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ABOUT THE COVER: These parts were all made via composites-based additive
manufacturing (CBAM), a process that bonds sheets of material with thermoplastic powder
between them. Read the story beginning on page 10 for more on this technology.
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F E A T U R E S
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Material Improvement
Diffcult-to-machine materials, applied additively, are
helping to advance the Stirling engine.
By Peter Zelinski
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Precision Without Deposition
An additive method based on stacking sheets of
material offers a process that relies very little on critcal
machine movement.
By Peter Zelinski
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A Layered Approach to Boosting Business
and the Industry
Faustson Tool uses its pioneering spirit to carefully
take on metals additive manufacturing one step
at a time.
By Christina Fuges
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Product News
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News from AMT —The Association For
Manufacturing Technology
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