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November 10, 2010 - Volume:00 Issue:00

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Texas Manufacturer Successfully Meshes 3D Printing with CNC Production -- and Saves Money in the Process
An oil and gas equipment manufacturer for more than 9 decades, Dixie Iron Works just recently began incorporating 3D printing as a core principle of product development -- with the help of AM expert, Markforged. Despite the higher material cost of 3D-printed metal parts compared to CNC-machined equivalents, the Texas company has found additive manufacturing to actually be less expensive when factoring in CNC machine programming, setup, tooling, and labor costs of highly-trained operators.
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Multi-Physics and Metrology May Reduce or Eliminate Need for Physical Prototyping
The ability to reduce the need for physical prototypes is revolutionizing product development across various industries. As advances in computing power have paved the way for more accurate simulations of engineering processes and higher fidelity representations of as-built components, it is now possible to improve designs and optimize manufacturing processes in the virtual realm -- saving time and materials and improving final product quality.
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