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Manufacturing ‘Tipping Point’ Led by Lack of Clear MBE Roadmap

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Many, have the wrong idea, believing it to be nothing more than the use of 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models instead of traditional 2D drawings. The eventual goal is a fully digital manufacturing environment , which can be defined by several key attributes.

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Scape Technologies, Danish Technological Institute, and AMT join in a new EUROSTARS Project: Just in Time 3D Printing Production

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3D printing is a digital manufacturing technology, meaning that a large part of the production process is managed online. As its name implies, additive manufacturing adds material to create an object. However, finishing the printed components still has some manual process steps.

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Metal Additive Manufacturing is an Untapped Market Innovation

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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.