EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) is one of those specialised manufacturing processes that are traditionally expensive and ...

Xometry walks you through common 3D printing challenges and how, with a little bit of knowledge, you can master fused deposition modeling. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is an additive manufacturing ...

A NASCAR racecar shop uses direct digital manufacturing to build prototypes for car components. As a NASCAR race-car manufacturer, we call our main vision “concept to car.” The phrase sums up our push ...

It’s a question new makers often ask: “Should I start with a CNC machine or a 3D Printer?”– or, once you have both, every project gets the question “Should I use my CNC or 3D printer?” — and the ...

Divide and conquer. That's exactly what engineers at Medtronic Sofamor Danek did when they prototyped the company's latest surgical tool, a counter-torque ratchet that drives in spinal implant screws ...

A recent review article in Composites Part C: Open Access discussed the adoption and application of virgin fused deposition modeling (FDM) polymers in three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) ...