When metal wire filaments are used, they are excellent tools for light deburring, edge blending and general surface finishing. The brushing action occurs at the edge or face of the tool on machined ...

Just-out-of-CNC machined metal parts naturally have visible tool marks, sharp edges and burrs. Apart from decreasing the aesthetic value, they may also have inaccurate dimensions and tolerances. In ...

Take this Markeforged-sponsored quiz to learn if 3D printing is a good substitute for your machined metal parts. Manufacturers and engineers need to create durable, real working prototypes ...

To make those parts, Magnus Metal borrows elements of sand casting and 3D printing to perform what it calls digital casting. Before casting work begins, the company’s software slices a design ...

The tool life of a metal-printed insert resembles that of a machined tool. After post-hardening, 3D-printed metal tools can produce a million injection-molded plastic parts and thousands of die ...

Shops like BEM Mold that machine both metal and plastic have an additional factor to deal with — contamination of the plastic parts by metal chips. Metal chips that are of little concern when ...