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Home » Authors » Carl Dekker

Carl Dekker

Carl Dekker is the president of MET-L-FLO and the Additive Manufacturing Users Group, Fellow of the ASTM Intl., Past Chair ASTM Intl. F42 Committee on Standards for Additive Manufacturing, and a Past Chairperson of the SME’s Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing (RTAM) Community (formerly the RPA). SLA “Dinosaur” award. For more information, call (630)409-9860, email [email protected] or visit www.metlflo.com.

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QTY 0623 NDT Additive Manufacturing Feature
NDT | Additive Manufacturing

Technology Solutions for Large Applications in Additive Manufacturing

Understanding what technologies are available is the first step.
Carl Dekker
June 8, 2023

How can we make products that need critical material/dimensional performance and are also of a size that becomes very difficult to rapidly and economically produce?


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QM 0622 NDT Additive Standards feature 01
NDT | Additive Standards

Using AM to Alleviate Supply Disruptions, Without Jeopardizing Quality

The use of additive manufacturing has been on a strong and steady incline for decades.
Carl Dekker
June 8, 2022

One of the last things you want to hear if you’re a manufacturer, distributor, vendor, or supplier is “your shipment is stuck and we have no idea when it’ll arrive.” What do you say to your customer?


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QTY 1121 NDT Additive Standards Feature Photo
NDT | Additive Standards

Additive Manufacturing & Standards

When new industries, technologies, or processes emerge and grow, so does the need for standardization.
Carl Dekker
November 8, 2021

Additive manufacturing is at the forefront of the new industrial revolution. The additive manufacturing (AM) industry is constantly evolving to produce a stronger, consistent part. 


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