Metal additive manufacturing (AM) often draws natural comparisons to more widespread manufacturing methods like injection molding or CNC machining. It’s easy to see why the discussion is often framed ...

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At RAPID-TCT, Optomec, a leading global supplier of production-grade metal, directed energy deposition (DED) systems, will demonstrate simultaneous five-axis additive ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optomec announced the delivery of a multi-functional Additive Manufacturing (AM) machine to a leading supplier to the $37 billion worldwide aviation engine ...

In the early 1980s, machine tool builders added milling spindles to turning machines, and Multi-Tasking was born. Within a decade, the concept quickly progressed to machines that not only combined ...

Metal additive manufacturing can produce a wide range of metals, but additive manufacturing with aluminum is used to develop parts specifically for the aerospace and automobile industry. This article ...

Mazak’s Integrex i-400AM “fuses” fiber-laser sintering with full five-axis milling “Done-in-one” production Generate/clad near-net-shape features Process prismatic parts from billets or castings The ...

Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) is arousing a great deal of interest in several industries Arc-based manufacturing by building up layers allows for a high degree of flexibility in component ...

Metal foams, also called cellular materials, are metallic bodies with interdispersed voids called cells. They have a reputation for high strength, low density, and absorbing impact. This combination ...

When the engineers at Metalcraft Solutions, formerly Acro Tool and Die, set out to learn the science of additive manufacturing it was to serve the traditional book of business that had fueled the ...