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Can Metal Additive Manufacturing Compete with Casting?

Can Metal Additive Manufacturing Compete with Casting?

by Ron Aman and Ryan Hurley

Casting is one of the most common manufacturing processes for metals, but could eventually be displaced by AM. This article exams the advances in AM that are now making this shift a more realistic possibility.

This paper explores current and future techniques and options for increasing powder reusability.


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