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Investment Casting Builds Lightweight Airplane Seat Frames
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
The frames could have been 3D printed in metal, but for economic production, investment casting proved to be the best option.
How Additive Manufacturing Is Like Five-Axis Machining
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
It’s not the similarities in the technologies, but in how they were and are being adopted.
Additive Manufactured Fixation Plates Better Match Patient's Jaw Bone
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
A combination of selective laser melting and NiTi material enabled the creation of plates matched to both the shape and stiffness of natural bone.
3D Printing Versus Additive Manufacturing: What’s the Difference?
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
Stories within the August issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine address this question.
Why (and How) to Benchmark Your Machining Business
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
Doug Woods, president of AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology, shares the importance of benchmarking your manufacturing business and how the Top Shops program and conference can help.
#topshops #Basics
3D Printing for “Hybrid” Tooling
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
An aerospace contractor added a 3D printer to help make custom tooling. In many cases, this means combining printed and machined components.
Bringing Automation to a Job Shop
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
A father-daughter team hopes to see big gains from the combination of a new HMC and a pallet-handling system to be installed later this year.
#successionplanning #workforcedevelopment
Automation Advances at FANUC 2017 Private Show
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
Updates unveiled at the company’s annual event promote higher-volume production, easier programming and better monitoring capability across product lines.
Additively Manufacturing a Large Component with a Small Work Envelope
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
Airbus successfully reduced the weight of an aircraft partition by redesigning it for additive manufacturing. The large component was produced in pieces, with connection features built-in.
Advanced Material in Additive Manufacturing Produces Better Spinal Implant
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
A highly porous alloy makes it possible to build an implant that more closely imitates the structure of natural bone.
Near and Far: Subscribe to Modern Machine Shop Magazine
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
Each issue takes you inside of real shops using technology to solve problems. Sign up to receive the monthly magazine.
Metal Additive Manufacturing Delivers Spare Parts on Demand
By: Stephanie Hendrixson
A powder-bed metal AM machine enables a manufacturer to deliver spare parts to beverage-filling plant customers as they are needed.
