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Does Metal Additive Manufacturing Belong in a Machine Shop? The Answer Is Mixed

Modern Machine Shop

Part of the reason this expansion made sense for Imperial was its machining expertise. Before I expound on that, an aside: One AM capability that does widely make sense for machine shops is polymer 3D printing. Polymer 3D printing thus complements and supports metalworking machine tools.

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Know Your Würth: CEO AJ Strandquist on How Würth Additive Can Change 3D Printing

Fastener News Desk

But if manufacturers design with it in mind, they can come up with this hybrid system that takes advantage of all forms of manufacturing. Although Würth Industry does many other things as well, the Germany-based parent company got its start in fasteners and is the world leader in that field.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production

Modern Machine Shop

Listen to the sixth episode of season two here, or visit your favorite podcast platform to subscribe to “Made in the USA.” The following is a complete transcript for Season 2 Episode 6 of the “Made in the USA” podcast. ” Catch up on season 1 here. David Bassett: I'm a hardcore patriot of this country.

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Navigating Outsource Manufacturing

Trimantec

A form of outsource manufacturing, contract manufacturers will either produce complete assemblies for a brand name supplier (private label manufacturing) or sub-assemblies. No matter the size of your operation, small or large, there are always times when outsourcing is an attractive means to an end. Outsource Manufacturing and Its Subsets.