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.—
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From subtractive to additive manufacturing The breakthrough 3D printing technology Carbon DLS is a vat photopolymerization process that uses digital light projection (DLP), oxygen-permeable optics, and programmable liquid resins to produce durable polymer products.
—Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Raker makes use of ForgeX additive manufacturing technology which uses modular designs, and digital engineering to enable UAS to be fabricated even at the tactical edge of the battlefield.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
That acquisition specialized in advanced metal manufacturing and is bolstering its parent company’s additive manufacturing capacity, particularly for combustion chambers and turbopumps.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Mar. 2026
Novra Power has developed a modular turbine that leverages the capabilities of advanced 3D metal printing additive manufacturing technologies.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Raker makes use of ForgeX additive manufacturing technology which uses modular designs, and digital engineering to enable UAS to be fabricated even at the tactical edge of the battlefield.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
That acquisition specialized in advanced metal manufacturing and is bolstering its parent company’s additive manufacturing capacity, particularly for combustion chambers and turbopumps.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Mar. 2026
Novra Power has developed a modular turbine that leverages the capabilities of advanced 3D metal printing additive manufacturing technologies.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Additive manufacturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/additive%20manufacturing. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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