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Promoting the sustainability benefits of additive manufacturing through research
Additive manufacturing's first sustainability focused trade association (AMGTA) on their plans to enhance AM’s environmental impact. Read more
20 Oct 2020 09:34 Guest Column
Is there a better way to specify powders for additive manufacturing?
Freeman Technology Operations Director Jamie Clayton discusses whether there is sufficient understanding of powder properties, printing efficiency and product quality to better specify 3D printing powders. Read more
30 Sep 2020 15:58 Guest Column
Additive manufacturing research within the High Value Manufacturing Catapult
The AMRC’s James Hunt on leveraging the UK’s AM research facilities to allow companies to de-risk their journey towards AM adoption. Read more
25 Sep 2020 10:00 Guest Column
Teamwork makes the 3D Printing dream work
TCT Expert Advisory Board member, RMIT University Additive Manufacturing (AM) Fellow and Managing Director of Additive Economics Alex Kingsbury on building an AM innovation centre. Read more
25 Sep 2020 09:00 Guest Column
Women in 3D Printing's Nora Touré on preparing for the unexpected in AM
Nora Touré, Director, Sales and Service Factory Operations at Fast Radius and Founder of Women in 3D Printing, on reaching - quite literally - new heights in her additive manufacturing career. Read more
4 Sep 2020 11:08 Guest Column
When it comes to 3D printing, how much sustainability is enough?
Nexa3D CEO Avi Reichental discusses how 3D printing addresses the three rules - reduce, reuse, recycle - of sustainability. Read more
17 Aug 2020 10:00 Guest Column
Is additive manufacturing the missing link in your supply chain?
MakerBot's VP Engineering Dave Veisz examines what learnings we can take from recent events to help build more resilient supply chains in the future. Read more
11 Aug 2020 09:30 Guest Column
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Dry process air in additive manufacturing - a decisive factor for powder quality and production process
ULT AG graduate engineer Florian Matthieu discusses the importance of controlling air quality in the additive manufacture of metal parts. Read more
31 Jul 2020 10:00 Guest Column
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Going Additive: embracing 3D printing and positively impacting an industrial company
Filipe Coutinho, Additive Manufacturing Technology Coordinator at Körber Supply Chain, details the 'challenge of Going Additive' and the considerations required for adopting AM in industrial companies. Read more
3 Jul 2020 09:00 Guest Column
How TCT's Digital Content is Evolving
Head of Content, Daniel O'Connor discusses how you can digitally maximise your TCT interaction including the latest addition to the TCT portfolio, our Discord server. Read more
Sam Davies' Fantasy Additive Manufacturing Conference Line-Up
Assistant Editor, Sam Davies picks his highlights from TCT's back catalogue of AM talks. Read more
Laura Griffiths' Fantasy Additive Manufacturing Conference Line-Up
Deputy Group Editor, Laura Griffiths picks her highlights from TCT's back catalogue of AM talks. Read more
Daniel O'Connor's Fantasy Additive Manufacturing Conference Line-Up
Head of Content, Daniel O'Connor picks his highlights from TCT's back catalogue of AM talks. Read more
3D printing in space: What I learned from my astronaut mission - by Sabrina Kerber
Sabrina Kerber reports back from a two-week simulation in which she investigated how 3D printing could be used to improve life on a moonbase. Read more
19 Jun 2020 10:00 Guest Column
"Let them make it" - BCN3D CTO on 3D printing after COVID-19
Eric Pallarés, Chief Technology Officer at BCN3D discusses the adoption of 3D printing during and after COVID-19. Read more
17 Jun 2020 15:03 Guest Column
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Switching to a new debinding fluid: How to measure success
Venesia Hurtubise at Microcare on measuring success when changing to next-generation debinding fluids. Read more
12 Jun 2020 10:00 Guest Column
A Simple Equation: Secure and certified additive manufacturing equals increased production
Lee-Bath Nelson, Co-Founder and VP Business at LEO Lane looks at how software can help deliver repeatable, secure and trackable production while also ensuring compliance with fundamental certification requirements. Read more
8 Jun 2020 12:28 Guest Column
A knight to remember: An anecdotal teaching of the importance of understanding your 3D printing timescales from Jeremy Pullin
Jeremy Pullin, Head of AM and Design to Manufacture at Sartorius and TCT Expert Advisory Board Member recounts a cautionary tale of powder handling and knights of the realm. Read more
8 May 2020 09:00 Guest Column
Adrian Maguire
Surface finishing metal additive manufactured parts: Time to tackle time
Fintek's Richard Ainsworth discusses a UK Government sponsored research project. Read more
7 May 2020 10:00 Guest Column
A fly in the ointment: Graham Tromans tells a cautionary 3D printing tale
Industry veteran Graham Tromans recalls one of his first 3D printing learning curves in this guest column. Read more
20 Mar 2020 09:08 Guest Column
