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Where Will AI-Enabled Autonomy Make Sense in Manufacturing?
Optimization is suboptimal if the price in unpredictability is too high. But where we already have high human dependence, autonomy is automation’s next…
May 13
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Antistatic Performance Is the Other Benefit of the New Black SLS Material
Because the PA-12 is both antistatic and biocompatible, one promising area is medical devices working with fine powders or atomized fluids.
Apr 21
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Peter Zelinski
Inside High-Volume EV Motor Manufacturing
Feintool's production of BMW electric vehicle rotors and stators is a picture of the future. Manufacturing precision determines motor capability, and…
Mar 19
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Peter Zelinski
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3 Ways Measuring a Laser Powder Bed Fusion Part Is Unlike Measuring a Part from Another Process
Additive manufacturing is the one industrial part-making process invented after modern quality systems thinking was fully embraced by industry.
Mar 17
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Peter Zelinski
If Automation Were All About Labor Cost, Then This Plant Wouldn't Make Sense
It is easy to think about manufacturing automation as a direct replacement for human labor, but real-world applications rarely fit this description. A…
Mar 5
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Peter Zelinski
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In Selective Laser Sintering, Does Material Color Affect Precision?
Is black PA-12 nylon material for selective laser sintering (SLS) additive manufacturing more conducive to fine-detail precision than the conventional…
Jan 29
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Peter Zelinski
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5 Thoughts on the Rising Price of Carbide Cutting Tools
The price for tungsten carbide rod used to make cutting tools has risen dramatically in the past year or so.
Jan 2
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Peter Zelinski
The Case for Patient-Matched Implants Made Possible via AM
Orthopedic implants do not fit the model of one size fits all, and arguably not even the model of many sizes fit all.
Dec 22, 2025
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