Metal additive manufacturing has yet to fully break into mainstream manufacturing operations. While the market is growing significantly, it's still rare to find metal 3D-printing capabilities outside large corporations or advanced research institutions. It's particularly rare to find the capability married with advanced multiple-axis CNC machining capabilities. Imperial Machine & Tool Co., Columbia, N.J., is an advanced manufacturing company that has done just that.
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Originally published on CTE: 2017-02-03
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/machine-shops-journey-hybrid-manufacturing/
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