In the early 1980s, machine tool builders added milling spindles to turning machines, and Multi-Tasking was born. Within a decade, the concept quickly progressed to machines that not only combined ...

“Additive manufacturing” describes a range of technologies that convert CAD models into 3D forms, including stereolithography and fused deposition modeling, for polymers and other non-metallic ...

Mazak’s Integrex i-400AM “fuses” fiber-laser sintering with full five-axis milling “Done-in-one” production Generate/clad near-net-shape features Process prismatic parts from billets or castings The ...

The Integrex i-400 AM integrates Direct Energy Deposition additive manufacturing technology into a 5-axis Multi-Tasking machine to offer machine users hybrid technology, combining the benefits of ...

This is the second in a series exploring the modernization of defense manufacturing. Please also read the first: “The ...