What a Startup Challenge Says About Trends in Additive Manufacturing
Startups can reveal where an industry is headed and what areas hold the most promise. Two key directions were highlighted in the recent Formnext Start-up Challenge: additive manufacturing in health care and leveraging AM for highly targeted applications.
AMT Tech Trends: Squabble Up
Episode 131: Ben and Steve report on their trip to SHOT Show 2025. Ben hard transitions to asking about Steve’s first experience with Pilates. Elissa announces the AMT Tech Trends podcast has been placed as the #14 podcast in the manufacturing industry.
Emerging Technology: Accelerators and Barriers
Factors like reshoring and the expansion of the defense, medical, and space sectors drive manufacturing's adoption of emerging technologies like automation, additive manufacturing, generative AI, and digital twins. What are the barriers – or accelerators?
Race of Thrones
Like most things I write about, this is a topic I hold a deep passion for, and as always, it is related to modern advances in manufacturing technology. Like many automobile enthusiasts, I believe the McLaren F1 sports car to be the greatest of all time.
‘Passion Project’ Debuts in February
Manufacturing is the process of transforming raw materials into something with value. When you add a fervor for art, a keenness for progress, or a desire to help, you get a passion project.
Convergent Manufacturing Platform at IMTS Moves AM Closer to a Tipping Point
What could the future of additive manufacturing look like? It promises to be efficient, local, automated, and immediate. In fact, it could look exactly like the jaw-dropping convergent manufacturing platform featured in AMT’s ETC at IMTS 2024.
Additive, Digital, Generative: Emerged and Emerging Tech
New technologies don’t appear with the speed and certainty of throwing a switch. They grow, evolve, and then seem to emerge.
Manufacturing Matters
Check in for the highlights, headlines, and hijinks that matter to manufacturing. These lean news items keep you updated on the latest developments.
AMT Tech Report: Issue #335
Robots in the wild. Path to lights-out. War games and advanced manufacturing. Roll your own 3D printer. New metals.
AMT Tech Report: Issue #334
Robots in the wild. Path to lights-out. War games and advanced manufacturing. Roll your own 3D printer. New metals.