Additive Manufacturing
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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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.
Read MoreThe 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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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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New Tech, New Talent at GF Machining
This year’s annual open house marked the debut of not only a new series of wire EDMs, but also an apprenticeship program designed to serve as a pipeline of application and service engineers for years to come.
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MC Machinery Systems Officially Opens New Headquarters
Last week, MC Machinery Systems Inc. officially opened its new, larger headquarters in Elk Grove Village. Cynthia Kushtush from sister publication Moldmaking Technology was there to cover it. Here is a small sampling of what she saw.
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