Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

Balls of Steel– or Silicon: 3D Printing New Medical Advances Analyzed

3D printing offers an efficient method to improve current manufacturing limits across economic sectors such as transport, construction, and medical and dental industries allowing rapid prototyping and on-site production and repairs.  . Progress in 3D printer...
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The Next Car You Purchase Could Include 3D Printed Parts

General Motors has been flirting with 3D printing for about 30 years. Now, it's ready to commit to the process.  . On December 14, GM announced plans to open a dedicated 3D printing facility in Detroit. The company believes this center will help it save time and money...
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3D Printing and its Implications for the Auto Industry

For as long as cars have existed, three fundamental truths appeared to be eternal. First, every car contains safety critical components, second these components are mostly metal and third, they are manufactured by one of two methods—stamping or cold forming. These...
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3D printing metals or composites–How to choose

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on every industry imaginable. When the 1918 influenza pandemic caused historic loss of life and huge economic disruption, health and safety concerns were a forcing function for entirely new labor patterns and factory...
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