Additive Manufacturing

Automation

GF Machining Solutions Names New Distributor in Upper Midwest

Ellison Technologies offers the company’s full range of EDM, milling, laser texturing, additive, micromachining and automation products in its territories.

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Renishaw Partners with Technical College in South Carolina

The partnership is intended to aid in developing engineers and machine operators in the region’s aerospace, power generation and automotive industries.

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Manufacturing News of Note: July 2017

A big R&D agreement looks at additive for structural airplane components, Autodesk appoints a new president and other industry news.

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Simulation Software Module Verifies Additive, Hybrid Machining

CGTech has introduced additive manufacturing (AM) simulation capabilities through Vericut software’s Additive module.

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Workholding

3D Printing for “Hybrid” Tooling

An aerospace contractor added a 3D printer to help make custom tooling. In many cases, this means combining printed and machined components.

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Renishaw Engineer among Top 50 Women in Engineering in 2017

Lucy Ackland has worked on developing the company’s RenAM 500M metal additive machine, and continues to lead outreach to young girls about engineering careers to narrow the United Kingdom’s gender gap in the field.

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The Arrival of Low-Cost Metal AM?

Systems just introduced promise to lower the price of entry for 3D printing metal parts.

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Video: Additive Manufacturing Is a Logistics Solution

UPS discusses its use of cloud-networked 3D printers to provide part-making near the point of end use.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Form Partnership

The five-year partnership will work to develop laser metal deposition and electron beam melting processes for use in making large structural components for aircraft.

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Improvement Versus Reinvention: Impressions from Virginia

A three-day journey through Virginia shows advanced manufacturing’s concern with pursuing lean principles when facing challenges rooted in the past and arriving on the horizon.

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