additive manufacturing

noun

: 3d printing

Instead of the old approach of carving a usable part out of a large block of material, additive manufacturing builds an object up layer by layer.—

Larry Greenemeier

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Collaborative robots, additive manufacturing and 3-D printing, just to name a few, are already having a big impact on manufacturing, with more coming soon. —

John Clemons, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 That honor goes to British additive manufacturing firm Renishaw's one-off MX-6 Evo mountain bike … or to that bike's frame, at least. —

Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024 The event is the U.S. premier of the world’s largest additive manufacturing trade show that takes place every November in Frankfurt, Germany. —

Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 The not-so-good news is that, due to challenges with additive manufacturing, Relativity is likely to outsource the production of large chunks of the rocket to suppliers in Europe and elsewhere. —

Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for additive manufacturing

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2007, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of additive manufacturing was in 2007

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