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Designing with AM in Mind
November 1, 2019
Designers and fabricators must support one another to avoid print failure.
America Makes to Host 2nd Virtual Game Day Event with Wohlers Associates
June 8, 2020
Panel representing wide array of industry experts to discuss how AM addresses supply chain gaps and distributed manufacturing.

America Makes Partners with Wohlers Associates to Launch Virtual Game Day Series
May 8, 2020
This is a new series of virtual panels and networking events that will cover the most important and trending topics facing the AM community.

Designing with AM in Mind
November 1, 2019
Designers and fabricators must support one another to avoid print failure.

Learn to Design for Additive Manufacturing
October 1, 2019
America Makes, Wohlers Associates provide design for AM training this fall.

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Made in Metal but Lighter
September 12, 2019
As Metal AM Attracts Attention, the Need for Simulation Grows.
Learn to Design for AM
August 30, 2019
Two upcoming courses to focus on designing parts and assemblies while taking advantage of additive manufacturing.

Wohlers Associates Identifies Design as Significant Factor in AM Economics and Adoption
June 25, 2019
Companies with metal and polymer AM services reported that more than 26% of a part’s cost is from post-processing.
Editor’s Picks: March 21-27, 2019
March 28, 2019
One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Wohlers Report 2019: Record Growth in Additive Manufacturing Materials
March 26, 2019
Revenue from metals grew an estimated 41.9%, continuing a five-year streak of more than 40% growth each year.
Protolabs and Wohlers Associates Team Up for Immersive Course on Design for Additive Manufacturing
March 21, 2019
The event comes after the digital manufacturer's recent initiatives with GE Additive and MIT that focus on advancing 3D printing.

Metal Additive Manufacturing Market Heats Up
October 1, 2018
From new cold spray deposition methods to innovations in extrusion processes, advances in metal additive manufacturing address long-standing limitations related to cost, safety and time to print.

Hybrid Manufacturing: A New Design Mindset
April 16, 2018
A new generation of additive and subtractive manufacturing platforms is poised to challenge engineers by expanding their freedom to pursue design differently while facilitating more efficient and cost-effective production processes.

The Rise of Design Software for 3D Printing
April 1, 2018
Manufacturers’ embrace of additive manufacturing pressures software providers.

Rapid+TCT Spotlights Hot 3D Printing Sectors
March 29, 2018
The RAPID+TCT 3D printing/additive manufacturing event takes place April 23-26 in Ft. Worth, TX.

How to Design for Additive Manufacturing: First Steps
October 24, 2017
DfAM not only looks at the bare-bones function of a part and its classic assembly techniques, but addresses just how to produce it with additive manufacturing (industrial 3D printing) equipment/materials to gain efficiency on many fronts.
Latest News

Editor’s Pick: Calculating the cost of binder jet 3D metal printing
ExOne Production Metal Cost Calculator offers a per-part estimate for binder jet 3D printing a precision metal part so users...

Playing Games Saves Lives
VR and gamification improve workplace safety and enhance productivity.
Altair, Rolls Royce Bridge the Gap Between Engineering and Data Science
Partnership will address a wide variety of use cases, including applying AI to engineering test data and simulation.

Formlabs Launches Fuse 1 Production-Ready 3D Printer
Shipping now, the Fuse 1 brings Surface Armor technology, a 70% powder refresh rate and the new versatile Nylon 12 powder to deliver...
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Editors’ Picks

Editor’s Pick: Real-time quality assurance for advanced metal additive printing
The new module is Data Analyzer, software for quality assurance and data...

Editor’s Pick: Static-dissipating composite material for electronics additive manufacturing
The material can be reinforced with continuous carbon fiber, creating strong and...

Editor’s Pick: UL Certification for Emissions-free 3D Printing
RIZE calls GREENGUARD Certification “a key safety and sustainability milestone” for the ...

Editor’s Pick: Debuting filament-based stainless steel for additive manufacturing
Forward AM/BASF Ultrafuse 17-4PH is a filament comprising metal powder...