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How Additive Manufacturing Can Help Fix the Supply Chain

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This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. The nature of AM can shorten lead times, too. This opens new doors for faster and more localized manufacture of parts in these and other industries. Industry 4.0

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MoldMaking Technology's Most-Viewed Content 2022: Products

Mold Making Technology

Mantle highlights its new metal 3D printer, which can reportedly produce precision metal mold inserts from a CAD file in a fraction of the time and cost of conventional manufacturing, without requiring programming. These tool steel inserts can be used for prototype tooling, production tooling and conformal cooling applications.