Snapshot of the Future of Metal Fabrication By: Monica Gomez Anyone who wants to know where career possibilities exist, as well as where their current job is going, would benefit from paying attention to industry forecasts; the industry of metal fabrication is no exception. The metal product industry has been […]
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3D Printing FAQ
Think of 3D printing as the opposite of CNC machining: Instead of starting with a big block of material and machining out the part you need, it takes tiny bits of material and connects them layer by layer, building up the part you need. Because of this the term Additive Manufacturing is used to describe all types of 3D printing processes. Imagine a square cut out of cardboard, then another slightly smaller one cut and placed on top of it, and on and on until it came to a point, automate that process and you have a 3D printed pyramid.
Driverless Car Goes 300,000 Miles Without An Accident
Google has been testing the technology of self-driving cars for a few years, actually going out on the roads of Nevada at speeds up to 70 MPH, and with no human intervention. And astonishingly, the fleet has zero accidents in the 300,000 miles the cars have driven. (Normally, correct grammar […]
Honda Develops Technology To Weld Steel And Aluminum Together
Car manufacturers are always looking to reduce vehicle weight and thereby improve fuel economy. Toward that end, automotive giant Honda has developed a new technology for the continuous welding of steel and aluminum. They call it Friction Stir Welding (FSW), a solid-state joining process in which two metals can be […]