Ian Wright
STORY ANGLES - Focus on Industry Applications: The reporter frequently explores how technologies like 3D printing and additive manufacturing are applied in specific sectors (e.g., defense, automotive, aerospace).
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 28, 2026
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The speed paradox in 3D printing - Engineering.com (opens the original)
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On production bottlenecks in additive manufacturing and whether AI can solve them. The funny thing about 3D printing is that it’s both faster and slower than its conventional counterparts. Need a single prototype or a couple hundred parts for bridge production? Sure, you could wait the 6-18 months it takes these days to get the necessary molds or tooling before you can actually start making those parts in earnest, or you could get them 3D printed and have your parts in hand in under a week. Conv
Additive IMTS update: Hidden gems from the show floor - Engineering.com (opens the original)
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News from DN Solutions, Farsoon, Grenzebach, and Omni3D. The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) is back this week, dominating McCormick Place and filling the Windy City with even more hot air than usual. My colleague, Jim Anderton, has compared the event to drinking from a firehose, and for good reason. With so many attendees, exhibitors, and announcements, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. That’s why I want to devote this article to some of the lesser-known names in the additive
Additive research update: sensors, sustainability, and single-shot shapes - Engineering.com (opens the original)
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Bleeding-edge 3D printing research from Heidelberg University, USC, the University of Utah, and more. With another summer drawing to a close, students will soon be returning to their classrooms to the relief of many parents and the chagrin of many teachers. Meanwhile, researchers at institutions of higher learning across the globe have been hard at work advancing 3D printing technology. Here are a few of the latest developments. Light-based 3D printing, including stereolithography (SLA) and digi
This is how you do AM for defense - Engineering.com (opens the original)
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Beehive Industries Chief Product Officer talks drones, additive casting, and the challenge of scaling up. It’s no secret that additive manufacturing (AM) has been gaining ground in defense in recent years, with numerous new machines, materials, and partnerships. From drones to small arms, defense use cases for AM are exploding, but there’s a tendency to talk about this sort of progress in generalities rather than specific examples. One reason for this (and a persistent headache for marketers in
The end is nigh for G-code - Engineering.com (opens the original)
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Model-based control promises to bring machine tool programming into the 21st century. For all the cutting-edge technology touted to entice more young people into manufacturing, much of the sector remains mired in the past. In some cases, it’s the very distant past, going all the way back to the origins of engineering. However, the majority of the modern manufacturing landscape is rooted in the middle of the 20th century, which included significant refinements in assembly as well as the beginning
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