Let's just get one thing out of the way – additive manufacturing is expensive, okay? Stick a 3D printed part side-by-side with a machined or injection moulded
As LightForce Orthodontics launches its LightBracket Metal teeth-straightening product, Dr Chris Jackson and James Lawton tell Sam Davies why AM is pivotal to their manufacturing processes.
As contract manufacturers continue to develop proprietary laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) systems rather than procure them from the market, Shane Collins, Tech Fellow, Metal AM at Wohlers Associates, explores the technical and economic motivations.
