Peter Zelinski Editor-in-Chief

Peter Zelinski is the editor-in-chief and founding editor of Additive Manufacturing Media, which for over 10 years has reported on the advance of industrial 3D printing technology and its use in production, along with the ways it is changing part design, applications of materials and the organization of manufacturing enterprises. Zelinski is regularly seen on The Cool Parts Show, the video series he co-created on 3D printing for part production, which has been recognized with an award for Best Use of Video in niche media. He is also known for his coverage of machine shops and CNC machining technology, topics he has written about for Modern Machine Shop for over 25 years. He served as this brand’s editor-in-chief from 2016 to 2023, and his column, “The Z Axis,” ran in Modern Machine Shop from 2000 to 2024. A podcaster, Zelinski appears regularly with Additive Manufacturing Media colleagues in AM Radio, and he also co-hosted a limited-run sister podcast, Made in the USA. 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 Advanced Manufacturing Olympics. For Additive Manufacturing Media and Modern Machine Shop parent company Gardner Business Media, Zelinski serves as Director of Editorial, working with all the company’s content creators on their work covering production technology in metalworking, plastics processing and composites. Zelinski holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

Mold Components

Video: Mold Base for Product Development With 3D Printed Molds

Alba Enterprises created a mold base to match the needs and pacing of product iteration using mold tooling made via additive manufacturing.

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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 enabled the speed necessary to iterate to a solution. 

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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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Sustainability

How Hybrid Tooling Accelerates Product Development, Sustainability for PepsiCo

The consumer products giant used to wait weeks and spend thousands on each iteration of a prototype blow mold. Now, new blow molds are available in days and cost just a few hundred dollars.

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Supply Chain

Video: The Importance of Reshoring Mold and Die Manufacturing

Sister brand Modern Machine Shop moderates a panel of experts who discuss why the price savings of offshoring tooling misses the total cost of sending tooling work away.

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3D Printing

3D Printing and Coronavirus: U.S. Additive Manufacturers Share Their Experiences

Sister brand Additive Manufacturing shares the stories of how a few 3D printing companies have managed both the setbacks and opportunities that the COVID-19 outbreak has brought to light.

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3D Printing

GE Aviation and the Morris Technologies Acquisition

The aircraft engine maker recently purchased two sister companies dedicated to additive manufacturing. Technology leader Randy Kappesser discusses the reasons for this move and what it means to GE.

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3D Printing

What if Metal Follows the Same Path as Plastic?

It will, says Directed Manufacturing. This company sees metal additive manufacturing becoming as much of an established technology for final part production as plastic additive manufacturing is now. It expects to buy more metal additive machines in anticipation of the work that’s coming.

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3D Printing

Nature Triumphant

The freedom to tailor a part’s shape to its engineering needs—particularly when the result is a complex organic form—might be the most transformative benefit of additive manufacturing.

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3D Printing

Where the Puck is Going

The aim of the new "Additive Manufacturing" supplement is to help you understand a method of making parts that will soon be used more extensively.

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Cutting Tools

Auto Nozzle Makes Minimum Quantity Lubrication Hands-Free

Minimum quantity lubrication, or MQL—also called near-dry machining—applies cutting fluid in ounces instead of gallons.

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