Today’s additive manufacturing part designs are becoming more complex and pushing the limits of manufacturing, explained Egwin Bovyn, Magics product line manager for Materialise, at Rapid+TCT 2024.

Manufacturing involves the conversion of raw materials, usually supplied in simple or shapeless forms, into finished products with specific shape, structure, and properties that fulfill given ...

Billet and forged car parts have the same starting point: a processed piece of metal. But what happens to that metal afterward is different, and that gives their resulting components different traits, ...

Manufacturers are under pressure to change, to produce parts and systems that are smaller and lighter, and to do it with lower capital and operating costs – among other idealistic demands. Ideals are ...

Choosing CNC machining tolerances is critical to ensuring that a part is machined accurately and precisely. If you’re new to machining or working with a complex piece, you may wonder how to find the ...