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Additive manufacturers stretch capabilities with digitalization, motion control

Control Engineering

Additive manufacturing (AM) and other 3D printing technologies advances were showcased at Rapid + TCT, an exhibition and conference sponsored by SME, at McCormick Place in Chicago. If there are unintended gaps during the printing process, the algorithm will help them find the gaps so they can be filled in, Corder said.

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Metal Additive Manufacturing is an Untapped Market Innovation

Fabricating & Metal Work

Most people have heard of metal additive manufacturing (AM) and have probably seen a 3D printed part or two, but what they may not realize that the ability to create complex components with computer-aided design (CAD) programs or object scans can affect production much more than at the beginning of the value chain.