Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

Phil Schultz of 3D Systems on 3D Printing Supply Chain Assurance

Phil Schultz is executive vice president of Operations at 3D Systems. As a seasoned 3D printing exec, he leads all on-demand operations there. Before that, he lead Foxconn ’s printing business and spent 25 years at HP, ultimately leading their consumer inkjet...
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Metal additive manufacturing goes big

Metal additive manufacturing has come a long way. Now even extremely large parts are being fabricated layer by layer.  . Metal fabrication is largely subtractive in nature. In processes like cutting, grinding, and drilling, a portion of the base material becomes...
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It’s Showtime! Has 3D Printing Finally Matured?

In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has put manufacturing under a microscope. It has enabled the whole world to see glaring instances of inadequacies and a general lack of preparedness as supply chains seemingly crumbled overnight.  . Of course, it has also shown...
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Electrochemical Machining & Metal 3D Printing Yield Micrometer Dimensional Tolerances

New research is emerging from Saarbrücken, Germany as Professor Dirk Bähre and his team at Saarland University work to improve 3D printing with metal.  . Combining electrochemical machining (ECM) with metal fabrication, their new method allows for many of the benefits...
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