Articles Tagged with ''additive manufacturing''

The origins of the additive-manufacturing (AM) industry (also called the 3D-printing industry) date back to the 1980s, when the technology set of processes that produced parts additively – one layer at a time – were referred to as “rapid prototyping.”

For several decades, the use of glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic (GFRT) composites by the automotive industry has been steadily increasing for standard performance applications.¹ The values that GFRTs bring include intrinsically high specific stiffness, low cost, and the ability to produce parts quickly with minimal manufacturing complexity.

General Electric (GE) is becoming known for their additive-manufacturing (AM) efforts, including in their aircraft engines.

Our February issue focus is nonferrous, and much of our content this month covers nonferrous materials.

For fuel efficiency, the automotive industry is always looking for ways to save weight.