David Beeby, New Product Development Manager at Renishaw, discusses how automation could help lower cost per part and drive increased return on investment for AM users
Every year, Wohlers Associates releases a report on the AM market. Looking back at previous reports, what did we predict the industry would look like today? Here Stephen Crownshaw, Head of AM Sales at Renishaw, reflects on how the industry has developed in comparison with predictions and explores how AM will develop in the future.
Chay Allen, Renishaw's AM Customer Applications Manager, explains what manufacturers should consider when matching a manufacturing technique to their production environment, and how to assess the requirements of their application against AM technology.
The recent emergence of the term Additive Manufacturing (AM) bears witness to an ongoing transformation in the use of additive technologies, away from low volume 3D printing and towards series manufacturing. This post explores the drivers behind this trend to industrial AM, and the technical developments that will be critical success factors in this transition.
