The scale of how Align Technology is deploying 3D printing (both for Invisalign molds and now patient-specific devices) is quite impressive. I did not realize just how core additive manufacturing really is to the business until this interview:

👇 I said what I said. There are places where additive gets wedged in just because it's new or interesting. NASA is NOT one of those places.

👩‍🚀 How is NASA thinking about & using additive manufacturing? Last week we dropped PART 1 of our AM Radio podcast series on AM at NASA🚀. PART 2 is coming very soon! Listen to episode #51 wherever you get pods or find it here: 🎧bit.ly/3W18Hxf

This machine isn’t turning a copper part: It’s making powder for 3D printing. The technique developed by Metal Powder Works precisely cuts away bits of barstock to produce uniform powder particles. More in our longer video: bit.ly/3Li7rQm

Today on The #CoolParts Show, we're going underground. This component is 3D printed stainless steel—and it CHANGES SHAPE to plug geothermal wells for repair. 📺bit.ly/4cWJBW8

3D printing + cobots At NPE: The Plastics Show, Universal Robots and EMI Corporation highlighted how 3D printed end effectors, fixtures and more enable adoption of collaborative robots.

The PaigePro capo originally offered for 🎸players uses parts made via metal injection molding (MIM). The banjo market is smaller, & investing in more MIM tooling might not have paid off. So parts for the banjo capo are 3D printed, via binder jetting. 📺bit.ly/3WFY42d

🔊 Sound up! It's our assessment of #additivemanufacturing at IMTS! 🔥 Listen now at additivemanufacturing.media/articles/new-e… or wherever you like to listen to podcasts.