Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. As manufacturing companies digitally transform their operations, they must leverage smart ...

"Additive Manufacturing Methods and Materials" provides a comprehensive introduction to the methods and materials that can be used in additive manufacturing (AM) including material extrusion, directed ...

Process development is the exercise of creating new and improved manufacturing methods, optimizing them in terms of time and financial efficiency while maintaining regulatory compliance and product ...

Additive manufacturing is gaining a reputation for its effective use of design technology to re-design a product in record time. Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) differs considerably from ...

Welding is typically used to join two parts together, whether those parts be metal or plastic. There are various styles of welding, but we won’t go into those here. Casting is the act of pouring a ...

In another Concurrent Costing analysis for a brass fitting, the software generates costversus-quantity curves, and costs for different casting methods. Most engineers have heard the old saw that 70% ...