There’s another advantage to a CNC-AM hybrid setup: finishing. CNC equipment can produce very smooth surfaces, but a CNC ...

MIT students have created a portable factory for rapid prototyping, fitting a 3D printer and a CNC milling machine inside an ordinary briefcase. MIT students have created a portable factory for rapid ...

The CNC mill is the foundation of most modern machine shops, and it’s usually the tool with the most demands competing for its time. This means making tough choices when small-volume parts are needed.

From a Zen Buddhist temple to the Statue of Liberty, each tiny ice sculpture was precisely milled on a “computer numerical control” (CNC) router. The creative team started with Autodesk’s 123 Catch ...

CNC or 3D printing? Why not both? Hybrid approaches combine subtractive and additive manufacturing processes to deliver precise outputs at greater speeds. In this piece, we’ll break down the basics of ...

Hybrid manufacturing systems like DMG Mori's Lasertec 65 DED hybrid are starting to pop up here and there with the ability both to add metal via laser deposition 3D printing, and to subtract it via ...

Superficially, it is easy to think about converting a 3D printer into a CNC machine. After all, they both do essentially the same thing. They move a tool around in three dimensions. Reducing this to ...

Building hot rods remained basically the same for decades, with tried-and-true “old school” methods being used to create increasingly complex builds. Computers really changed the game, allowing things ...

For Ars readers, this may feel a bit like déjà vu. We've covered Wilson and his company at Ars for more than five years now; we've met him in Texas and California. But it's easy to get lost in all of ...