Focus on Fundamentals

On this second day of our three-day course, we will describe what tools are available in additive manufacturing and how their use has revolutionized design for manufacturing methods. Topics to be covered with examples include CAD (computer-aided...

The final day of this three-day course will offer descriptions of how these CAD tools have worked in additive manufacturing to produce 3D parts for a variety of industries. These case studies will show samples reaching from medical, to wearables...

This first day of our three-day course will provide an overview of additive manufacturing methods, as well as materials used in additive manufacturing. From that, we will discuss the benefits of additive manufacturing in tooling.

Material choices also help determine ideal manufacturing processes and sequences. In a bigger picture, they can also spell success or failure of mission-critical processes like lean, quality validation and certification. We will take a detailed...

Step motors are an example of a technology that takes on the characteristics of both AC and DC motors. Step motors can operate as synchronous AC motors or take on the characteristics of positioning servos in either case without feedback. We will...

Brushless PM motors became the 'darling' of the electric motor industry about 20 years ago. It took developments in semiconductors (power devices and microprocessors) to vault this technology into prominent status. In this first of three sessions...

Inkjet based printers are capable of producing multi-colored parts with varied mechanical properties simultaneously in one build. We'll discuss where these parts are being applied today, what enhanced photopolymer materials are used in production...