This is the first article in a two-part series exploring additive manufacturing. The Pentagon has poured unprecedented funds ...

The AM process begins with a digital design, usually created using computer-aided design (CAD) software, which is then sliced into thin layers. Depending on the specific AM technique, material may be ...

Advantages of additive manufacturing over others are the speed, low labor cost, customization ability, and the ability to make highly complex geometric designs. Disadvantages include the ...

Additive manufacturing creates an object from a computer-aided design (CAD) model by fusing a material - often metal or plastic - layer by layer. The method is precise and repeatable, and can be used ...

A federal lawsuit and new scrutiny from Mexico’s tequila regulator have upended the booming “additive-free” tequila movement, calling into question how transparency claims are used on bottles and in ...

All tequila is made from three things: Blue Weber agave, water, and yeast. But according to Grover Sanschagrin, a leading additive-free tequila expert, there may be something else in that bottle of ...

The additive manufacturing world’s big news in 2023—the merger between Stratasys, the No.1 additive company (based on 2022 revenues) and Desktop Metal, the No. 4 company—turned into a nothingburger ...

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, refers to a group of technologies that create products through the addition of materials (typically layer by layer) rather than by subtraction ...

When Dr. Hans Langer founded EOS in 1989, it was with a pioneering spirit and sheer determination to shake up how manufacturers worldwide would approach the often-frustrating prototyping process. In ...

The conversation has shifted to highlight producers that omit glycerin, sweeteners, and other additives in their product. But is additive-free the only indicator of quality? In 2012 Grover and Scarlet ...

The young company Advanced Additive is dedicated to optimizing extrusion-based 3D printing at the software level. Uncertainty ...

Additive repair of commercial aircraft parts has been well established, but it is still not coming anywhere near its full potential, according to points made in a recent Additive Manufacturing ...