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Pushing the Boundaries for Innovation: AM News Roundup for November 21-December 2

Additive Manufacturing

New materials announcements were made for both medical and aerospace and well as filaments with more functionality for material extrusion systems. Along with NASA invested in systems to use large-scale 3D printing to build lunar structures, the 3D printing community just can’t stop pushing the boundaries of what can be done.

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Intro to the AS9100 Standard

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

If you’re a small or medium-sized manufacturer (SMM) working in the aviation, aerospace, or defense industry — or if you’re planning on breaking into this sector — it can be difficult to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory standards that govern this niche. To improve overall quality and optimize manufacturers’ costs.

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Quality Control in Manufacturing

ATS

With quality assurance (QA), the focus is on preventing quality problems rather than finding them. This is done by defining systems that ensure tasks affecting quality are carried out in a consistent, standardized way. Quality also needs to be more than just a score-keeping exercise.

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Hardware, Materials, and Collaborations: AM News Roundup for November 13-18

Additive Manufacturing

Lightweighting: Hexagon and Stratasys unlock 3D-printed PEKK’s Potential for Aerospace Engineers with Simulation : Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Stratasys have applied Hexagon’s simulation technology to capture the behavior of Antero reinforced polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) materials.

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Why Aerospace & Defense Needs a Vertical MES 

iBASEt

But what I want to focus on here is the other half of the storythe value of a vertical application, particularly when it comes to Manufacturing Execution System (MES) applications for the aerospace & defense (A&D) industry. In some ways, the benefits of a vertical MES are obvious.