creative people to advance its adoption in this industry.

EDM and Additive Manufacturing Similarities
Like electrical discharge machining, additive offers manufacturers an alternate part-production option. However, conventional machining won’t go away.

Answering, “It’s Not What We Do”
Every choice is a step toward a destination. Do you know where you want to go?