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72 technical articles on additive manufacturing, 3D scanning, materials and implementation planning.
An interface may exist because of an old manufacturing constraint, or because it provides access, load transfer, sealing, adjustment or replacement. Classifying those functions helps engineers consolidate parts without creating new production and service problems.
Aerospace · Oil & Gas
An oversized FDM structure can be manufactured in sections, but each split introduces load-transfer, alignment, machining, assembly and inspection requirements. Careful interface design determines whether those sections form a repeatable production assembly.
Industrial Manufacturing · Aerospace
A UAS programme may require compact PA12 parts in repeated batches, detailed subsystem hardware, large thermoplastic structures and composite tooling. Process selection depends on the component duty, production volume, downstream work, inspection and release requirements.
Aerospace · Defense
Compare Stratasys FDM systems for fixtures, large tooling and recurring part manufacture, including the new F870.
Industrial Manufacturing · Aerospace
An ESD-capable material does not define the finished printed part. Electrical requirements, manufacturing route, interfaces and verification still need to be considered for components used around sensitive electronics.
Industrial Manufacturing · Aerospace
Small UAS configurations can change faster than conventional tooling can economically follow. See where SAF can support suitable changing polymer component families.
Aerospace · Defense
Learn why fit, retention, removal, material exposure and accountability must work together before a protective cap enters aerospace maintenance.
Aerospace · Defense
A high-temperature resin may suit selected heated applications, but one datasheet value cannot define finished-part performance. Load, exposure time, geometry, mounting, environment and production controls belong in the test plan.
Industrial Manufacturing · Aerospace
A gear inspection gauge only becomes a production tool when the contact geometry stays reliable through repeated checks, repeated handling, and repeated use across the shop floor.
Industrial Manufacturing · Automotive
Support geometry in metal additive manufacturing affects heat flow, stress, and removal effort. NX 2606 puts more of that control inside build preparation.
Defense · Aerospace
A documented Ruixin Automotive stamping-die application shows how full-surface scanning and scan-to-CAD deviation mapping gave the toolroom a specific area for draw-bead adjustment during die tryout.
Automotive · Aerospace
Industrial 3D printing speed should be judged by usable-part delivery, not machine build time alone. File preparation, machine setup, warm-up, post-processing, support removal, inspection and operator time can change which route actually delivers parts fastest.
Aerospace · Defense
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