3D printers can handle the small ancillary tasks usually assigned to the CNC mill, saving money and production time.

Now, CNC-style hobbyist milling machines are nothing new; there’s even one that can both mill and print in 3D. But the Carvey seems to embody a number of interesting and useful features that set ...

That philosophy is shining brightly in [Ivan Miranda] CNC milling machine project, which has been used to upgrade its aluminum and 3D printed frame components to steel.

[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 ...

Mortenson is taking its research and development work to another level with help from a new space in Fridley, Minnesota.

The Meltio Engine giveth, and it taketh away. It's a production-grade manufacturing system that attaches to any CNC machine or robot arm, and it allows you to add metal through laser deposition ...

Erowa Technology introduced the PreSet 3D CNC machine-tool station that employs Erowa's four-step flexible-productivity plan emphasizing standardization through universal workholding, organization ...

New materials available for today’s 3D printers are stronger and more capable. Increasingly, shops use an affordable desktop 3D printer to take on support jobs to free up CNC mills.