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Saving Time and Money on the Shop Floor with AM

Modern Machine Shop

”), the point became painfully obvious to me a few months ago when I was preparing my talk for the 3D Printing Workshop for Job Shops at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago in September 2022. 3D printing the fixtures out of PETG solved the problem, putting a $1 million problem to rest.

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Additive manufacturing: trends and opportunities

Manufacturer's Monthly

Author: Dr Daniel East – group leader, Advanced Manufacturing and Metals, CSIRO When we established Lab 22 in 2015, our primary goal was to introduce the pioneering technology of 3D printing to Australian companies and demonstrate its potential benefits.