Additive Manufacturing

Buy Your Sharpest Young Employee a 3D Printer
Don’t just purchase a 3D printer for your shop. Give a bright young employee one to play with at home. This small investment can pay off in various ways.

2019 Technology Review: Additive Manufacturing
MoldMaking Technology’s 2019 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide offers some of the latest highlighted products and services from supplier companies from a variety of categories, including additive manufacturing.

2019 Sourcing Guide: Additive Manufacturing
MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is a comprehensive guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engine...

The Additive Manufacturing Conference in Austin Emphasizes Production. Join Me.
Additive manufacturing both competes with and complements conventional processes. AM’s increasing viability for scale production is reflected in our plans for the AM Conference.

3D Printing is Solidly in Moldmaking’s Future
Francine Petrucci, president of B A Die Mold Inc., calls 3D printing the elephant in the shop because its time is imminent and young people know it.

Bringing Topology Optimization to Injection Molds
Topology optimization and an integrated software solution help a mold builder produce an injection mold with 50-percent less mass, permitting faster machine motion for 30-percent faster cycle time.

How to Calculate the Full Cost of Additive Manufacturing
A true evaluation of additive includes a look at materials, speed, quality, scalability, and cost.

A Dramatic Debut and Key Collaborations at the Paris Air Show
News announcements by aerospace manufacturers and suppliers flew fast and furious throughout the Paris Air Show, but — at least for this writer — the long-awaited debut of the world’s largest engine and a series of announcements by...

Are You Ready for Next-Gen Aerospace Manufacturing?
In light of this week’s Paris Air Show, we’re preparing for the next generation of commercial aircraft programs with a new special edition collaboration from Modern Machine Shop, Additive Manufacturing and CompositesWorld.

Another Amerimold Expo Is In the Books
Amerimold 2019 delivered great content and enthusiastic exhibitors.