Additive Manufacturing

AUG 2013

Modern Machine Shop and MoldMaking Technology present ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, a quarterly supplement reporting on the use of additive processes to manufacture functional parts. More at additivemanufacturinginsight.com.

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F E AT U R E Zero In On Design Dozens of variations of this orthodontic part were produced before the design was fnalized. The creators were experimenting to get just the right form for optimal ft and functionality. Producing the complex part through this many iterations would have been impractical if molding or machining had been used, but additive manufacturing provided a natural way to refne the product. Siemer says that though this part might be made additively in full production, the quantity is still unclear, so IMDS has designed it to preserve production options. The design avoids undercuts so that metal injection molding remains a possibility. 8— AM Supplement

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