Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) performs well in prototyping, where speed and flexibility outweigh cost and throughput constraints. Problems begin when those same designs move into production.

The integration of additive manufacturing into sand casting has revolutionised the production of moulds and cores by replacing traditional patterns and core boxes with direct digital fabrication.

“Design for Additive Manufacturing” (DFAM) discusses how to conceptualize and create a part design for an additive manufacturing (AM) proces, which are capable of creating prototypes or parts with ...

With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to cut costs and complexity ...

Over the past decade, 3-D printing has transformed from a hobbyist or prototyping tool into an industrial-grade production process, referred to as additive manufacturing. Today, additively ...

There is no such thing as a silver bullet in manufacturing. No single production technology or methodology has the ability to efficiently or cost-effectively conquer every challenge. Instead, ...