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72 technical articles on additive manufacturing, 3D scanning, materials and implementation planning.
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
A printed thermoforming tool can match the CAD surface yet produce incomplete draws, visible surface defects or unstable results. Effective tooling design connects geometry with airflow, heat response, sealing, mounting and measured forming trials.
Industrial Manufacturing
Maximum point density does not automatically produce better engineering data. Match 3D scan resolution to the smallest relevant feature and the intended inspection or CAD task.
Industrial Manufacturing
Large blade cores and molds can be locally acceptable and still drift out across the full geometry. This article explains where full-field scanning helps catch that problem before cure, bonding, and downstream rework.
Industrial Manufacturing
Printed threads, tapped holes, thread-forming screws and metal inserts can all work in production parts. The right choice depends on load, material, process and how often the joint will be opened.
Industrial Manufacturing
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
An automated inspection cell can finish scanning while the inspected component remains clamped. Cycle time runs until the fixture is free for the next production load.
Industrial Manufacturing
D2M helps manufacturers assess where SLA casting patterns can remove dedicated wax-pattern tooling from selected investment casting programmes. The established foundry sequence remains in place after pattern production.
Industrial Manufacturing · Automotive
Automotive plants can turn isolated factory-floor AM wins into recurring application families with an assessed production route, clear acceptance method and named owner.
Automotive · Industrial Manufacturing
See how one delayed fixture can hold up production, and how a designed, proven digital tool gives engineering teams a route to take that delay back.
Industrial Manufacturing
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