Peter Zelinski

Peter Zelinski Former Editor-in-Chief

Peter Zelinski was the editor-in-chief and founding editor of Media, which for has reported on the advance of industrial 3D printing technology and its use in , along with the ways it is changing part , applications of and the organization of manufacturing . He is also known for his coverage of machine shops and CNC machining technology, topics he wrote about for for over 25 years. In 2020, he was co-host of the U.S. Air Force’s week-long event aimed at manufacturing for military readiness and sustainment, the . Zelinski holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

The Connector Conundrum: 3D Printed Mold Tooling’s Role in Innovation

ReelView Fishing faced an electronics obstacle in the development of its new technology for underwater video. Additive manufacturing for moldmaking allowed for the speed necessary to iterate to a solution. How inventors and invention will benefit from new ways of obtaining production-ready tooling.

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Daimler, OMIC Evaluate Wire-Fed DED for Moldmaking

3D printing a core and cavity on machine from Gefertec, followed by machining, allowed for a complete mold tool to be produced in three days.

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5 Big Themes in Additive Manufacturing at Formnext Forum: Austin

As manufacturing advances with additive, the advance increasingly emphasizes these five themes.

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Micromolding

Innovative Micro-Molding From Minnesota Machine Shop

Machine shops are natural inventors, but not necessarily suited to supporting and marketing a product. This Minnesota shop with an invention related to micromolding will share it through licensing.

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NPE

10 Ways 3D Printing Is Advancing Plastics Manufacturing

3D printing expands possibilities for plastic parts, short-run molds and production mold tooling. Here are just 10 of the ways 3D printing is advancing:

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Injured Athlete Keeps Competing with Custom Leg

The next episode of The Edge Factor Show promises to tell the most dramatic story to date of manufacturing improving lives and expanding the scope of what human beings can do.“Metal & Flesh” tells the story of Mike Schultz, a renowned motocross and winter sports athlete whose competitive career might have ended when he lost his leg in a snowmobile accident.

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing