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Feb 25
1 min

The Possibilities of 5-axis Printing with ADDere

With most of the efforts focused on gantry based systems, ADDere has started with and continued to pioneer 3D metal printing with...

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Whitepaper: Replacing Short run casting with Laser Wire Additive

Midwest Engineered Systems

Feb 11
1 min

Whitepaper: Replacing Short run casting with Laser Wire Additive

Casting has been the tried and true method for producing large scale, high mass components for centuries. The process is straightforward...

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A quick guide on how metal additive manufacturing fits into current production processes.

Midwest Engineered Systems

Jan 13
2 min

A quick guide on how metal additive manufacturing fits into current production processes.

Metal additive manufacturing is still a rather nascent industry. It’s unsurprising that there’s many who are scratching their heads as to...

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Test large format 3D Print material quality before parts are made

Midwest Engineered Systems

Nov 9, 2020
1 min

Test large format 3D Print material quality before parts are made

Quite a bit of ADDere’s business revolves around not just very large metal parts but prints that need the highest reliability. That...

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Midwest Engineered Systems

Oct 7, 2020
2 min

How Big Can You 3D Print in Metal?

The metal additive world is awash in laser powder systems. They work great for highly detailed, precision parts – as long as they are on...

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With ADDere's process, 'Additive' can also mean adding to pre-existing parts.

Midwest Engineered Systems

Sep 24, 2020
1 min

With ADDere's process, 'Additive' can also mean adding to pre-existing parts.

ADDere is known for 3D printing some very large things, as well as being able to weld very large things together, but what many don’t...

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Midwest Engineered Systems

Sep 11, 2020
1 min

3D Printing with New Coaxial Laser Head

Here’s video of our new coaxial head in action. The new head from Laser Mechanisms allows for step change controllability of the laser...

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ADDere's New Structural Scale Case Study

Midwest Engineered Systems

Aug 28, 2020
1 min

ADDere's New Structural Scale Case Study

Metal additive processes have been working their way into manufacturing for some time, the bulk of that movement has been through laser...

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Did you know ADDere does laser welding too?

Midwest Engineered Systems

Jun 17, 2020
1 min

Did you know ADDere does laser welding too?

The same process that is used to build giant metal 3D prints is also used to laser weld metals. When set up to do additive, the system...

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ADDere featured in The Fabricator magazine

Midwest Engineered Systems

Jun 4, 2020
1 min

ADDere featured in The Fabricator magazine

In the June 2020 issue of the Fabricator, ADDere’s latest print, our massive rocket engine assembly is featured in a sidebar of an...

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Using 3D Metal Printing to Reduce Part Count in Large Scale Assemblies

Midwest Engineered Systems

Apr 28, 2020
2 min

Using 3D Metal Printing to Reduce Part Count in Large Scale Assemblies

Our latest part shows ADDere’s unique capability of printing not only a rocket combustion chamber and nozzle but seamlessly merging them...

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Midwest Engineered Systems

Mar 25, 2020
1 min

Cutting Time with Laser Wire Additive

With most of our customers requiring the utmost in secrecy, we really don’t have a lot of opportunity to show off our work. We do have...

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Midwest Engineered Systems

Mar 19, 2020
1 min

ADDere and Rapid/TCT - Update

Due to the spread of the Covid-19, the SME group, the firm that operates Rapid/TCT has decided to postpone the show until 2021 where it...

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Midwest Engineered Systems

Mar 4, 2020
1 min

ADDere is going to Rapid+TCT

Visit ADDere at Rapid/TCT 2020, Booth 3230, April 21-23 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA to see some of our large scale 3D...

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Midwest Engineered Systems

Feb 11, 2020
1 min

ADDere Is Working on Big Things With Oak Ridge National Labs

We have partnered with GKN Aerospace to install one of our ADDere System II large scale additive manufacturing production cell at Oak...

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ADDere Demonstrates Large Scale, Very High Mass Metal Parts are within Reach

Midwest Engineered Systems

Jan 10, 2020
2 min

ADDere Demonstrates Large Scale, Very High Mass Metal Parts are within Reach

While metal additive manufacturing has come a long way, building things with the mass necessary to accommodate great loads and forces has...

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Midwest Engineered Systems

Oct 28, 2019
1 min

Visit ADDere at Fabtech 2019!

Visit ADDere at the 2019 Fabtech Show, Booth B17035 November 11th through the 14th at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL to see some of our...

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ADDere releases whitepaper on Designing for LWAM 3D Metal Printing

Midwest Engineered Systems

Aug 13, 2019
1 min

ADDere releases whitepaper on Designing for LWAM 3D Metal Printing

The ADDere additive manufacturing system has the power to reduce time to market by side-stepping the need for waiting on full size...

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See ADDere's Large Scale Metal Prints at a Scale Unlike Anything Seen Before

Midwest Engineered Systems

May 20, 2019
1 min

See ADDere's Large Scale Metal Prints at a Scale Unlike Anything Seen Before

Visit two of our trusted partners to see ADDere's latest large scale 3D metal prints during RAPID + TCT 2019, May 21st-23rd at Cobo...

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Midwest Engineered Systems

Feb 7, 2019
1 min

ADDere Offers 3D Print Services

ADDere, the Additive Manufacturing System division of Midwest Engineered Systems (MWES), is now offering its services as a 3D printing...

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