Read practical notes on tooling, equipment selection, DfAM review, inspection evidence, and bridge-production planning for industrial additive manufacturing programs.
A practical, experience-driven guide for manufacturing engineers facing rush orders, comparing on-demand CNC, in-house Markforged 3D printing, and hybrid approaches for parts that need to ship yesterday.
A procurement engineer shares three expensive mistakes he made before switching to Markforged industrial 3D printers. Not a review—a confession.
A veteran specialist in emergency manufacturing explains why Markforged industrial 3D printers are the go-to solution for rush orders, based on real-world experience with tight deadlines, high-stakes projects, and the hidden costs of traditional methods.
A procurement manager's no-nonsense guide to evaluating the true cost of an industrial 3D printer. Includes TCO calculation, material costs, and the hidden fees most people miss.
A real-world story about emergency injection molding mold change, using a Markforged industrial 3D printer under 72-hour deadline, and honest answers to questions like printer smells and laser patents.
An admin buyer's honest comparison of Markforged X7 and FX20 industrial 3D printers, focusing on real-world costs, workflow integration, and hidden operational trade-offs.
A procurement admin shares the surprising hidden costs of choosing between 3D printing and traditional CNC machining – and when Markforged 3D printers actually make sense (and when they don’t).
A quality manager argues that the true cost of a 3D printer is not its sticker price, using hard-earned lessons from rejecting thousands of parts to explain why Markforged's reliability justifies its premium.
A look at how quality perception and delivery reliability in additive manufacturing impact your company's reputation, based on real-world experience with rush orders and carbon fiber printing.
A manufacturing engineer shares a hard-won, step-by-step checklist for Markforged 3D printing, covering file prep, material selection, machine setup, and post-processing to avoid costly mistakes. Built from 9 major failures totaling over $4,000.