What is Additive Manufacturing?
What is Additive Manufacturing (AM)?
The basic principle of Additive Manufacturing technology is that a CAD generated 3D model is used directly to fabricate a...
Mechanical Springs
What are mechanical springs?
In its simplest form, Springs such as coil spring, leaf spring, volute spring, mainspring etc are elastic devices that store mechanical...
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What are Splines?
Splines are ridges or teeth type keys that are made integral with the shaft that mesh with grooves in a mating hub...
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3D printing and Investment casting
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3D printing Acronyms & Abbreviations
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Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing is an exciting technology and is rapidly growing in popularity due...
BMW 3D-prints bike chassis and iBMW roadster part
Figure 1. S1000RR sports bike chassis & swingarm (source:visordown)
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How does Additive Manufacturing work?
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