Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing uses a digital thread to connect additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques to produce high-end metal parts.

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The owner and CEO of Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing , NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski, was once quoted as saying that a race car driver is “perfectly positioned to lead this company.” Asked to elaborate during a recent interview with The Additive Report , he said it’s because a major focus of racing cars is to continually look for ways to incrementally increase speed. “I do that inside the car and outside the car,” said Keselowski, who opened the 70,000-square-foot KAM facility in Statesville, N.C., with a personal investment exceeding $10 million.

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He added that the biggest problem with 3D printing is that it’s too slow. “If you can solve the speed issue, 3D printing … will become what we all think it can be.” Resolving the issue will require shifting […]

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