MT Magazine March/April 2022

TECHNOLOGY ISSUE

IMTS

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SNEAK PEAK

At EOS, Steve explored the future of metal 3D printing, including projects requiring a fine surface finish and using extreme specialty alloys. Next the team stopped in at Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies, a company making additive tool heads that can print parts using conventional milling machines. A Slight Detour Of course, it wouldn’t be “Road Trippin’” if there weren’t some outtakes that had to hit the cutting room floor – including a brief jaunt to Waco. After stopping in at Texas’ most epic gas station, Buc-ee’s – a Sheetz-meets-Walmart-meets-Cracker Barrel temple of American ingenuity and beef jerky – Steve spotted a sign for Waco and decided a side trip was in order.

The crew found a simplememorial to the tragic 1993 FBI siege, but they were surprised that members of the Branch Davidians still live at the infamous location. “People started coming out of their houses and pointing at us,” Steve said. “We hightailed it back to the highway. To be fair, we probably shouldn’t have driven past the ‘No Trespassing’ sign. Lesson learned.” Tune in to Season Two of “Road Trippin’ with Steve,” brought to you by EOS, to see what else Steve and the crew learned in Texas. You can’t make this stuff up. But with additive manufacturing you can, indeed, make anything! Buckle up, folks. We’re headed to Texas!

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