Most of us savor spaghetti. The word that describes the long, thin staple of Italian cuisine, however, is best avoided in the world of additive manufacturing.

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Typically used to describe the tangled mess of stringy plastic that often results from a failed print, the term gives 3D printers sleepless nights. For 3D hobbyists, an open-source software like Spaghetti Detective can monitor prints and notify users if it detects a possible print failure.

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But that won’t cut ice with big manufacturing companies where the failure of a single critical part during an industrial 3D printing process can pose a very serious problem. Not only does it lead to a colossal waste of material and time but it also lowers productivity and adds to the cost of manufacturing a part. Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered 3D printing promises to effectively bridge this gap. Armed Forces Prove Early Movers […]

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