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MIND OF METAL: SURVEY TIME!
Thank you for taking the time to fill out our survey. If you have any questions or we can help you with anything AM related,…
MIND OF METAL: MARAGING STEELS
What…is a maraging steel? Maraging steel properties Grades of maraging steel Maraging steel uses Additive manufacturing and maraging steel Design considerations for 3D printing maraging…
MIND OF METAL: INCONEL®
If you’ve searched the periodic table and found no reference to ‘Inconel’, you aren’t alone. Inconel® is a “superalloy”, very deserving of the descriptor and…
MIND OF METAL: ALUMINUM
Aluminum. Common! But NOT boring. We’ll intro this blog post with some of the basics about this amazing metal and its alloys, and then move…
THE STATE OF AM STANDARDS
In light of the series of ASTM F42 committee dedicated to updating and continuing their work on AM standards, this article has been updated and…
POLYPROPYLENE: THERMOPLASTIC WORKHORSE
Pill containers. Plastic furniture. Containers for cleaning fluids. Rubbermaid storage bins. Since its origins in 1951, polypropylene (PPE) has become one of the most common…
The News in 3D
It is spring and around the globe, more and more are sprouting, and it’s easy to understand why people would choose to have one. After…
DEVIL’S IN THE DIFFERENCES
This is an account of two industrial machine-tooling and sales companies and how they each choose to produce the same new product. Both make intelligent…
MIND OF METAL: POST-PROCESSING
MIND OF METAL: POST PROCESSING (This article was produced in collaboration with Eplus3D and is the second article in our Mind of Metal series. If…
