Additive Manufacturing Magazine

Additive Manufacturing is a magazine focused on the industrial uses of 3D printing technology. We examine how manufacturers are utilizing this innovative approach to create tooling, molds, functional prototypes, and final production parts. Our content is tailored for leaders in the manufacturing sector. Some are currently thriving with additive manufacturing, while others see it as a key method for future production. For decision-makers in both categories, we provide insights into the potential of additive manufacturing, its existing applications, technological advancements, the challenges of effective implementation, and how it interacts with traditional manufacturing processes.

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AM’s Best Applications Involve Products and Companies That Could Not Exist Without It

2 days ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Peter Zelinski

Is additive manufacturing for parts or products? I am more than five years and more than 80 episodes into my involvement with a video series that, in its very name, The Cool Parts Show, offers a case for the former. And yet, a number of stories we have posted recently present a different take: AM is for products.
The Postprocessing Episode: AM Radio #58

4 days ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Stephanie Hendrixson

This episode of the AM Radio podcast is brought to you by The BuildUp.Subscribe to the AM Radio podcast. Postprocessing is a necessary part of the additive manufacturing (AM) workflow in almost every instance, because 3D printing alone rarely yields a finished part ready for use.
Video: Prepping the Machine for Laser Powder Bed Fusion

1 week ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Peter Zelinski

What does it look like to begin a build in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing? That is, what is involved in loading powder metal and setting up the machine? During a visit to Eplus3D’s North American headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, we asked the team to walk through the setup steps. The resulting video shows loading powder, leveling the build plate and bed, and other pre-build steps on the company’s EP-M300 dual-laser metal AM system.
Video: Why This Part’s Injection Molding Relies on 3D Printing

1 week ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Peter Zelinski

Machine tool maker Matsuura recently aided the developer of a new medical device in getting to production of a critical injection-molded plastic component. The part was hampered by injection molding cycle times that were too long due to inadequate cooling, as well as inconsistent success in injection molding because of the difficulty filling the nylon 66 material into the deepest features of the mold.
Baker Hughes' "Golden" Build Files Enable Reliable Additive Manufacturing Today, and Repeatable Production Tomorrow

2 weeks ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Stephanie Hendrixson

Successfully manufacturing a single part additively was once enough cause for celebration on its own. Additive manufacturers today would be more inclined to celebrate the successful repeat manufacturing of a particular part in serial production.
Video: Corrosion-Resistant 3D Printed Mold Inserts

2 weeks ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Stephanie Hendrixson

One of additive manufacturing’s best-known benefits for mold tooling is the chance to incorporate conformal cooling — cooling channels that can precisely wrap around mold features to improve molding cycle times by more quickly reducing heat in these regions. But water-cooled channels can present a problem over time; many additively manufactured tools are made from maraging steel, which is fairly easy to 3D print through laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) but is prone to corrosion.
3D Printed Blades Feature Engineered Porosity to Prevent Sticking: The Cool Parts Show #82

3 weeks ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Stephanie Hendrixson

When contract manufacturer K3D began 3D printing in metal through laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), it initially experienced problems with uncontrolled porosity. Now, however, the Dutch company is 3D printing metal parts with engineered, controlled and intentional porosity. K3D now manufactures porous knife blades for its parent company, industrial bakery supplier Royal Kaak.
6 Wins for Electron Beam Melting (EBM)

3 weeks ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Peter Zelinski

The page you’re on features premium AM editorial content. To continue enjoying the articles, videos and podcasts from the AM editorial team, please key in your name and email address, as well as your company and title info. Doing so unlocks AM’s premium web content on this device. Why does the gate appear repeatedly for me?
Does Additive Manufacturing Win the Race? Exploring AM’s Production Rate: AM Radio #57

3 weeks ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Peter Zelinski

This episode of the AM Radio podcast is brought to you by The BuildUp.Subscribe to the AM Radio podcast. A question from an audience member about competing production rates for a forged metal part that might be made through additive manufacturing instead got me thinking about production rate in general, and what this rate does and does not tell us about productivity overall.
5 Trends in 3D Printed Injection Mold Tooling

3 weeks ago | additivemanufacturing.media | Stephanie Hendrixson

Conformal cooling is one of additive manufacturing’s well-known applications, where the technology’s geometric capabilities can enable the precise placement of cooling channels throughout an injection mold.