In one example, the manufacturer used both 3D printing and CNC machining to create stator bores for electric vehicle motors. They started with 3D-printed geometric forms to reduce the parts’ mass.

Thermwood’s new machine line, called LSAM (pronounced L-Sam, short for Large Scale Additive Manufacturing), uses a two-step, near-net-shape production process. First the part is 3D printed, layer by ...