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72 technical articles on additive manufacturing, 3D scanning, materials and implementation planning.

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FDM® · SAF™

Custom Soft Jaws for CNC Workholding: Where 3D Printing Fits

3D printed soft jaws can support selected CNC workholding jobs when part geometry, clamping load, repeatability, surface protection, chip and coolant exposure, machine environment, and inspection needs are understood before FDM tooling is selected.

Industrial Manufacturing · Aerospace
Metal · FDM®

Additive Manufacturing Economics: How to Assess the Business Case

Additive manufacturing can improve the business case when the application, design, material route, workflow, inspection plan, and qualification effort are assessed together. This article explains how DfAM and production planning shape the economics before savings are claimed.

Aerospace · Industrial Manufacturing
FDM®

Composite Tooling for Aerospace: When Printed Carbon-Fiber Tooling Fits

Printed carbon-fiber tooling can be useful for selected aerospace manufacturing fixtures, layup aids, forming supports, and production tools when load, thermal exposure, dimensional stability, surface needs, handling, durability, inspection, and release boundaries are defined before aluminum tooling is replaced.

Aerospace · Industrial Manufacturing
SAF™

Recycled Powder in Additive Manufacturing: How to Assess Fit

Recycled or reused powder may support material-efficiency goals when application suitability, powder condition, handling, traceability, testing, and quality controls are defined. This article explains how teams should evaluate powder reuse before making ESG, cost, or production claims.

Industrial Manufacturing · Automotive
Metal · FDM®

Additive Manufacturing for Space: What a Flight-Application Case Study Shows

A Lockheed Martin Space case study shows how aerospace additive manufacturing depends on application selection, material behavior, build repeatability, inspection, documentation, and qualification boundaries. This article explains what the case supports and what it does not prove.

Aerospace · Defense
FDM® · Metal

Industrial Supply Chain Resilience: A Part-Level Manufacturing Plan

Industrial supply-chain resilience starts with the parts list. This article explains how teams can identify where additive manufacturing, reverse engineering, digital inventory, CNC, OEM supply, or conventional fabrication may support spare parts, tooling, and production-support work.

Industrial Manufacturing · Oil & Gas
FDM® · SAF™

Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Tooling: What East/West Industries Shows

The East/West Industries case study shows how FDM additive manufacturing helped reduce tooling pressure in an aerospace CNC shop, with reported gains for tool production time, tooling cost, and product readiness tied to specific workholding applications.

Aerospace · Industrial Manufacturing
FDM® · SAF™

Reducing Spare Part Lead-Time Risk With Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing can reduce delay for suitable spare parts, tooling, and production-support components when part suitability, technical data, material route, inspection, documentation, and qualification requirements are assessed before production.

Industrial Manufacturing · Oil & Gas
FDM® · SAF™

Localized Defense Manufacturing: Assessing Sovereign Capability Claims

Localized digital manufacturing can support defense industrial capability planning when part selection, technical data, supplier controls, inspection, documentation, and approval boundaries are defined before production claims are made.

Defense · Aerospace

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