The world of digital manufacturing is moving toward a stage where physical and digital boundaries are becoming less visible.

Today’s 3D scanners can be handheld, compact devices that are lightweight and maneuverable. The manufacturing industry has evolved significantly since the Industrial Revolution, evolving from the ...

Industrial CT scanning lets engineers nondestructively visualize, measure, and analyze the internal features of precision parts and assemblies. At MD&M West 2014, experts from the 3D ProsScan Div. of ...

Building hot rods remained basically the same for decades, with tried-and-true “old school” methods being used to create increasingly complex builds. Computers really changed the game, allowing things ...

Addman Advanced Metals has scaled from a single 3D printer to 25 while also building out a robust array of subtractive machines. In this video, find out how the shop manages its additive and ...

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3D scanning is becoming much more accessible, which means it’s more likely that the average hacker will use it to solve problems — possibly odd ones. That being the case, a handy tool to have in one’s ...

From architecture to e-commerce, AI-driven 3D scanning is streamlining the capture-to-model process, reducing manual labor, and improving accuracy. New platforms integrate machine learning for ...

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