Laser powder bed fusion (LBPF), a 3D printing technique commonly used to make metal parts, creates large thermal gradients between areas hit by the laser and areas not being struck. This creates pools ...

There are a variety of printer types, including dot-matrix, dye sublimation and laser printers. One variation on these ink-based printers is the thermal wax transfer printer. Although functionally ...

When engineers and average consumers think of printers to use with their PC at home or office, they usually think of one of two types: the inkjet printer or the laser printer. That makes sense, as ...

The machining accuracy of CNC machine tools is affected by multiple factors, primarily including errors caused by thermal errors, geometric errors, cutting forces, and other types of errors that ...