Month: October 2025
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Rethinking Deep Tech in Additive Manufacturing
Part 2: Where AM Is Deep Tech—A Digital Frontier Introduction“Deep tech” refers to technologies that are based on substantial scientific or engineering advances and require significant R&D to develop. These are not just incremental improvements or consumer-facing widgets, they’re innovations that often push the boundaries of what’s technically possible. That is why, while much of…
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Rethinking Deep Tech in Additive Manufacturing
Part 1: The Shallow Depths of “Deep Tech” in AM IntroductionAdditive Manufacturing (AM) is often labelled as “deep tech”, a term that implies profound scientific innovation and transformative potential. But is this label truly deserved? As someone who’s worked with AM technologies ever since 1990, I find this classification increasingly ironic. The Myth of NoveltyMost…
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Two Beam, or not Two Beam
The title might be a play on words, but there’s already a growing use of multi-beam technologies, taking AM processes to another level of productivity, with a number of successful technology platforms that have demonstrated this. What should now be considered is the types of beam that can be used together, not just more of…