Additive Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As we attend IMTS 2022, we are very proud, that our new QLS 820 is printing at speeds of up to 8 litters per hour, at packing density of up to 20%, delivering orders of magnitude productivity gains without the typical costs and lead-times associated with tooled plastics.”.

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Additive Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In recent years additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and materials have evolved into being able to achieve industrial-grade parts production, which means AM parts are now entering the supply chain. Angeline Goh, additive manufacturing technology lead for Shell agrees. “We

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

Combining cutting-edge technology with additive manufacturing redefines the limits set within traditional manufacturing and delivers innovation in places you might not expect. Additive manufacturing (AM), more commonly known as 3D printing, is an innovative process where objects are created one layer at a time.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Manufacturers have had to rapidly reassess and pivot to new sources of supply to ensure greater resilience in their supply chains and reduce excessive capital-intensive inventories. They’re also considering implementing new tools and technologies such as 3D printing to bring manufacturing onshore and maintain continuity of production.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 8, 2025

Conformal cooling is one of additive manufacturing’s well-known applications, where the technology’s geometric capabilities can enable the precise placement of cooling channels throughout an injection mold. More than 3,500 manufacturing professionals gathered at the Donald E.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Source: AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology The world’s leading additive manufacturing (AM) trade show is launching a U.S. This will further raise awareness of the opportunities offered by additive manufacturing across the industry. “We see huge potential in U.S.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Yet, ironically, this very unwelcome consequence of the Covid 19 pandemic is providing the drive for Australian manufacturers to produce more parts locally to reduce their dependence on imports. AM had a role to play here,” said Elving. There was also a substantial saving in inventory costs, since shanks could simply be printed as required.”.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 16, 2024

Source: Nikon Nikon Corp.’s ’s latest metal additive manufacturing (AM) system includes the Lasermeister LM300A, which uses directed energy deposition (DED) technology, as well as the complementary 3D scanner, Lasermeister SB100. Nikon’s Lasermeister SB100 and Lasermeister LM300A.

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Additive Manufacturing

MARCH 13, 2023

Reach out to those contacts and do everything you can to learn about their knowledge of 3D printing, typical lead times for part services, in-house fabrication capabilities and make a list of common challenges they are experiencing. Much of this is due to their reluctance to invest in their own systems or lack of additive knowledge.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 5, 2024

Source: Uddeholm Uddeholm USA ’s Tyrax ESR combines toughness, corrosion and wear resistance. This grade was developed to mold high-performance plastics, often filled with glass fiber reinforcements and additives like flame retardants.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 30, 2023

The various savings from having manufacturing close — reductions in shipping cost, warehousing cost, lead time and supply chain risk, among others — likely sum to a value beyond 20% of the unit price. Manufacturing in China is subsidized to an unseen extent.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With 3D printing beginning to finally have the impact on manufacturing that was expected some 30 years ago, manufacturers remain wary of truly capitalising on it. Additive Assurance is looking to change that. Fatigue failures happen for two main reasons in additive manufactured parts according to Jurg.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 21, 2024

Source: Meltio Meltio ’s M600 metal 3D printer features blue lasers, a large build volume and a fully inert chamber for the best material properties. The printer is designed to solve the problems of long lead times, costly stock-keeping and fragile supply chains.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

Source: MetalQuest From the earliest days of automation at IMTS featuring a robot hand moving parts, there has been a massive evolution in technology. Source: AMT. Source: AMT. Incodema3D focuses on additive manufacturing technology for aerospace, defense and other industries. “Here’s an analogy. .”

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This system demonstrates easy implementation of automation in small- to medium-sized manufacturing operations. Source: Hurco Market Dynamics and Business Strategies Reshoring trends are leading to increased emphasis on domestic production in many markets. Source: CGS North America Inc. Source: Dynamic Tool Corp.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

While we strive to put as many talented workers as possible in jobs within manufacturing, we also enable customers to do more with less, at higher quality and shorter lead times,” Williams noted. For example, the BotX cobot welding system, jointly developed by Red-D-Arc and Airgas, simplifies and streamlines welding operations.

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 5, 2023

This panel discussion will review the current state of 3D printing of tooling and share the personal experiences of a mold builder and a production injection molder who are successfully utilizing metal 3D printing.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

OCTOBER 11, 2024

However, these upfront costs can be offset by long-term savings from reduced transportation expenses, efficiencies through automation and faster time-to-market. Shaping Consumer Demand and Market Dynamics Domestic production offers distinct advantages, including shorter lead times and lower shipping costs.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 4, 2025

This list represents committed exhibitors as of the time of publication. Get To Know EPS FloTek Source | EPS FloTek Moldmaking is the process EPS FloTek has built its entire technology around. Source | Incoe Corp. In addition, Incoe welcomes customers to come and discuss solutions to their hot runner part-filling challenges.

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Yet, ironically, this very unwelcome consequence of the Covid 19 pandemic is providing the drive for Australian manufacturers to produce more parts locally to reduce their dependence on imports. . AM had a role to play here,” said Mr Elving. . There is an interesting environmental spin-off here. .

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, today announced that nickel alloy Inconel 625 (IN625) has been qualified on the Shop System, the world’s best-selling metal binder jet system, making the material a qualified material across its entire portfolio. Source: Desktop Metal, Inc.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 18, 2024

” By using digital tools to supplement their workflow, Malito hopes they can shorten their lead times on projects that require more engineering support. “If we have a customer part that currently takes 20-24 weeks to make, and we can shorten the engineering time from say eight weeks to two? .

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 2, 2023

Giving the team plenty of time to focus on this step is essential to gather the necessary information. Now it’s time for MoldMaking Technology ’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide. The first step is to understand your costs and the potential benefits of the new technology or service.

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Additive Manufacturing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Mechanically recycled PCR resins are developed by reprocessing existing material sourced from municipal or closed-loop recycling programs. Our team provides regulatory insights and evaluates aesthetic engineering options, competitive value and overall lead time within the supply chain. Holland’s director of business development.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Sources (Clockwise) | Alpine Advanced Materials, Dynamic Tool Corp., CAD/CAM Software Reduces Delivery Times by 70% With a Six-Month ROI Single integrated CAD/CAM package reduces translation errors, simplifies design process, improves shop efficiency and shortens tool lead times.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2024

At NPE 2024: The Plastics Show , 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) suppliers will be highlighted in the Advanced Manufacturing Zone , while AM users will take to the stage for Wednesday’s 3D Printing Workshop. Mold Tooling Lead time delays for molded parts often originate from difficulties with sourcing tooling.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

Although fairly new on the scene, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are already having a strong impact by changing the way manufacturers collect, process and analyze data. AI-powered ERP helps control supply chain management by predicting supplier lead times, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing logistics routes.

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Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Additive Manufacturing: The rise of additive manufacturing, such as 3D printing, is influencing traditional machine tool manufacturers. While not replacing traditional machining entirely, additive manufacturing is being integrated into production lines for prototyping, customization, and small-batch production.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While multi-sourcing and intensifying cooperation with our suppliers and customers all over the world, we concentrated our focus on emergency response scenarios, business sustainability management, preparation of quality and performance improvement programs for suppliers, and increasing the level of automation based operations.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 18, 2024

Source | Alpine Advanced Materials Alpine Advanced Materials (Alpine), a custom-engineering and part manufacturer in industries like aerospace and defense , space and emerging transportation, leveraged a new prototyping process utilizing a dissolvable mold for high-performance injection molded composites.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 5, 2023

Copper is one of the “hottest” metals attracting attention in the additive-manufacturing world these days. They then moved to GRCop-42, which had improved conductivity, important in those extreme heat-flux environments, as well as higher build speeds—the latter a metric always in demand in additive. Image courtesy Velo3D.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

” AM Trends Glynn Fletcher, president of EOS North America , a provider of laser powder bed fusion technology exhibiting in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Sector, says that some AM processes are transitioning from lower volume, higher value production to more medium-volume, cost-effective and mainstream production applications. .

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Dinesh Mishra

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Additionally, there is growing interest in additive manufacturing (3D printing), which is gaining traction for producing complex, lightweight components, especially in aerospace and defence industries. These centres focus on training students in modern manufacturing technologies, including Industry 4.0, Personal Insights 1.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

Once they understood how to do that stuff, then we start sourcing locally. And you look at a source like casting out of Taiwan and machine casting out of Taiwan. It was cheaper to buy that product in Taiwan or Eastern Europe than it was to manufacture that part here in the US. It's buying raw materials, everything.

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MESA

MAY 26, 2023

manufacturing base as the technology enables shorter lead times, mass customization, energy reduction, complex shapes, and production of parts on demand providing benefits to both new acquisitions and legacy systems. in Funding appeared first on Additive Manufacturing (AM). America Makes Technology Director.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 22, 2024

Source | Getty Images As we mark the halfway point of 2024, it’s a good time to take a moment to step back and assess where everything is, and whether any improvements can be made. Is your company meeting customer’s demands, lead times and so on? Are you an engineer, a technician, a manager, a business owner?

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 19, 2024

Source (clockwise) | Steel 21, Trumpf, Molder’s World and TCI Precision Metals. Sintered, Porous Mold Steel Eliminates Gas Buildup Source | Molder’s World Molder’s World Inc. The injection molding process all starts with a metal mold. The processes and technologies used to produce these molds are also just as pivotal.

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