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Articles Tagged with ''3D printing''

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Additive

How can LFAM Advance Industrial Production? Standards, Sustainability, and Safeguards for Large Scale Industrial 3D Printing

Large Format Additive Manufacturing represents a transformative shift in industrial production.
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Claudia Bortolotti
July 5, 2025

Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) is revolutionizing industries like aerospace and automotive by enabling the efficient production of complex parts with reduced waste. As its use expands in critical sectors, quality assurance must shift from a mere checkpoint to a comprehensive strategy that ensures reliability and builds trust in printed components.


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Trends

Pinpointing 3D Scanning’s Biggest Trends for 2025

These trends could play a critical role in how businesses move the needle on both growing and opening up new potential markets.
Gleb Gusev
March 24, 2025

As the new year begins, AI, 3D scanning, and 3D printing are transforming manufacturing by enhancing efficiencies. As teams kick off Q1 projects, it's essential to consider how these trends will influence growth and open new market opportunities.


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Massivit 3000 Large-Format 3D Printer

June 11, 2024

Company has received two additional strategic purchase orders from Bombardier, Canadian Aerospace Company and Navistar.


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Figure 1: Surface roughness analysis of 6K Additive sample captured using GelSight Mobile
Test & Inspection

The Importance of Digital Surface Inspection in Additive Manufacturing

As 3D printing continues to take off and parts are used in more unique ways to solve complex problems, it’s likely that quality requirements will only become stricter.
Thierry Mantel Bruce Bradshaw
March 1, 2024

3D printing is a revolutionary technology that enables the creation of intricate and complex designs by adding material layer by layer. The final surface roughness of the printed part is critical to its overall performance and can have a major impact on its functionality.


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Test & Inspection

The Accuracy Nexus: 3D Scanning in Additive Manufacturing for Custom Car Builds and Mesh Repair Solutions

Anyone can buy a 3D printer and set up a shop, but there are a few essential things to know — especially when it comes to mesh repair.
Juan Pablo Reyes
February 23, 2024

The integration of 3D scanning and additive manufacturing has opened new possibilities in metrology. Analyzing the technical intricacies of 3D laser scanning hardware and software reveals their pivotal role in shaping engineering's future.


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NDT | Computed Tomography

The most effective and precise battery inspection technology

It’s the tiniest defects that are the major problems today.
January 8, 2024

Do I need a 3D CT volume with the highest resolution for a detailed analysis, or is a fast overview scan sufficient to define the regions from which I want to make additional high-resolution detail scans?


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Stratasys’ First Sustainability Report Champions 3D Printing Climate Action, Social Impact, Commitment to ‘Mindful Manufacturing’

May 2, 2022

Report conforms to Global Reporting Initiative Standards and provides benchmarks for future ESG targets.


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Aerospace | NDT in Aerospace

Ensuring Aerospace Component Quality with CT-Data Analysis and Visualization Software

For as long as There Has Been Commercial and MilitaryFlight, Aircraft Compoenent Suppliers Have Been Charged With Providing Dimensional and Process Control-Related Data.
Dr. Pascal Pinter
July 8, 2021
Aerospace and defense manufacturing, and associated maintenance and repair operations (MRO), are undergoing some fundamental technology shifts right now. One of the drivers of this is additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing.
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Volkswagen Selects Additive Industries’ MetalFAB1 for Industrial 3D Metal Printing

November 13, 2018

World’s largest car maker invests in fully automated metal additive manufacturing system for tooling.


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UL Chemical Safety Research and Georgia Institute of Technology Release Pioneering 3D Printing Research

Studies identify a potential health risk from emissions released from 3D printers.
November 12, 2018

Desktop 3D printers generate ultrafine particles (UFPs) while in operation. UFPs may pose a health concern since they are the size of nanoparticles and may be inhaled and penetrate deep into the human pulmonary system.


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