南极熊导读：3D打印和机械加工通常被视为"竞争对手"，但它们也可以是"合作伙伴"。3D打印部件通常需要经过机加工以产生更高的公差和更好的表面光洁度。同时，曾经由一块实心金属块铣削而成的零件可以用3D打印技术更快的进行制造，并且形状更加复杂。

南极熊导读：3D打印机一直在悄悄地改变世界领先制造商的生产线。3D打印技术用于原型设计，但材料和生产力的进步使3D打印机成为一个强大的工具，不再局限于原型设计中，它越来越多地应用于最终用途零件的制造中。那么，随着3D打印技术的不断发展，它会 ...

Makera Z1 is a portable CNC machine that offers accessibility and pro-grade machinery at an affordable price for everyday use ...

One of the original ideas behind the RepRap project was for the machines to create their own upgrades. That philosophy is shining brightly in [Ivan Miranda] CNC milling machine project, which has been ...

Inventables has just announced a substantial Pro upgrade to its popular X-Carve line of CNC machines. Unlike 3D printing, which adds material to create a final object, CNC machines carve away material ...

[apollocrowe] at Carbide 3D (a company that does desktop CNC machines) shared a project of his that spent years being not-quite-there, but recently got dusted off and carried past the finish line. His ...

Roberge, Vice President of Products and Innovation at InnovMetric, talks Manufacturing Quality through the benefits of a universal software platform for metrologists.