Additive manufacturing (AM) tends to see popular media coverage when a consumer good is 3D printed. 3D printed houses and fashion grace headlines at the moment. On social media, however, additive manufacturing is a daily topic of conversation for users, students and entrepreneurs. As digital editor for Additive Manufacturing Media, I have the pleasure of observing and engaging in some of those conversations. 

On this episode of the AM Radio podcast, Peter Zelinski and I review eight AM-related social media posts that caught my eye in recent weeks. Among the topics we discuss are machine modifications, a debatable assumption about large-format additive manufacturing and the AM fan-favorite, or maybe anti-fan favorite: AM’s cost effectiveness. Thanks for listening.

Mentioned in this episode

The posts from social media:

• Our post about the SABIC regrind study
• Stephanie’s post about the SABIC study
• Luai Kurdi’s extrusion robot on a pedestal
• Catalysis Additive Tooling’s thermoforming tool
• Enrico Gallino’s display case of customer parts
• What’s the vibration frequency, Kenneth? HIP 101 post
• The 9T Labs bracket post from CompositesWorld
• Inspirational words from Avi Reichental 

Other references:

• The SABIC LFAM regrind article
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s concrete smart wall
• 3D printed composite bracket on The Cool Parts Show
• Tim Simpson’s final Additive Insights column
• Velo3D Launcher post
• Made in the USA podcast
• Join the conversation with Additive Manufacturing Media on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook