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

Modern Machine Shop

A article we recently posted describes many ways that machining and additive manufacturing (AM) go together. Namely: Do machining providers and additive manufacturing go together? About five years ago, I posted an article with the title, “ Additive Manufacturing Belongs in a Machine Shop.”

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Sifting through the Hype: A Brief Guide to Discerning Truth in Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

For the additive manufacturing industry, the largest event of the calendar year is nearly upon us as Formnext 2022 is ready to kick off November 15-18 in Frankfurt, Germany. Gartner’s Hype Cycle has made us all students of overblown trends and what they mean en route to new manufacturing realities. World’s first Is it?

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Turnkey Metal Additive Manufacturing Robotic Work Cell Designed for Faster Production

Fabricating & Metal Work

The new One Off Robotics Cell powered by Meltio, and made in the USA, uses standard welding wire and produces parts that are consistent, spatter-free and clean. One Off Robotics and Meltio are teaming up to develop a breakthrough, ready-to-use additive manufacturing work cell.

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Do More with Ultramodern Machines

Fabricating & Metal Work

Traditionally, manufacturers rely on measurement and compensation to control these variations, adjusting for thermal and mechanical changes during grinding. Threading is often the final operation in the manufacturing of parts, so taps play a crucial role. But what if there was a way to eliminate a major source of inaccuracy altogether?

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The technology behind serial production

Manufacturer's Monthly

Markforged ’s serial-producing printer – the PX100 Binder Jetting solution – enables manufacturers to build large quantities of high-quality metal parts. I realised we had fantastic engineering capacity and we could see the inherent opportunities of serially producing additive manufacturing. “I

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New 3D Printing Software Unlocks Full Transparency and Control of Parameters

Fabricating & Metal Work

A leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts, has announced the release of Developer , a new offering made available in the company’s Flow print preparation software that unlocks full transparency and control of the parameters used in the 3D printing process. Image courtesy of Velo3D.

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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.