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.—
Larry Greenemeier
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That directly addresses delamination, a persistent issue in polymer additive manufacturing.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Lead times for additive manufacturing parts are days rather than months, and capacity scaling is only restricted by investment not process timelines.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Corintis has scaled up its additive manufacturing capabilities to be able to mass-produce copper parts with channels as narrow as a human hair, about 70 micrometers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
Project Nectar, developed in-house by Nike, is TPU-based and allows for additive manufacturing in the course of production.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Lead times for additive manufacturing parts are days rather than months, and capacity scaling is only restricted by investment not process timelines.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Corintis has scaled up its additive manufacturing capabilities to be able to mass-produce copper parts with channels as narrow as a human hair, about 70 micrometers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
Project Nectar, developed in-house by Nike, is TPU-based and allows for additive manufacturing in the course of production.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for additive manufacturing
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“Additive manufacturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/additive%20manufacturing. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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