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Advanced Manufacturing at IMTS 2026: 3D Printing and AI and Drones, Oh My!

Last week’s International Manufacturing Technology Snow (IMTS) in Chicago welcomed over 90,000 attendees to the jungle that is McCormick Place. With over 1.17 million square feet of exhibit space, and…

Interview with Formalloy’s Melanie Lang on Directed Energy Deposition

When I met Melanie Lang at RAPID a lot of the buzz on the show floor was directed at her startup Formalloy. Formalloy has developed a metal deposition head that…

Students Learn Digital Manufacturing Through Design and 3D Printing of Turbine Blades

In a paper entitled “Application of Additive Manufacturing in Design & Manufacturing Engineering Education,” a pair of researchers from University College Dublin detail how they implemented a program on digital manufacturing…