3D Printing
2nd Quarter GDP Stats Indicate that Growth Is Accelerating
If you follow this blog you may recall that last week I warned readers that the rate of economic growth in the second quarter was likely to be quite low. Based on analyses of the monthly data series that measure macro economic activity in the U.S., the most reliable models were predicting that the growth rate for the total GDP figure sank as low as 0.5% in Q2. Well, I am happy to report that this prediction was too pessimistic.
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The Summer Doldrums: Just Wait, It Will Get Better
The recently released data from our June survey of MoldMaking Technology magazine subscribers confirms what many of us already knew: the overall North American moldmaking industry is just holding steady at the present time. I am convinced that the American economy will be a strong engine for global economic growth for the foreseeable future.
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DMLS Inserts for Conformal Cooling—Linear Mold & Engineering, Booth 117
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Read MoreEMO HANNOVER 2013 - ASIA, NORTH AMERICA AND RUSSIA WILL FUEL MACHINE TOOL ORDER GROWTH
Even though machine tool demand has had a week start in the first quarter of 2013, experts look to the second half of the year to provide growth in orders. “The year’s second half now has to provide a counterweight, if the predicted growth in production output of one percent is not to be put at risk”, comments Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the industry association VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) in Frankfurt am Main
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"Processing" Information
Day in and day out I am immersed in moldmaking--technology, shops, people, challenges, trends--but at the moment I'm in Florida surrounded by a lot of molding. I'm at the SPI's Equipment & Moldmakers Summit with C-level executives, key policy-makers and business experts listening to and discussing issues affecting the bottom line of plastics suppliers, which ultimately affects moldmakers too.
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Adding to Our Repertoire
Additive Manufacturing is a quarterly supplement to both MoldMaking Technology and Modern Machine Shop magazines that debuted last year, but what's new is that now it has its own website--additivemanufacturinginsight.com.
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CMM Increases Moldmaker’s Capabilities and Customer Base
With Linear’s recent expansion and equipment additions, we are becoming a full-service production supplier of aerospace parts using additive manufacturing technology.
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GE Aviation and the Morris Technologies Acquisition
The aircraft engine maker recently purchased two sister companies dedicated to additive manufacturing. Technology leader Randy Kappesser discusses the reasons for this move and what it means to GE.
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What if Metal Follows the Same Path as Plastic?
It will, says Directed Manufacturing. This company sees metal additive manufacturing becoming as much of an established technology for final part production as plastic additive manufacturing is now. It expects to buy more metal additive machines in anticipation of the work that’s coming.
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"Adding" to Your Tooling Options
Understand the benefits and applications of processes for making tooling through additive manufacturing.
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