Additive Manufacturing

Omnetics Connector Corporation is a miniature connector design and manufacturing company located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their popular Samples Lab provides customers with quick turn prototypes for design evaluation. One of their customers in the defense sector needed a fast solution...

Increasingly, additive manufacturing is being used to produce end use parts, not just prototypes. For end use parts to be considered viable for this approach, there are many factors that need to be considered including materials, volumes, costs and tolerances.

AM and digital manufacturing tools are in the spotlight as companies localize and distribute manufacturing closer to home to build greater resiliency into their supply chains.

Volume pricing, precision tolerances, enhanced finishes, and other machining capabilities now available for product developers, company says.

Xometry partners with Gravity Climate to help customers factor in carbon footprint goals when contracting for on-demand manufacturing services.

The AMUG 2023 Conference continues to build on end user participation to move the industry forward.

The UltiMaker S7 builds on the S-Series printers, with new features including an integrated Air Manager and a flexible build plate.

Material is made for medical, aerospace, and industrial markets, company says.

Attendees will get updates on the America Makes projects portfolio to advance additive manufacturing.

Plans include facility closures and a 15% cut in workforce, according to company release.

The collaboration will enable Dr. Billi's team to use nano3print’s 3D printing technologies to build integrated microcontroller systems for sensor-embedded devices to benefit children, the organizations note.

In AMFG, AME-3D discovered a solution suited to their operative needs.

Optimized manufacturing and calibration processes enable Creaform’s flagship metrology-grade 3D scanners to deliver 12 microns accuracy, the company says.

C3Nano’sSuperGrid low-temperature process enables markets and applications for consumer electronics, flexible printed circuits, and interconnects, company says.

How software and the veteran machinist complement each other.