Last year, GE reinvented itself as the world’s foremost Digital Industrial Company. Its primary mission? To merge the world of open-source, industrial design with proven manufacturing technology. With the help of lasers and 3D printing, GE is helping define the future of global commerce and product innovation. Here are a few ways they’re putting additive manufacturing imagination to work: Center for Additive […]
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Selective Laser Melting, Powder Metallurgy & Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing processes like selective laser melting (SLM) and powder metallurgy are on the rise – and they continue to disrupt traditional manufacturing as we know it. While the public eye continues to focus almost solely on 3D printing, these other laser additive manufacturing methods are quite literally shaping our manufacturing future. In the weeks that […]
The Top Five Reasons Why Laser Professionals are LIA Members
Laser Institute of America offers myriad opportunities for laser professionals to expand their education, professional network, and develop their laser careers. Did you know that becoming an LIA member increases these opportunities exponentially? Here are just five of the many reasons why laser professionals enjoy the benefits of LIA membership. If you are already a […]
The Top Three Ways to Explore Laser Additive Manufacturing Through LIA
Considered by many to be the “hottest” trend in manufacturing, LIA has no shortage of resources in which you can learn more about Additive Manufacturing. The popularity of additive manufacturing methods, such as 3D printing, does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Taking a step away from traditional manufacturing methods, additive manufacturing builds […]
LAM 2016: Exploring the Multi-Faceted World of Additive Manufacturing
LIA’s 8th annual Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM®) Workshop welcomed over 170 attendees – over half of whom were new to the event – from 14 countries. They gathered in Orlando, FL on March 2-3 to discuss the latest developments in 3D printing, cladding and other revolutionary additive manufacturing (AM) methods. LAM General Chair Paul Denney, […]