A milestone in the 3D printing revolution is the appearance of CNC metalcutting machine tools incorporating additive-manufacturing capabilities. Manufacturers of the hybrid additive/subtractive systems tout their advantages over conventional machine tools, but the hybrids raise important issues that their builders and users must address.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2017-08-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/machine-technology-hybrid-upsides-and-design-considerations/
Legacy path: /articles/machine-technology-hybrid-upsides-and-design-considerations